This occupation is discovered within the Building trade.
The broad objective of the occupation is to put in new pure sustainable and ethically sourced stone or preserve, restore or change current pure stone in buildings and/or panorama tasks the place stonework is a key characteristic throughout the backyard, together with steps, partitions, copings, water options, bespoke stone options and paved areas. Stonemasonry is a development specialism and may be integral to each personal and industrial tasks and there are a variety of specialist occupations inside stonemasonry. For this customary, one of many following occupational choices might be accomplished:
• Banker Masons who primarily work in workshops producing completed stone elements to exacting tolerances from uncooked stone block prepared for set up.
• Inside Stone Fixers who set up stone elements in kitchens, loos, moist rooms, staircases and atria, together with flooring and walling.
• Exterior Stone Fixers who set up each strong masonry and hand-set stone cladding to the surface of constructions.
• Memorial Masons who produce, set up and restore memorial stonework for personal clients and public establishments alike.
• Stone Façade Preservationists who assess, file and clear stone (and non-stone) constructing facades utilizing chemical and non-chemical strategies.
• Heritage Stonemasons who preserve, restore and or change stone in historic buildings lots of that are of nationwide and worldwide significance.
Stonemasons perform expert work utilizing quarried or mined pure stone. The work might be carried out both on development websites involving new or current buildings, indoors or outside, in a workshop or in an workplace. They’ll draw, create, reduce, noticed, carve, mason, set up, or restore/preserve/clear and restore or change pure stone.
Of their day by day work, an worker could probably work together with numerous different development trades and may match alongside bricklayers, carpenters, glaziers, electricians, plumbers, roofers and so forth. in addition to with architects and designers
An worker on this occupation might be liable for finishing up specialist, expert work to exacting tolerances following drawings, designs and given specs in opposition to a longtime programme of labor. Typically, the Stonemason will work for a small to medium sized organisation, though their work could also be a part of a much bigger total challenge group. The worker will normally be topic to supervision though they might be anticipated to work unsupervised at instances. They have to additionally be capable of determine issues and use their data and ability to take acceptable motion, but additionally recognise when recommendation and route from a extra certified authority have to be sought.
Banker stonemason
Exterior stone fixer
Heritage stonemason
Inside stone fixer
Memorial stonemason
Stone facade preservation
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Information
K1: Core – Well being and security: Well being & Security at Work Act 1974, permitted codes of observe and trade steering for the stone trade, reporting of Accidents, Illnesses and Harmful Occurrences Laws (RIDDOR), private protecting gear (PPE), handbook dealing with, Management of Substances Hazardous to Well being (COSHH), Provision and Use of Work Tools Laws (PUWER), and the way they have to be utilized within the office. Danger assessments and dynamic danger evaluation, handbook dealing with and dealing at peak.
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K2: Core – Stonemasonry instruments, elements and gear acceptable to the required strategies of labor; understanding of the way to safely use and upkeep instruments/gear to attain the required efficiency and end high quality; Pre/Submit-use checks and the way to apply safeguards when utilizing and sustaining stonemasonry instruments, elements and gear.
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K3: Core – The general program necessities, together with procedures and assets accessible, sequencing of labor to be accomplished and estimating timescales for work; the way to preserve workflow documentation and when to report any circumstances which can have an effect on the work program.
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K4: Core – Motion of supplies and motion/storage of stone and the issues/injury that may happen and avoidance strategies.
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K5: Banker Stonemason/Heritage Stonemason – Perceive proof of current masonry to allow manufacturing of substitute elements; templates and mold manufacturing to be used in pure stone element manufacture; strategies of acquiring true and sq. surfaces, stopped ends and curved mouldings with understanding of mould form consistency; totally different stone varieties and the differing properties of the stone for use e.g. limestone, sandstone, granite, marble, slate.
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K6: Core – Strategies of getting ready surfaces to obtain enrichments; strategies of eradicating deteriorated and/or inappropriate supplies; the way to combine mortars and adhesives to agreed specification; the properties and functions of mortars and sand renders, adhesives, grouts, substrates, screeds (together with self-levelling compounds), resins, fast lime, putty lime, hydraulic lime and lime washes.
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K7: Core – Strategies of erecting and dismantling shores, struts, props and helps to constructions, while sustaining historic integrity; tooling surfaces to the required end to match current masonry; perceive bedding airplane place to go well with the usage of the stone element; positioning and securing stones within the required location.
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K8: Banker Stonemason/Heritage Stonemason – Recognition and reporting of delicate areas, endangered/protected natural world, salvageable supplies/elements; the way to supply sustainable and ethically sourced stone; strategies of recognised conservation methods .
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K9: Core – Decoding the organisational and producers’ high quality requirements, the way to examine stone for faults to make sure work conforms to the shopper’s expectations; the way to file and report any variations in anticipated high quality and the way to implement any needed corrective motion.
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K10: Core – Environmental concerns in accordance with the Environmental Safety Act: secure disposal of waste, minimising waste (re-use and re-cycle), waste contractors allow, power effectivity, the way to contribute to zero/low carbon outcomes.
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K11: Core – Different workshop or on-site features that masons work together with, for instance surveyors, designers, engineers; their objective and inter-dependencies; Inner and exterior clients.
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K12: Core – Related Constructing rules and codes of observe.
