Scope of Work - The work of the asbestos worker today covers industrial, commercial, transportation and cryogenics.  Industrial applies to all types of industries such as chemical process and petrochemical.  The commercial field includes building, 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 asbestos worker today works with many types of materials, such as fiberglass, cork and calcium silicate.  They insulate hot and cold piping, refrigerant lines, duct work boilers and tanks.

Working Conditions - Asbestos workers generally work indoors.  They spend most of the workday on their feet, either standing, bending, or kneeling.  Insulation work is often dusty and dirty.  The minute particles from the insulation materials, especially when blown, can irritate the eyes, skin, and respiratory system.  Removing cancer-causing asbestos insulation is a hazardous task and is done by specially trained workers.  To protect themselves from the dangers of asbestos and irritants, workers follow strict safety guidelines, wear protective masks and respirators, take decontamination showers and keep work areas well ventilated.

Apprenticeship Requirements

Length of Program - 4-year apprenticeship, one evening a week.  (approximately September through May) 

Requirements - Require high school diploma or GED, 18 years minimum, posses a valid driver’s license and live in the geographical area as specified for each individual training program.

Courses Required – Pattern Cutting, Math, Scaffold Building, Metal Cutting, pattern and Blueprint Reading.

BUSINESS OFFICE
Asbestos Workers Apprentice Joint Training Center Local 25
32500 W. 8 Mile Road
Farmington, MI  48336 – 5105 
asbwrkrs25@aol.com
(248) 352-1850
FAX (248) 352-1851     Steve Boyd, JAC Coordinator

Territories Covered: Wayne County, Oakland County, Macomb County, St. Clair County and Eastern Washtenaw County.

Heat and Frost Insulators, Local 45  - Toledo
Northwest Ohio Construction Education Center
4535 Hill Avenue
Toledo, Ohio   43615
nocec4535@aol.com
(419) 531-5911
FAX (419) 531-4392      Michael Maguire, Training Coordinator

Territories Covered:  County of Monroe & Portions of Lenawee County.

International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers Local Union47
300 St. Andrews Road Suite 304A
Saginaw, MI  48603-5977
http://www.insulators.org/
Insulatorslocal47@hotmail.com
(989) 799-5780
FAX (989) 799-5266      Wade Burch, Training Coordinator 

Craig Grigonis, Career Opportunity Consultant - (989) 799-5780

Territories Covered: 68 Counties of Lower Michigan and Chippewa, Luce and Mackinac Counties in the Upper Peninsula.

Local 47 - JATC Training Center
3010 Canal Rd.
Lansing, MI 48917

Heat and Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers - Local 75
St. Joe Valley Building Trades Building
1345 Northside Blvd.
South Bend, Indiana  46615
(574) 282-1650
FAX (574) 282-8032     

Anthony Siderits, Training Coordinator 

Doug Dodd, Career Opportunity Consultant – (574) 282-1650

Territories Covered:  Berrien and Cass Counties.

Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers - Local 127
900 Regent Lane
Green Bay, WI 54311
(920) 465-7877
FAX (920) 465-7896
(877) 625-8304 – Joyce Kabat

Rick VanRoy, Career Opportunity Consultant

Territories Covered: Central and Western Upper Peninsula.