| Roofers are the individuals who specialize
in putting roofs on buildings and other structures to
make them waterproof and weatherproof. They apply
composition shingles, wood shingles, tile, slate, and
composition roofs, which consist of numerous layers of
saturated felt cemented together with asphalt or pitch
and sometimes surfaced with stone or chips of marble.
They use modern equipment to handle their materials
thereby lessening the physical exertion which was
formerly required. Roofers are also called upon to
waterproof and damp-proof walls and other building
surfaces. With the
exception of the waterproofing of some walls, the Roofers
work out-or-doors in all kinds of weather and only shut
down operations when the weather becomes too severe. Most
of the time they work on the top of buildings installing
roofing materials, thus they must be constantly alert to
the dangers of falling. In their work they do a great
deal of climbing, kneeling, standing, and walking on high
places.
Roofers must have no
fear of heights, have a good sense of balance, and a
better-than-average sense of safety for themselves and
their co-workers. A person wishing to enter this type of
work should enjoy working with their hands and accept
working outside.
Requirements:
| Education |
Age |
Length
of Course/
*Annual Class Hrs. |
| 10th
Grade |
18 |
5
Years/144 Class Hrs. |
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For more information, call (574)288-6506
|
-All
apprenticeship programs require applicants to be
physically fit. In addition, applicants must take an
aptitude test and be interviewed by the joint
apprenticeship committee before acceptance.
*Where the apprenticeship program has established a formal
classroom training course, these are required number of
school hours the individual apprentice must attend each
year.
For information on all apprenticeship programs, contact
the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and
Training, (574)236-8295.
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