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R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072: PLASTERER
under Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. T.17
Skip to contentrevoked or spent April 9, 2001 |
Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act
Loi sur la qualification professionnelle et l’apprentissage
des gens de métier
REGULATION 1072
Amended to: O. Reg. 99/01
PLASTERER
Note: This Regulation was revoked on April 9, 2001. See: O. Reg. 99/01, s. 8.
This Regulation is made in English only.
1. In this Regulation,
“certified trade” means the trade of plasterer;
“plasterer” means a person who,
(a) applies plaster and stucco to the walls and ceilings, whether interior or exterior, of a structure,
(b) applies plaster and stucco on lath, masonry and rigid insulation, and
(c) tapes gyproc and wallboard. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, s. 1.
2. The trade of plasterer is designated as a certified trade for the purposes of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, s. 2.
3. (1) No person shall become an apprentice in the certified trade without completing Grade 8 or having such other academic qualification that, in the opinion of the Director, is equivalent thereto.
(2) Despite subsection (1), a person who has,
(a) graduated in a course for the trade of plasterer offered in the occupational program of a Junior or Special Vocational School; and
(b) been recommended to the Director by the principal of the school where the person completed the course for enrollment as an apprentice in the certified trade,
may be registered as an apprentice in that trade. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, s. 3.
4. An apprentice training program for the certified trade is established and shall consist of,
(a) training and instruction at full-time educational day classes provided at a College of Applied Arts and Technology or in courses that, in the opinion of the Director, are equivalent thereto, in the subjects contained in Schedule 1; and
(b) practical training and instruction provided by the employer of the apprentice in the subjects contained in Schedule 2. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, s. 4.
5. An apprentice shall complete four periods of training and instruction of 1,600 hours per period. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, s. 5.
6. The subjects of examination for an apprentice in the certified trade are the subjects contained in Schedules 1 and 2. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, s. 6.
7. Despite subsection 8 (2) of Regulation 1055 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990, every hour worked by an apprentice in excess of regular daily hours of practical training and instruction shall be included in computing the hours spent in training and instruction. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, s. 7.
8. The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the certified trade shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyman in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for every five journeymen employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working; and
(b) where the employer is not a journeyman in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyman employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional five journeymen employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, s. 8.
9. Section 9 and subsections 10 (2), (3) and (4) of the Act do not apply to any person who works or is employed in the certified trade. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, s. 9.
10. A certificate of qualification in the certified trade is not required to be renewed. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, s. 10.
SCHEDULE 1
PLASTERER
In-School Training
ITEM |
COLUMN 1 |
COLUMN 2 |
COLUMN 3 |
Course |
Subject |
Instruction to be Given | |
1 |
Academic Subjects |
General |
Blueprint reading, arithmetic, geometry, English, inter-relationships with supervisors and fellow workers. |
Trade Terminology |
Vocabulary of plastering terms and inter-relationship with other building trades. | ||
2 |
General Trade Practice |
Safety |
Safety practices in the erection and use of scaffolds, ladders, hoisting and other such equipment. The Occupational Health and Safety Act. |
Housekeeping: protection of finished work, removal of waste materials, clean up of job site. | |||
Tools |
Identification, care and use of hand and power tools and equipment as related to the trade and safety practices pertaining to same. | ||
Bases |
Types and uses: Masonry such as brick, clay and tile, gypsum block, cement block, metal lath, gypsum board, insulating fiber boards, insulating polystyrene. | ||
Base Coats |
Neat hardwall, fibered and unfibered. Light weight base coats as perlite and vermiculite. Portland cement plaster; waterproofing. Concrete, bond stone and plaster weld. | ||
Aggregates |
Identification, selection and use of sand, perlite and vermiculite. | ||
Smooth Finishes |
Lime, keenes, non-alkaline. | ||
Irregular Finishes |
Sponge, dash, float, stipple, acoustic, spray, stucco. | ||
3 |
Molds |
Types and Uses |
Fabrication, run in place, run on bench. |
4 |
Mitering |
Mitering Techniques |
Use of joint rod, cut and planted returns. |
5 |
Layout |
Identification and Planning |
General geometric layout for all plastering conditions in shop and site. |
6 |
Quantity Take-off |
Calculations |
Method of calculating areas and volumes and determining the related requirements of plastering materials. |
R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, Sched. 1.
SCHEDULE 2
PLASTERER
Work Instruction and Experience
ITEM |
COLUMN 1 |
COLUMN 2 |
COLUMN 3 |
Course |
Subject |
Work Instruction and Experience | |
1 |
General Trade Practice |
Safety |
Safety practices in the erection and use of scaffolds, ladders, hoisting and other such equipment. The Occupational Health and Safety Act. |
Housekeeping: Protection of finished work, removal of waste materials, clean up of job site. | |||
Trade Terminology: Vocabulary of plastering terms and inter-relationship with other building trades. | |||
Tools |
Identification, care and use of hand and power tools and equipment as related to the trade and safety practices pertaining to same. | ||
Bases |
Types and uses: Masonry such as brick, clay and tile. Gypsum block, cement block. Metal lath. Gypsum board. Insulating fiber boards. Insulating polystyrene. | ||
Materials |
Identification and use of plastering materials for both base and finishing coats. | ||
Application |
Techniques of application, by hand and by machine. | ||
2 |
Molds |
Construction and Use |
Fabrication, run in place, run on bench. |
3 |
Mitering |
Application |
Use of joint rods, cut and planted returns. |
4 |
Layout |
Practical Planning |
General geometric layout for all plastering conditions in shop and site. |
5 |
Quantity Take-off |
Practical Calculations |
Calculating areas and volumes and determining the related requirements of plastering materials. |
6 |
Leadership |
Indoctrination |
Functions of a superintendent. Reading and interpretation of specifications. Room scheduling. |
R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1072, Sched. 2.