Glossary
Rebar Worker Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential rebar worker terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key rebar worker vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in rebar worker 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.
- Chair
- Supports rebar height.
- Cover
- Concrete over rebar.
- Epoxy-coated rebar
- Corrosion-resistant bar.
- Journeyman
- Fully trained worker.
- Lap splice
- Overlapping bars.
- Mat
- Grid of rebar.
- OSHA
- Workplace safety agency.
- Placing drawing
- Rebar layout plan.
- Punch list
- Final fix list.
- Rebar
- Reinforcing bar.
- Saddle tie
- Strong tie method.
- Stirrup
- Bar around beams.
- Tie wire
- Holds bars together.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Rebar Worker practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Rebar Worker training.
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