Pipe Laborers are required to have knowledge of how various piping systems and equipment are installed and operate. Pipe Laborers make repairs and installations from ladders, scaffolding, and platforms, and where the systems and equipment worked on are in hard-to-reach places. Pipe Laborer work is performed outside in all types of environmental conditions. This type of work requires to walk on uneven surfaces, manually manipulate, grasp, reach out and above shoulder, climb, kneel bend, twist, and push/pull. Pipe Laborers will frequently handle, lift, carry, and set up parts and equipment that weigh up to 50 pounds.