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SUB-MAJOR,GROUP 71: EXTRACTION AND BUILDING TRADES WORKERS
 


    Extraction and building trades workers extract and work solid minerals from underground or surface mines or quarries, shape and finish stone for building and other purposes, or construct, maintain and repair buildings and other structures.

    The work is carried out by hand and by hand-powered and other tools which are used to reduce the amount of physical effort and time required for specific tasks, as well as to improve the quality of the products. The tasks call for an understanding of the work organisation, the materials and tools used, and the nature and purpose of the final product.

    Tasks performed by workers in this sub-major group usually include: extracting and working solid minerals from underground or surface mines or quarries; cutting and shaping stone for building and other purposes; constructing, maintaining and repairing buildings and other structures; applying paint to buildings and other structures, as well as to various products such as vehicles, or various manufactured articles, or covering interior walls with wallpaper or fabric; cleaning chimneys and exterior surfaces of buildings and other structures. Supervision of other workers may be included.

    Occupations in this sub-major group are classified into the following minor groups:

    711 Miners, shotfirers, stone cutters and carvers

    712 Building frame and related trades workers

    713 Building finishers and related trades workers

    714 Painters, building structure cleaners and related trades workers

    Note

    Occupations are classified into Major group 8, Plant and machine operators and assemblers, if the tasks call mainly for experience with and an understanding of the machinery operated and monitored.

    Occupations are classified into Major group 9, Elementary occupations, if the tasks are of a simple and routine nature, mainly entail the use of hand-held tools, some physical effort, little or no previous experience and understanding of the work and limited initiative or judgement.

   
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 Updated 19 September 2004, by VA.