Officers
Apprentice Martin O'Driscoll
About Apprenticeship and the Training program:
The work of the INSULATOR today covers industrial, commercial and cryogenics. Industrial applies to all types of industries, such as chemical process, petro-chemical, metal and other process industries, liquid organic heating systems, steam condensing cycles, high temperature hot water systems, etc. The commercial field includes buildings, building services and refrigerated spaces. Cryogenics is the field of low temperature service, such as required by the liquefied gases, generally below minus 100 F.

INSULATORS may also be certified for an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved asbestos abatement program. Certified INSULATORS remove asbestos from schools, hospitals, power plants, chemical and industrial facilities. INSULATORS work with many types of materials, such as fiberglass, cork, calcium, silicate, foamglass, expanded silicate and spray insulation. They insulate hot and cold piping, refrigerant lines, duct work, boilers, tanks, large power plants, brine lines and cooler rooms. The INSULATOR works from blueprints and uses tools such as light gauge sheet metal tools, knives, scissors, trowels, measuring, and leveling tools.  Some of the equipment that an INSULATOR uses are welding machines, beaders, crimpers, shears, breaks and rollers. This is construction work and the work is outside as well as inside, and weather can be a factor. The work at times is performed in the air, working on ladders and scaffolds, or at times may be performed in confined spaces.
Recommended High School Courses:
Algebra, geometry, mechanical drawing. 

Terms of Apprenticeship:
5 years. 
160 hours of related classroom instruction each year.
Indentured to the Joint Apprenticeship Committee. 

General Qualifications:
18 years of age.
High School education or equivalent.
Good physical condition
Lew Fitzgerald and Instructor Dennis Kelly with 3rd Period Class
Jim Aikens Power Point presentation to journeymen refresher class
Admission Requirements of the J.A.C.:
Complete Application with Picture
Birth Certificate or Baptismal Certificate
High School Diploma or G.E.D.
High School Transcripts
Two (2) Letters of Reference
Qualify on Aptitude Test

Pre-Acceptance Requirements:
Complete Pre-Placement Physical with Chest X-Ray
Pass Pre-Placement Drug Screening
 


 
International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Trades Local #14 
6513 Bustleton Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., 19149 Telephone (215) 289-4303, Fax (215) 289-8655