Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

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Job Description

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Key Tasks

• Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
• Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.
• 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.
• Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.
• Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles.
• Fill blower hoppers with insulating materials.
• Cover, seal, or finish insulated surfaces or access holes with plastic covers, canvas strips, sealants, tape, cement or asphalt mastic.
• Read blueprints, and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material.
• Remove old insulation, such as asbestos, following safety procedures.
• Prepare surfaces for insulation application by brushing or spreading on adhesives, cement, or asphalt, or by attaching metal pins to surfaces.

O*NET Information

• SOC Code: 47-2131.00
• Title: Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

Related Occupations

Based on O*NET Standard Occupational Classification.

Career Resources

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