Industry Code: 42104
This is often a supply and install industry comprised of forming, pouring and finishing concrete, including site preparation work and concrete paving. Projects range from residential and commercial work, to complex industrial and civil projects.
Operation Details:
In residential and commercial applications, concrete construction activities include the making, setting up or tearing down of forms and scaffolds, and the pouring and finishing of concrete. It includes concrete repair on sidewalks, driveways, curbs, columns, and dividers. It is also recognized that some additional and nearby site construction activity may occur at the request of a customer, such as constructing a fence, retaining wall or planters, or laying sod. This does not indicate the company is a landscaping firm, nor is it reason for additional classifications. In addition, a site may be surveyed, graded, packed and gravel/shale/rock/sand placed down for a base.
With industrial and civil construction projects, such as a sewage treatment plant, activities can become more complex and extended. Design and engineering activities may be required, to allow for more intricate and additional construction activity, such as a concrete base installation, with allowances for piping or equipment to be installed, and a metal building or shelter erected afterwards.
Concrete drilling, concrete cutting and mud-jacking are also activities conducted within this industry. Sometimes, old concrete may have to be removed. Concrete is cut with a special power saw to remove sections or portions that are damaged or starting to disintegrate, or cut to allow for placement of a window or drilled to allow piping or other access.
Mud-jacking or lifting is a suitable corrective measure used when a concrete slab becomes depressed or sags into the ground. Holes are drilled through the concrete and foam, grout or a liquid asphalt substance is pumped below the concrete to raise the slab.
Businesses may use portable mixers or subcontract transmit mix firms for concrete supplies, and may also use scaffolding, jack-hammers and concrete cutters, finishing machines, concrete pavers or slip formers, hand tools, wheelbarrows, trucks, etc. Businesses may employ engineers for complex concrete projects, and technical staff, labourers, operators, sales/estimators, and office/administrative staff.
All employers in this industry are members of the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA). Safety associations represent the interests of employers and promote workplace safety through education and other initiatives. Improved workplace safety can result in fewer claims and help lower premiums. A portion of premiums collected is allocated to the association to support these initiatives.
Underwriting Considerations:
There has been a trend toward mechanization in this industry. Many concrete construction firms now use concrete pavers and slip formers which allow for an automated trimming and forming process. This activity still requires a large labour component for site preparation work, installing re-bar, and finishing the concrete. The acquisition of equipment does not make the business a mobile equipment operation, nor does it make the business a general contracting firm.
Cribbing or formwork is a total system of support designed to hold freshly placed concrete. This system includes the sheathing that contacts the concrete as well as supporting members, hardware and any necessary bracing. This type of activity is a necessary prerequisite to the pouring of concrete foundations. Businesses exclusively involved in the setting up of cribbing or formwork are properly classified in Concrete Construction - 42104.
Businesses that conduct transit mix and concrete pumping services are classified in industry 34800.
The placing of rebar (reinforcing steel) when done in conjunction with concrete construction is classified in this industry. The placing of rebar is labour intensive and requires the cutting, laying/placing and tying of reinforcing steel. Reinforcing steel is used to strengthen concrete once the concrete has been poured over the rebar. Reinforcing steel is used on a variety of concrete jobs such as: driveways, sidewalks, walls, buildings, bridges, etc.
Businesses in concrete construction may also feature sales/installation of styro-foam type blocks which are used as forms. These blocks are left in place after the concrete is poured, and serve as an insulator.
The activity of placing reinforcing steel (rebar) as a stand alone business is classified in industry 40400.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Concrete Breaking with Pneumatic Drills
Concrete Construction
Concrete Diamond Drilling
Concrete, Cutting and Coring
Concrete, slip-forming/paving
Cribbing, Foundations
Cribbing, Sidewalks and Driveways
Diamond Drilling, Concrete
Drilling, Concrete Diamond
Mud Jacking
Rate Group History:
This rate group was established in 1992.
