Apprenticeship programs sponsored jointly by labor and management on the local union level. We supply employers with the highly skilled workers who apply the quality roofing and waterproofing systems that keep America's buildings dry. Apprentices learn their craft by training on the job under proper supervision and by studying technical subjects related to the roofing trade.
Training includes both classroom and hands-on instruction.
Topics for training include:
Phase 1: Safety and Intro to Single Ply Systems
Phase 2: Single Ply and Intro to Steep Slope Roofing
Phase 3: Hot Tar , Torch Down Systems and Blue Print Reading
What Type of Work Will I Do?
Union Roofers and Waterproofers work on a variety of types of buildings, protecting those facilities against water intrusion and ultimate damage to the structure and its contents. Roofing in the commercial and industrial sector is generally of the built-up type or the single-ply category. In built-up roofing, layers or piles of felt are set in hot bitumen over insulation boards to form a waterproof membrane. An aggregate may be imbedded in a final bitumen coat to protect the membrane from ultraviolet radiation of the sun and other environmental hazards.
Single-ply roofing encompasses all of the newer plastic, thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO), rubber (EPDM) and other elasto-plastic type membranes that have their seams welded by solvent or hot air or glued with contact adhesive to form a monolithic waterproofing membrane. These systems may have a stone or rock or paver block ballast installed over them or they may be partially or totally adhered to the substrate. These systems are also installed over roof insulation boards.
A separate category of roofing is the modified bitumen system that may be applied with hot bitumen or torched-on with high intensity propane burners.
Waterproofing is a specialty aspect of the roofing trade but is no less important than a roof in protecting a building against moisture intrusion. Waterproofing can be below grade, which is usually foundation work. It can also be done on plaza decks, parking garage floors and other sections of a building where water or moisture protection is crucial. Materials used in waterproofing are generally of the same type used in roofing, although there are many specialty application materials that may be specified for this type of work.
Journey Level Courses
Continuing education classes are also available to our journey level members.
Roofers Local 96 offers its journey level courses and certification in OSHA 10, Asbestos certification and renewal, First-Aid, Foreman Training and Crane Operation.