https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glazier - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GlazierGlazierFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFor the surname, see Glazier (surname).
A glazier at work, 1946.
This Deutsche Bundespost postage stamp, issued in 1986, commemorates glaziers.A glazier is an experienced tradesman responsible for reducing, installing, and removing glass (and materials used as substitutes for glass, such as some plastics).[1 - Glaziers may work with glass in various surface types and settings, such as windows, doors, shower doors, skylights, storefronts, display cases, mirrors, facades, interior wall space, ceilings, and tabletops.[1 - [2 -
Contents [hide -1 Responsibilities and tools2 Education and training Glaziers Nine Elms, South Lambeth, SW8, Glazing http://glaziers-nine-elms.co.uk - Glaziers Nine Elms, South Lambeth, SW8, Glazing!..3 Occupational hazards4 In america5 See also6 Notes7 External linksResponsibilities and tools[edit -
A set of glazier toolsThe Occupational Perspective Handbook of the U.S. Section of Labor lists the next as typical tasks for a glazier:
Follow specifications or blueprintsRemove any old or broken glass before setting up replacement cupCut glass to the specified size and shapeMake or install sashes or moldings for cup installationFasten glass into frames or sashes with clips, moldings, or other types of fastenersAdd weather seal or putty around pane edges to seal joints.[3 -The National Occupational Analysis identified 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 likely to have the ability to accomplish:[4 -
Block A - Occupational Skills
1. Uses and maintains equipment and tools
2. Organizes work
3. Performs regular activities
Block B - Commercial Door and Windows Systems
4. Fabricates commercial windows and door systems
5. Installs commercial door and screen systems
Block C - Residential Windows and Door Systems
6. Installs residential windowpane systems
7. Installs home door systems
Block D - Area of expertise Products and Glass
8. Installs and Fabricates specialty glass and products
9. Installs cup systems on vehicles
Stop E - Servicing
10. Services commercial door and window systems
11. Services home door and screen systems
12. Services area of expertise products and cup.
Tools utilized by glaziers "include reducing boards, glass-cutting cutting blades, straightedges, glazing knives, saws, drills, grinders, putty, and glazing compounds."[1 -
Some glaziers work specifically with cup in motor vehicles; other work with the safety glass found in aircraft specifically.[1 - [3 -
Education and training[edit -Glaziers are typically educated at the senior high school diploma or comparative level and find out the abilities 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 Cup Association as well as trade organizations and local contractors' associations. Construction-industry glaziers are users of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades frequently.[1 -
In Ontario, Canada, apprenticeships are offered at the provincial level and accredited through the Ontario University of Trades.[5 -
Other provinces manage their own apprenticeship programs.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glazing_(window) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glazing_(window)The Trade of Glazier is a designated Red Seal Trade in Canada.[6 -
Occupational hazards[edit -Occupational hazards encountered by glaziers are the risks of being trim by glass or tools and dropping from scaffolds or ladders.[1 - [3 - The use of heavy equipment may also cause damage: the Country wide Institute for Occupational Basic safety and Health (NIOSH) reported in 1990 a journeyman glazier died within an industrial accident in Indiana after wanting to use a manlift to transport a thousand-pound case of cup which the manlift did not have capacity to transport.[7 -
In the United States[edit -Based on the Occupational Outlook Handbook, there are some 45,300 glaziers in the United States, with median pay of $38,410 per year in 2014.[3 - Two-thirds of Glaziers work in the building blocks, structure, and building exterior contractors industry, with smaller quantities employed in building supplies and material dealing, building finishing contracting, automotive repair and maintenance, and cup and glass product manufacturing.[2 - [3 -
Among the 50 states, only Florida and Connecticut require glaziers to hold a license.[3 -
See also[edit -Architectural glassGlazing in architectureInsulated glazingStained glassGlass manufacturingGlassblowing |