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O*NET detailed work activityVerify alignment of structures or equipment
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Inspecting and monitoring in person means noticing what's off with your own eyes, ears and hands, and being accountable for calling it.
Part of Inspect completed work or finished products, under the O*NET work activity group Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 8 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Align posts, by lines or sighting, and verify vertical alignment of posts, using plumb bobs or spirit levels.
- Determine plumb of walls or ceilings, using plumb lines and levels.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- Measure dimensions and verify level, alignment, or elevation of structures or fixtures to ensure compliance to building plans and codes.
- Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
- Inspect the condition of structures.
- Observe leveling indicator arms to verify levelness and alignment of tracks.
- Inspect furrings, mechanical mountings, or masonry surfaces for plumbness and level, using spirit or water levels.