Skills
Protect Self and Others
- Apply safety directives provided in legislation
- Apply safety directives provided in legislation
- Follow fire procedures
- Practice basic first aid
- Confirm lighting
- Install guard rails
- Use the safety features of tools and equipment
- Use and maintain protecive apparel and devices
- Confirm ventilation
- Lift and carry heavy objects
- Report accidents
- Use access equipment
- Comply with safety procedures
- Dispose of solvents
Use Hand and Power Tools and Equipment
- Use and maintain hand tools
- Use and maintain power tools
- Set up sandblasting equipment
- Check and adjust sandblasting equipment
- Direct blast
- Check and adjust sandblasting equipment during operation
- Shut down sandblasting equipment
- Clean equipment
Use Access Equipment
- Select appropriate equipment
- Use and maintain scaffolding equipment
- Use and maintain suspended access equipment
- Use and maintain rigging
- Inspect and operate suspended access equipment
- Use and maintain step ladders
- Operate “zoom booms” and scissor Iitts
Repair Defects
- Prepare the area
- Repair structural defects
- Report conditions require corrective action
- Match original colour and texture
- Apply base coat
- Apply aggregate
- Sandblast area
- Acid-etch area
- Recreate texture
- Create matching broom finish
- Cure patches
Clean Pre-Cast Concrete Surfaces
- Protect surfaces
- Pre-test surface
- Mix cleaning agents
- Remove cleaning agents
- Remove rust stains caused by rebar
- Remove coffee, tea or chocolate stains
- Remove oil stains
- Remove tar stains
- Remove paint stains
- Remove welding and diesel smoke stains
Apply Grout
- Clean surfaces
- Prepare concrete
- Install formwork
- Mix grout
- Protect grout
Apply Caulking
- Clean of joints
- Apply primer
- Mix caulking
- Tool the caulking
- Clean tools and equipment
For more information, see Ontario College of Trades Training Standards
