An ironworker works comfortably at heights that often
reach 2000 feet or higher, recognizes safety-related
issues and equipment; masters proper and safe use of a
variety of hand and hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical
power tools; recognizes various structural shapes, such
as wide-flange beam sections and a variety of fastening
materials and their proper uses; directs and assembles
different types of mobile and tower construction cranes,
creates and develops complex rigging plans for heavy
structural steel lifts; effectively communicates hoisting
operations using verbal and hand signals; plumbs and
aligns steel structures to tolerances set by AISC Code of
Standard Practices; fits, bolts, and welds structural
members; identifies and interprets a wide variety of
blueprint components; calculates weights of a variety of
structural shapes, and recognizes the functions and
limitations of a wide variety of hoisting equipment and
welding processes.
