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O*NET detailed work activityRemove worn, damaged or outdated materials from work areas
Stays humanHands-on work
15 jobs16 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Dispose of waste or debris, under the O*NET work activity group Performing General Physical Activities. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 16 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Remove old roofing materials.
- Disconnect and remove appliances, light fixtures, and worn floor and wall covering from floors, walls, and cabinets.
- Disassemble and remove damaged or worn pipe.
- Remove damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools.
- Move furniture from area to be carpeted and remove old carpet and padding.
- Remove and replace cracked or damaged tile.
- Remove burned or damaged brick or mortar, using sledgehammer, crowbar, chipping gun, or chisel.
- Remove existing plaster, drywall, or paneling, using crowbars and hammers.
- Remove old insulation, such as asbestos, following safety procedures.
- Cut damaged sections of pipe with cutters, remove broken sections from ditches, and replace pipe sections, using pipe sleeves.
- Raze buildings or salvage useful materials.
- Remove old paper, using water, steam machines, or solvents and scrapers.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Remove damaged tile, brick, or mortar, and clean or prepare surfaces, using pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes, or metal wire anchors.
- Cut and remove broken glass prior to installing replacement glass.
- Remove any old tile, grout and adhesive using chisels and scrapers and clean the surface carefully.
- Participate in the construction or removal of telecommunication towers or associated support structures.