steeplejack
Steeplejacks are specialised heightworkers who safely scale the outside of buildings and structures to perform critical work.
Also called: suspended platform driver, rope access technician, heightworker, MWEP operator, rope access steeplejack
- 13
- essential skills
- 20
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- construction scaffolder8 skills in common
- rigger6 skills in common
- construction painter5 skills in common
- insulation worker5 skills in common
- rail layer5 skills in common
- roofer5 skills in common
- staircase installer5 skills in common
- tower crane operator5 skills in common
Essential skills
13- build scaffolding
- climbing equipment
- construct working platform
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- handle equipment while suspended
- inspect climbing equipment
- inspect construction supplies
- spot other climbers
- use safety equipment in construction
- work ergonomically
- work from suspended access cradle
- work in a construction team
Optional skills
20- blast surface
- clean building facade
- clean glass surfaces
- inspect concrete structures
- inspect insulation
- inspect masonry work
- inspect paintwork
- inspect roofs
- inspect scaffolding
- inspect wind turbines
- install insulation material
- keep personal administration
- keep records of work progress
- lay bricks
- paint surfaces
- perform search and rescue missions
- prune hedges and trees
- risk assessment for window cleaning
- set up temporary construction site infrastructure
- set window
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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