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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.

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This source lists 10 tasks, including 10 marked Core and 0 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 07/2015.

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Core · Task 13545 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.

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Core · Task 13547 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.

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Core · Task 13546 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Cover and line structures with blown or rolled forms of materials to insulate against cold, heat, or moisture, using saws, knives, rasps, trowels, blowers, or other tools and implements.

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Core · Task 13549 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.

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Core · Task 13551 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles.

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Core · Task 13550 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Fill blower hoppers with insulating materials.

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Core · Task 13548 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Cover, seal, or finish insulated surfaces or access holes with plastic covers, canvas strips, sealants, tape, cement or asphalt mastic.

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Core · Task 13544 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Read blueprints, and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material.

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Core · Task 13553 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Remove old insulation, such as asbestos, following safety procedures.

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Core · Task 13552 · 07/2015 · Incumbent

Prepare surfaces for insulation application by brushing or spreading on adhesives, cement, or asphalt, or by attaching metal pins to surfaces.

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