- Steel fixer
A steel fixer is a
tradesman who positions and secures steelreinforcing bar s, also known asrebar , and steel mesh used inreinforced concrete on construction projects. [citebook|title=Civil Engineering Project Management |author=Alan Charles Twort, Gordon J. Rees|year= 2003|publisher=Elsevier|id=ISBN 0750657316 |url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0750657316&id=7vdIliLEzykC&pg=PA254&lpg=PA254&ots=IYaDVOJHBH&dq=%22Steel+fixer%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=jSkm5bcM3A8H0l3AOrxU7XgD-TI] The work involves followingengineering drawing s that detail the type of bar and the spacing used and setting out the work. The reinforcing bars are tied together with wire, which is cut using snips. Steel fixers are also responsible for attaching 'spacers' and 'chairs' that determine the amount ofconcrete cover . [citebook|title=Reinforced Concrete Design to Bs8110: Simply Explained|author= Arthur Horace|year= 1988|publisher=Spon Press|id=ISBN 0419145508|url= http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0419145508&id=n2RP6HRXawMC&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=%22Steel+fixer%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=UNIw8IM1yizRqSNrOvOWS6FGAF8] In the United States, the people doing this job are often referred to asironworkers or rod busters.ee also
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Apprenticeship
*Vocational training
*Construction worker
*Construction References
External links
* [http://jobguide.thegoodguides.com.au/text/jobdetails.cfm?jobid=1020 Steel fixer job guide]
* [http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/construction/falls/protruding_rebars.html U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration]
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