roofer

Minimum Requirements

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work Setting

• Various locations

Tasks

• Read and interpret blueprints, maps, drawings, and specifications

Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses

• Working at heights training
• First Aid Certificate
• CPR Certificate
• Rooftop Safety Training
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate
• Fall Arrest Protection Training Course

Area of Specialization

• Single ply sheet membrane roofing system

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Hand-eye coordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Work under pressure
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own Tools / Equipment

• Safety equipment / gear
• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses / goggles
• Safety harness
• Gloves

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years