IS : 103a2 - 1982

Indian Standard

( Reaffirmed 1995 )

UNIFIED NOME.NCLATURE OF WORKMEN FOR CIVlL ENGINEERING ( First Reprint

July 1997 )

UDC

624.007.2

: 001.4

Copyright

1983

BUREAIJ
MANAKBHAVAN,

OF

INDIAN

STANDARDS
110002

9 BAHADURSHAHZAFARMARG
NEW DELHI

Gr 2

February

1983

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UNIFIED NOMENCLATURE OF WORKMEN FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING
Planning and Organization
Chuirmen
SHRI

at Site Sectional Committee,

Representing

BDC 29

HARISH CRANDRA Members DIRECTOR ( CIV

Central Public Works Department, New Delhi Ministry of Railways ( Railway Board )

AD;;~J~

Qgineer-in-Chiefs Branch, Army Headquarters ( Ministry of Defence ) &RI M. P. SHAHANI ( &tefn& ) Maharashtra State Housing Board, and Area CHIEF ENQINEIZR Development Authority, Bombay ENQR&ER EXECUTIVE ( PLANNINQ ) ( Alte/natc ) Public Works Department, Government of Tamil CFLEF ENQINEER ( BULEDINO$ Nadu aQEEl< SUPERINTWDINQ %?&rILDXNQ ( SPECIAL CIRCLE ), MAD~AI ( &emote ) Kerala State Housing Board, Trivandrum CHIEF ENQINEER SENIOR ARCHITECT ( Allernate ) Institution of Engineers ( India ), Calcutta SHRID. N. CHOPRA Engineers India Ltd, New Delhi SHRI A. K. DAESXINAMURTHY SHRI P. BASU ( Alternate ) National Productivity Council, New Delhi EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hindustan Construction Co Ltd, Bombay SHRI P. S. HARI RAO SHRI N. M. DASTANE (Alfernbte ) M. N. Dastur & Co (P) Ltd, Calcutta SHRI S. R. KULKARNI Hindustan Prefab Ltd, New Delhi MANAGING DIRFCTOR SHRI G. K. MEHTA ( Alternate ) National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd, MANAGING DIRECTOR New Delhi SHRI V. K. KANITKAR ( Alternate ) Central Builders Association ( Regd ), New Delhi -SRRI HAZZARI LAL MARWAR Institution of Industrial Engineers, Bombay SHRI P. B. NAYAR UP State Housing Board, Lucknow SHRI A. K. PACHAURI Central Building Reserach Institute ( CSIR ), SHRIJ.S. SHARMA Roorkee SHRI S. P. SINQFL( Alternate )

BRIGV. N. AQGARWAL

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( Continued fromjage Members 1) Rcpresen ting

National Buildings Organization, New Delhi SHRI K. S. SltINIVASAN SHIH SUNIL BERY ( Alternate ) Central Public Works Department, New Delhi ENUINEBK, SUPE <IN-,! FNDINO DELHI CENTRAL CIKCLE IV SU~IVEYOR OB WORKS, DCCIV ( Alternate ) IndiFelhI;nstitute of Public Administration, PROF M. THYAoARAJAN SHRI G. RAMAN, Director ( Civ Engg ) Director General, IS1 ( Ex-o#cio Member )

New

Secretary SHRI K. M. MATHUR Deputy Director ( Civ Engg ), ISI

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UNIFIED NOMENCLATURE OF WORKMEN FOR CLVLL ENGINEERING

0.

FOREWORD
the Indian Standards draft finalized by the had been approved by

alonted by 0.1 This Indian Standard wa: Institution on 30 September 1982, after the Construction Management Sectional Committee the Civil Engineering Division Council. 0.2 At present, different for workmen enqaged their names, this Indian

names are used in various parts of this country in civil engineering works. In order to unify, Standard has been formulated.

1. SCOPE 1.1 This standard covers the unified used in civil engineering works. 2. 2.1 NOMENCLATURE The nomenclature Attendant Bandhani Bajri Spreader Beater woman Bellowman Belchawala Bhisti Bhisti with mussack Bar bender Blacksmith Boatman and binder ( reinforcement ) of labonr shall be as under: animal nomenclature of workmen normally

for cart drawing

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Brick moulder Bucketman Caneman Carrier Carrier ( stone ) ( water )

Carpenter Chainman Cleaner for truck, road roller, concrete mixer, etc Concrete mixer operator/attendant
Chowkidar

Compressor

operator/attendant

Core observer Driver Driver for animal driven cart Driver for road roller, tractor, jeep, truck, etc Driver for pile work Distemperer Electrician Fireman Frash Fitter or plumber Fitter assistant or plumber second class plumber ) Glass man Glazier Greazer Hammerman Helpers Hedge cutter Khallasi/riggers Labourer c ( garden ) Mason for plaster of paris work: i) On walls 4

assistant

( second

class

fitter

or

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ii) Ornamental Mason Mason ( brick Iyork and ceiling

layer )

( stone work j:

i) Plain ii) Ornamental Mate ( sarang Mali Mazdoor i) Male ii) Female Mistry Oilman/greaser Operator earthmoviq core drill/lift Painter/varnisher Plumber Pavier Polisher Pump operator/attendant Quarryman/jumpermanljjabliman Rivetter Rock ( rivet beater labour ) cutting machinery/crane/stationary plant/winch/ ( Beltlar ) maker ( Coolie ) )

Mechanic/moulder/pattern

i) Excavator ii) Breaker/blastman iii) Jack hammer driller driller/driller rock operator floor rubbing, etc ) etc ) pitcher/ driller iv) Wagon v) Diamond vi) Control Sewerman Skilled Stone Stone beldar ( for slinger, ( for bitumen, breaker cutter/stone chisler/stone 5 packer/stone Sprayman tar, sand blasting,

stone dresser

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Silt observerannlyisr

S\veeprr Thatcher Tiler ( Mall, floor ant1 1ooT )

Turner Tuiman Upholstrr?; \Xratorman IVoodcutter White Welder LYeI sinkttl Wireman 2.2 The nomenclature Bullock Camel Cart Donkey of cart/animal and driver driver or buffalow driver man for every additional driver, donkey ) with two bullocks, ) driver and camel a pair of chows rope and charas and clri\.cr wiil be as under: with harness complete or buffalolv pack without with one bullock pack without washer

Donkeys.with

man with extra bucket

K~swnla ( charakman ( large leather Mule Water Water pack without carrier carrier

with one bullock water on animals with one strong to contain

( mussacks )

for carrying

and a pair of chows

Water

cart

not

less than
for ( road

500 1 with one bullock

watering ) complete

and
with

driver Water cart with distributor

t,wo bullocks and a driver

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