INSULATORS & ALLIED WORKERS

Local #45

(www.wleii.com)

4904 North Summit Street

Toledo, Ohio 43611

Telephone: (419)726-4683 ● Fax:  (419)726-4739

Rob Carter, Business Manager

Mark Bellaire, President/Market Representative

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN "INSULATOR"

WHAT THEY DO

The work of an insulator covers industrial, commercial, transportation and cryogenics.  Industrial applies to all types of industries such as chemical process and petrochemical.  The commercial field includes buildings, building services and refrigerated spaces.  Transportation includes the insulation of trucks, trailers, railroad cars and ships.  Cryogenics is the field of low temperature service, such as required by the liquefied gases.  The insulators today work with many types of materials, such as fiberglass, closed cell insulation and calcium silicate.  They insulate hot and cold piping, refrigerant lines, ductwork, boilers and tanks, fire stopping and nuclear facilities.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Insulators generally work indoors.  They spend most of the work day on their feet either standing, bending, or kneeling.  Insulation work is often dusty and dirty.

INTEREST AND TEMPERAMENT

Insulation work requires more coordination than strength.  People should like to work with their hands and able to work on ladders as well as tight spaces.