Skills
Safe Working Practices and Procedures
- Comply with federal, provincial, or municipal workplace legislation and regulations
- Use personal protective equipment
- Practise good housekeeping in the workplace
- Handle workplace hazardous materials
- Follow fire safety procedures
- Follow basic first aid procedures
- Report injuries Work within safe physical limits
- Operate material handling equipment
- Use ladders and work platforms
Environmental Protection Practices
- Reduce waste Prevent toxic spills/emissions
- Protect natural environment
- Reuse or recycle materials
Organize Work
- Interpret shop and architectural drawings
- Interpret job documentation
- Organize materials
- Use hand tools
- Use power tools
- Use job site equipment
- Plan a new construction installation
- Plan a retrofit installation
- Remove old equipment
- Verify basic duct design
- Complete documentation
Install Main Duct
- Verify duct materials
- Install plenum and duct to the air handling equipment
- Assemble fittings for the duct
- Prepare duct
- Install hangers and supports
- Install return air joist linings
- Install designed accessories to duct
- Install plenum take-offs (PTO’s)
- Install branch run-outs
- Install grills and registers
- Verify main duct balancing devices
- Verify retrofit duct air flow
For more information, see Ontario College of Trades Training Standards
