Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)

Designation of occupation

Industrial insulator (m/f) 1

Duration of traineeship

3 years
The venues for training delivery are the training company and the vocational school

Field of activity

Industrial insulators (m/f) insulate pipes, tanks, fixtures, ceilings and walls against heat, cold and noise, mainly in large industrial facilities such as chemical plants, refineries, power plants, waste incineration plants or on ships. They build and mount the necessary support and bearing systems, select the insulating materials, apply these using various techniques and encase them with sheet metal or other materials. Industrial insulators (m/f) also fit noise-proofing and fire-proofing insulation in buildings and technical installations.
Industrial insulators (m/f) are able to carry out their work independently, working alone or in teams on the basis of technical documentation. They are also capable of assessing the amount of work entailed by a job and ensure that the work process runs smoothly by consulting with other trades.

Occupational skills

• erection and checking of working and protective scaffolding;
• fitting of lightweight walls and suspended ceilings;
• design, manufacture and mounting of simple and complex sheet metal parts;
• measurement of parts of installations and production of isometric projections;
• selection of insulating materials, casing materials and fastening devices appropriate to the intended function and taking account of noise-proofing and fire-proofing considerations;
• fitting of insulation materials: laying, joining, winding, bonding, wiring, strapping;
• application of insulation materials: pouring, blasting, packing, foaming;
• manufacture and fitting of mattresses made of insulating materials;
• building and mounting of support and bearing systems;
• encasing the insulation material with metal, foil, sheeting, strapping and hard plastic jacketing and special-purpose fittings;
• testing the workmanship on insulation systems and vapour barriers and assessing their efficiency;
• taking action for quality assurance.

Fußnoten

1  2nd stage of a graduated training in the insulation industry
    1st stage: insulation fitter (m/f)

Last modified on: December 12, 2006