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The JOBSITE PHRASEBOOK Series  

 English/Spanish Phrase Books for the Building Trades 

by Kent Shepard

Published by the National Association of Home Builders

 
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NACHI press release  http://www.nachi.org/kshepard.htm

Introduction
The Jobsite Phrasebook three-book series are English/Spanish phrase books designed to improve communication between contractors and their employees who speak little or no English.
 
All three books contain full phrases rather than single terms and the unique format makes it easy to find phrases quickly.

Trades and phrases appear in the order in which they would naturally occur during the building process starting with Foundation Layout and ending with the interior ready for paint.

In addition to phrases for the various trades and operations, each book includes illustrations, significant Safety, Accident and Injury sections and sections containing Hiring, Firing, Immigration and Payroll phrases.

 TABLE of CONTENTS

Jobsite Phrasebook

(190 pages) covers five trades: Concrete, Rough Framing, Roofing, Insulation and Drywall. 

 
Chapter 1: Hiring, Firing Immigration and Payroll
Chapter 2: Safety
Chapter 3: Tools
Chapter 4: Concrete
Chapter 5: Rough Framing
Chapter 6: Roof Framing
Chapter 7: Roofing
Chapter 8: Insulation
Chapter 9: Drywall
Chapter 10: Accident and Injury

 Concrete Jobsite Phrasebook

(159 pages) covers the Concrete and Masonry trades in detail, covering all phases and operations of Residential, Commercial and Street, Curb and Gutter work.

 
Chapter 1: Hiring, Firing Immigration and Payroll
Chapter 2: Safety
Chapter 3: Equipment Operation
Chapter 4: Demolition
Chapter 5: Forming Footings
Chapter 6: Forming Walls
Chapter 7: Slab on Grade and Floors
Chapter 8: Steel
Chapter 9: Mixing and Placing Concrete
Chapter 10: Finishing Concrete
Chapter 11: Embedded Hardware
Chapter 12: Curing Concrete
Chapter 13: Commercial Concrete Construction
Chapter 14: Street, Curb and Gutter
Chapter 15: Concrete Block
Chapter 16: Brick and Stone
Chapter 17: Accident and Injury

Framing Jobsite Phrasebook

(172 pages) covers Rough Framing Carpentry with detailed phrases designed for both large production crews and custom home builders. 

 
Chapter 1: Hiring, Firing Immigration and Payroll
Chapter 2: Safety
Chapter 3: Tools
Chapter 4: Setting up the Cut Yard
Chapter 5: Layout
Chapter 6: Framing Walls
Chapter 7: Plumb and Line
Chapter 8: Joists
Chapter 9: Roof Framing
Chapter 10: Windows and Doors
Chapter 11: Punch List
Chapter 12: Fireplaces
Chapter 13: Accident and Injury