PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES:
International
Union of Painters & Allied Trades District Council 38
LOCAL: PAINTERS
138
AREA: British Columbia and Yukon
ADDRESS:
7621 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V3N 3C7
PHONE: (604) 524-8334
FAX: (604) 524-8011
E-MAIL: dc38@uniserve.com
WEB SITE: www.dc38.ca
Skills of the Trade
A Painter and Decorator selects, prepares and applies paints and other coatings to interior and exterior building surfaces and surfaces of other structures such as bridges, pipelines, towers, dams, machinery and industrial complexes. These surfaces can be made up of wood, plaster, stucco, stone, gypsum drywall board, concrete, brick and steel. These coatings could be paint, organic and inorganic coatings, sealers and waterproofing, as well as fiberglass resins and cloth.
Painters and Decorators also prepare surfaces for and apply wall coverings applied with paste or other adhesives, such as papers, cottons, muslins, burlap, grass cloth, vinyl wall coverings, epoxy resin combination coverings, cambric-backed wood veneer wall coverings and all other wall coverings including the application of rubber sheeting for tank lining.
Painters and Decorators do all incidental preparatory work necessary to carry out their work outlined above, such as patching small defects in surfaces, puttying, sanding, rubbing, cleaning surfaces with steam or other processes, including hydro jet cleaning (high pressure water), sandblasting, pickling, bleaching, buffing, scaling, machine and manual scraping, flame cleaning, the application of cleaning fluids, rust inhibitors, taping, covering surfaces for their protection from paint, etc., including the use of miscellaneous hand and power driven tools of the Trade.
Painter and Decorators use specialty tools, equipment and materials for removing old paint, repairing surfaces for re-finishing, and application of the finishes. Tools and equipment of the Trade include: brushes, rollers, spray machines, sandblast units, pressure washers metallizing and powder coating equipment, scaffolding, swing stages, and specialty tools for fine finishes and wall covering.
Apprenticeships
The apprenticeship is three years of on-the-job training with three periods of in-school training. An optional fourth year period of in-school training is available for industrial painters. DC 38 operates a training school in Surrey, BC.. Currently there are over 230 apprentices indentured through the Joint Board. Local 138 indentures an average of 80 new workers a year. Upon successful completion of apprenticeship ITAC awards journey level certification. A Painters journey level certification confirms an inter-provincial Red Seal endorsement.
Apprenticeship and/or Training Co-ordinator(s):
Mike Probert, Co-ordinator
Joint Trade Board
12277 Industrial Road
Surrey, BC V3V 3S1
PHONE: (604) 580-3112
FAX: (604) 580-3110
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