Glossary
Mason Helper Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential mason helper terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key mason helper vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in mason helper training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Apprenticeship
- Paid structured training.
- Blueprint
- Construction drawing.
- Brick tongs
- Carries brick.
- Cube
- Pallet of brick.
- Helper
- Assists skilled workers.
- Hod
- Tray for carrying brick.
- Journeyman
- Fully trained worker.
- Mortar
- Bonding mix.
- OSHA
- Workplace safety agency.
- PPE
- Personal protective equipment.
- Punch list
- Final fix list.
- Retempering
- Adding water to mortar.
- Scaffold plank
- Walking surface.
- Slump
- Mortar stiffness.
- Toolbox talk
- Short safety meeting.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Mason Helper practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Mason Helper training.
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