Worker, insulation

Insulation workers apply and repair insulating materials in buildings, boilers, pipes, refrigeration equipment and air conditioners.

• cutting insulating material to size and shape;
• installing panels or sheets of sound-absorbing and sound-insulating materials on walls, floors and ceilings of buildings;
• blowing and placing sound-absorbing and insulating materials into voids and cavities between walls, floors and ceilings using pneumatic or electric machines;
• reading building drawings and specifications to determine the type, quality and quantity of insulating materials required;
• applying insulating materials to the outer surfaces of equipment such as boilers, pipes and tanks;
• insulating refrigeration equipment and air conditioners.
• Examples of occupations in this unit group:
• Worker, insulation
• Worker, acoustic insulation
• Worker, thermal insulation repair
• Worker, insulation of refrigeration and air-conditioning installations
• Worker, building insulation