This is often a supply and install industry comprised of forming, pouring and finishing concrete, including site preparation work and concrete paving. Projects range from residential and commercial work, to complex industrial and civil projects.
Premium Rate History:
Activities:
Concrete Breaking with Pneumatic Drills
Concrete Construction
Concrete Diamond Drilling
Concrete, Cutting and Coring
Concrete, slip-forming/paving
Cribbing, Foundations
Cribbing, Sidewalks and Driveways
Diamond Drilling, Concrete
Drilling, Concrete Diamond
Mud Jacking
Operation Details:
In residential and commercial applications, concrete construction activities include the making, setting up or tearing down of forms and scaffolds, and the pouring and finishing of concrete. It includes concrete repair on sidewalks, driveways, curbs, columns, and dividers. It is also recognized that some additional and nearby site construction activity may occur at the request of a customer, such as constructing a fence, retaining wall or planters, or laying sod. This does not indicate the company is a landscaping firm, nor is it reason for additional classifications. In addition, a site may be surveyed, graded, packed and gravel/shale/rock/sand placed down for a base.
With industrial and civil construction projects, such as a sewage treatment plant, activities can become more complex and extended. Design and engineering activities may be required, to allow for more intricate and additional construction activity, such as a concrete base installation, with allowances for piping or equipment to be installed, and a metal building or shelter erected afterwards.
Concrete drilling, concrete cutting and mud-jacking are also activities conducted within this industry. Sometimes, old concrete may have to be removed. Concrete is cut with a special power saw to remove sections or portions that are damaged or starting to disintegrate, or cut to allow for placement of a window or drilled to allow piping or other access.
Mud-jacking or lifting is a suitable corrective measure used when a concrete slab becomes depressed or sags into the ground. Holes are drilled through the concrete and foam, grout or a liquid asphalt substance is pumped below the concrete to raise the slab.
Businesses may use portable mixers or subcontract transmit mix firms for concrete supplies, and may also use scaffolding, jack-hammers and concrete cutters, finishing machines, concrete pavers or slip formers, hand tools, wheelbarrows, trucks, etc. Businesses may employ engineers for complex concrete projects, and technical staff, labourers, operators, sales/estimators, and office/administrative staff.
All employers in this industry are members of the Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA). Safety associations represent the interests of employers and promote workplace safety through education and other initiatives. Improved workplace safety can result in fewer claims and help lower premiums. A portion of premiums collected is allocated to the association to support these initiatives.
Underwriting Considerations:
There has been a trend toward mechanization in this industry. Many concrete construction firms now use concrete pavers and slip formers which allow for an automated trimming and forming process. This activity still requires a large labour component for site preparation work, installing re-bar, and finishing the concrete. The acquisition of equipment does not make the business a mobile equipment operation, nor does it make the business a general contracting firm.
Cribbing or formwork is a total system of support designed to hold freshly placed concrete. This system includes the sheathing that contacts the concrete as well as supporting members, hardware and any necessary bracing. This type of activity is a necessary prerequisite to the pouring of concrete foundations. Businesses exclusively involved in the setting up of cribbing or formwork are properly classified in Concrete Construction - 42104.
Businesses that conduct transit mix and concrete pumping services are classified in industry 34800.
The placing of rebar (reinforcing steel) when done in conjunction with concrete construction is classified in this industry. The placing of rebar is labour intensive and requires the cutting, laying/placing and tying of reinforcing steel. Reinforcing steel is used to strengthen concrete once the concrete has been poured over the rebar. Reinforcing steel is used on a variety of concrete jobs such as: driveways, sidewalks, walls, buildings, bridges, etc.
Businesses in concrete construction may also feature sales/installation of styro-foam type blocks which are used as forms. These blocks are left in place after the concrete is poured, and serve as an insulator.
The activity of placing reinforcing steel (rebar) as a stand alone business is classified in industry 40400.
Rate Group History:
This rate group was established in 1992.