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	Operatives may be involved in repetitive tasks or a series of repetitive tasks.		Operatives may be involved in repetitive tasks or a series of repetitive tasks.

−	~~Typical of the~~ operatives that may be encountered on a construction site include:	+	The operatives that may be encountered on a construction site might include:

−	* Truck ~~driver~~	+	* Truck drivers.
−	* Crane ~~operator~~	+	* Crane operators.
−	* Fork-lift truck ~~driver~~	+	* Fork-lift truck drivers.
−	* Mechanical hoist ~~operative~~	+	* Mechanical hoist operatives.
−	* Lift ~~operative~~	+	* Lift operatives.
−	* ~~Mechanic~~	+	* Mechanics.
−	* Cement mixer ~~operative~~.	+	* Cement mixer operatives.
−	* Barrier ~~operative~~	+	* Barrier operatives.

−	However, in the UK, the term is not usually used to ~~cover~~ manual labourers or skilled tradesmen such as bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. It is never used to describe professionals such as architects, engineers, surveyors and ~~contractors~~.	+	However, in the UK, the term is not usually used to refer to manual labourers or skilled tradesmen such as bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. It is never used to describe professionals such as architects, engineers, surveyors and so on.

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In construction, an ‘operative’ is a term usually used to describe a skilled or semi-skilled worker who has some function that includes either operating machinery (including computers) or having a role on a production line in a manufacturing facility.

Operatives may be involved in repetitive tasks or a series of repetitive tasks.

Typical of the operatives that may be encountered on a construction site include:

* Truck driver
* Crane operator
* Fork-lift truck driver
* Mechanical hoist operative
* Lift operative
* Mechanic
* Cement mixer operative.
* Barrier operative

However, in the UK, the term is not usually used to cover manual labourers or skilled tradesmen such as bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers and electricians. It is never used to describe professionals such as architects, engineers, surveyors and contractors.

= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

* Main contractor.
* Named specialist work.
* Named sub-contractor.
* Selected subcontractor.
* Specialist contractors.
* Specialist subcontractor.
* Suppliers.
* Trade contractor.
* Types of contractor.
* Works contractor.

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