Hensel Phelps
Ft. Meade, MD
Laborers have general responsibility to provide support and assistance to the other skilled crafts working on the project. Laborers employed by Hensel Phelps provide support for the form carpenters and for the concrete operation in general, ironworkers/rodbusters involved in installing reinforcing steel, and masons involved in the installation of block and brickwork.
Laborers have many responsibilities relating to the concrete operations. Preparation of areas for the placement of concrete involves final excavation of dirt and rock and fine grading for floor slabs. This work involves shoveling for extended periods and requires the employee to be bent over for much of the workday preparing ground areas. During the assembly of concrete forms, laborers are required to lift form panels and assist in their placement. During the concrete pouring operation, laborers position themselves on the top of the forms and handle the concrete bucket suspended from a crane that...