Glazier

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For the surname, see Glazier (surname).
Glazier
Carpenter, electrician, plumber, plasterer

A glazier is a

interior walls, ceilings, and tabletops.[1][2]

This Deutsche Bundespost postage stamp, issued in 1986, commemorates glaziers.

Duties and tools

A set of glazier tools

The Occupational Outlook Handbook of the U.S. Department of Labor lists the following as typical tasks for a glazier:[3]

  • Follow blueprints or specifications
  • Remove any old or broken glass before installing replacement glass
  • Cut glass to the specified size and shape
  • Make or install sashes or moldings for glass installation
  • Fasten glass into sashes or frames with clips, moldings, or other types of fasteners
  • Add weather seal or putty around pane edges to seal joints.

The National Occupational Analysis recognized by the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship separates the trade into 5 blocks of skills, each with a list of skills, and a list of tasks and subtasks a journeyman is expected to be able to accomplish:[4]

Block A – Occupational Skills
  1. Uses and maintains tools and equipment
  2. Organizes work
  3. Performs routine activities
Block B – Commercial Window and Door Systems
  1. Fabricates commercial window and door systems
  2. Installs commercial window and door systems
Block C – Residential Window and Door Systems
  1. Installs residential window systems Installs residential door systems
Block D – Specialty Glass and Products
  1. Fabricates and installs specialty glass and products
  2. Installs glass systems on vehicles
Block E – Servicing
  1. Services commercial window and door systems
  2. Services residential window and door systems
  3. Services specialty glass and products.

Tools used by glaziers "include cutting boards, glass-cutting blades, straightedges, glazing knives, saws, drills, grinders, putty,scrapers, sandpaper, sanding blocks, 5 in 1's respirator/dust mask and glazing compounds."[1]

Some glaziers work specifically with

glass in motor vehicles; other work specifically with the safety glass used in aircraft. Others repair old antique windows and doors that need glass replaced.[1][3]

Education and training

Glaziers are typically educated at the high school diploma or equivalent level and learn the skills of the trade through an apprenticeship program, which in the U.S. is typically four years.[3]

In the U.S., apprenticeship programs are offered through the National Glass Association as well as trade associations and local contractors' associations. A large portion of glaziers in the United States are members of the IUPAT, the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades which offers its own apprenticeship program which consists of 8000 hours of on the job training and 4 years of classroom education. Because of this, IUPAT Glaziers tend to be well rounded in all aspects of the trade, and therefore carry a higher production rate, face fewer health & safety risks and command a higher pay rate.[1]

In Canada, glaziers usually go through a formal

Red Seal allowing the person to work anywhere in Canada without re-certifying.[5]
In Ontario, Canada, apprenticeships are offered at the provincial level and certified through the Ontario College of Trades.[6]

In Australia, while you do not need formal qualifications to work as a glazier, it is usual for apprentices to complete a Certificate III in Glass and Glazing as part of their training. Most apprentices choose to do the Certificate III in Glass and Glazing (MSF30418) part-time (three years). You can also choose to do the course full time (one year study). The Certificate II in Glass and Glazing (MSF20413) is also available for those who need additional study.[7] [8]

Occupational hazards

manlift to carry a thousand-pound case of glass which the manlift did not have capacity to carry.[9]

In the United States

According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, there are some 45,300 glaziers in the United States, with median pay of $38,410 per year in 2014.

automotive repair and maintenance, and glass and glass product manufacturing.[2][3]

Among the 50

states, only Connecticut and Florida require glaziers to hold a license.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^
    Infobase
    : 3d ed., 2006), p. 356.
  2. ^
    Occupational Employment Statistics of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor
    .
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Glaziers, Occupational Outlook Handbook, United States Department of Labor.
  4. ^ Canada, Employment and Social Development. "Red Seal : Appendix F – Task Profile Chart". www.red-seal.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  5. ^ Canada, Employment and Social Development. "Red Seal : Glazier". www.red-seal.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  6. ^ "OIFSC - Student Visit - M&T Glass". 6 April 2016.
  7. ^ Australia, Certificate III in Glass and Glazing (MSF30418). "Glass Trade Centre: Glazier". Retrieved 2021-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Glass Replacement Services - Empire Glass Australia".
  9. ^ Journeyman glazier dies after being catapulted from manlift - Indiana, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (April 1990, 1-7), NIOSHTIC No. 20024470.

External links

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