ISCO 08 Code 7124                  Insulation workers

Lead Statement
Insulation workers apply and repair insulating materials to buildings, boilers, pipes or refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.

Task statement
Tasks include:

• cutting insulation material by size and shape;
• applying slabs and sheets of insulating or sound-absorbing materials to walls, floors and ceilings of buildings;
• blow and pack insulating or sound-absorbing materials into cavities between walls, floors and ceilings of buildings with power-driven machines;
• examining plans, specifications and work sites to determine the type, quality and quantity of insulation material required;
• applying insulating materials to exposed surfaces of equipment such as boilers, pipes and tanks;
• insulating refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment;
• performing related tasks;
• supervising other workers.

Included occupations
Examples of the occupations classified here:

• Insulation worker
• Insulation worker, acoustical
• Insulation worker, boiler and pipe
• Insulation worker, refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment.
• Insulation Installer

Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:

• Machine-operator, insulation – 8290

Notes
(NCvB; Maart 2010)