Plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters

Description

Assemble, install, alter, and repair pipelines or pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases. May install heating and cooling equipment and mechanical control systems.

Category

Construction

SOC Code

47-2152

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this job:

• Apply coal tar pitch to cables, pipes, roofs, or while paving
• Decompose chlorinated solvents by UV light or heat from welding
• Decompose fluoropolymers by welding, burning, brazing, or soldering
• Gas weld or cut in a confined space
• Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria
• Heat, machine, or spray lead products
• Installed insulation before 1975
• Raise dust of excreta from rodents
• Remove insulation installed before 1975
• Spray polyurethane foam insulation
• Use epoxy, isocyanate, or formaldehyde-resin adhesives, finishes, or sealants
• Use n-hexane as a solvent in glues, inks, coatings, or degreasers
• Use solder containing colophony, zinc chloride, ethanolamine, or ammonium chloride flux
• Weld mild steel
• Weld on metal painted with chlorinated polyester paint
• Work with glue solvents