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K13: Core – Communication methods; verbal, written and digital; use trade terminology.
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K14: Banker Stonemason – The necessity for various elements and the various kinds of moulds for pure stone which can be utilized to help of their manufacturing.
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K15: Banker Stonemason/Stone Facade Preservation – When and the way to use bespoke pure stone elements and the way to precisely form and put together them.
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K16: Inside Stone Fixer – The faults to search for and checks to be carried out on current inside surfaces to obtain stonework; the way to clear, put together and choose and apply sealants and safety to surfaces previous to any set up.
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K17: Inside Stone Fixer/Exterior Stone Fixer – Strategies of getting ready surfaces to obtain stone fixings/elements.
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K18: Inside Stone Fixer/Exterior Stone Fixer – Strategies of ending and defending stone fixings/elements.
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K19: Exterior Stone Fixer – Strategies of putting in load bearing assist and restraint techniques, insulation (membranes and hearth stops), cavity trays and damp proof membranes (DPM); the way to waterproof and defend current exterior surfaces.
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K20: Exterior Stone Fixer – Strategies of putting in, supporting and ending exterior cladding, appropriate to the situation, surroundings and in-line with job specification.
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K21: Core – Various kinds of lime mortars; software strategies.
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K22: Memorial Stonemason – The significance of checking and recording floor and floor situations; the way to excavate space safely; the way to lay foundations and set up memorial stones & grave surrounds.
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K23: Memorial Stonemason – The protocols referring to the bereaved and the general public; particular necessities for websites of particular curiosity, consecrated and non-consecrated floor, historic and environmental significance.
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K24: Memorial Stonemason – Strategies of including particulars, lettering & ornamentation to stone; ending methods and hand sprucing.
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K25: Stone Facade Preservation – Floor situation of facades recording necessities (how and why) previous to commencing work; strategies of chemical and non-chemical cleansing processes.
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K26: Stone Facade Preservation – Strategies of restoring façades and joints on flat, textured and moulded pure stone and on burnt clay, artwork stone and concrete.
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K27: Heritage Stonemason – Photographic, written or digital file necessities in Heritage conservation tasks previous to any work being carried out.
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K28: Heritage Stonemason – Strategies and power choice for drilling and chopping stone backgrounds to obtain fixings sympathetic to the present situation of heritage masonry; the way to kind openings which conform to the necessities for heritage planning and buildings rules.
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K29: Heritage Stonemason – Recognised conservation methods to keep up heritage and archaeological integrity; the ideas of minimal intervention and reversible alterations; the way to determine stone sort inside current constructing and the way to refer for evaluation as acceptable; the significance of the historic context of the challenge.
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K30: Heritage Stonemason – Strategies of matching masonry elements with current constructions, straight walling returns and rakes for brand spanking new construct and for buildings that aren’t straight and true; How incorporate pre-prepared conservation masonry elements, e.g. quoin, jamb, cill stones and coping; Learn how to generate designs/lettering utilizing laptop gear; The ideas of choosing and making use of hand reduce ornamentation.
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Expertise
S1: Core – Perform secure stonemasonry working practices, adjust to well being, security and welfare laws, conduct danger assessments; Report any office hazards, incidents, close to misses, accidents or emergencies.
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S2: Core – Apply all safeguards and full pre-use checks when utilizing instruments.
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S3: Core – Choose and use the suitable instruments, elements and gear; Restore and preserve instruments, elements and gear.
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S4: Core – Plan the sequence of stonemasonry work required; Guarantee work is accomplished safely throughout the allotted time and finances and report any conditions which have an effect on the work schedule.
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S5: Core – Choose the required sort and amount of supplies, transfer, deal with and retailer safely.
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S6: Banker Stonemason – Measure, mark out, reduce and end customary templates and moulds.
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S7: Banker Stonemason – Produce true and sq. pure stone elements.
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S8: Core – Set out and work stone to obtain enrichments similar to flat, moulded, straight and curved, inside and exterior mitres, cease ends and returned ends.
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S9: Core – Produce enrichments similar to repeated enrichment (egg and dart, or tongue and dart, or bead and reel), v-cut carving, excessive reduction carving or low reduction carving.
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S10: Core – Place and safe the stones within the required areas and determine bedding planes to go well with the usage of the stone element; When securing stone, guarantee right measurement, marking out, form, stage, match, end and place.
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S11: Banker Stonemason – Put together, preserve, restore or refurbish current stone masonry by replicating, eradicating, changing or stabilising the present construction; put together mortars, joint ending and making use of floor finishes, all of which match current masonry as shut as attainable or are consistent with the conservation plan.
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S12: Core – Adjust to particular organisational and producer’s high quality requirements as required by the job specification and report any variation in high quality, implementing agreed corrective actions the place required.
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S13: Core – Clear and tidy work space when work is completed; Retailer, transport and get rid of masonry waste; Cut back, reuse or recycle waste produced; Use work practices and assets which can contribute to zero/low carbon outcomes
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S14: Core – Talk with colleagues/clients; use trade terminology.
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S15: Core – Make sure the merchandise are the suitable measurement and match to fulfill the design specification.
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S16: Banker Stonemason – Produce fundamental part mattress and face moulds for pure stone elements.
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S17: Banker Stonemason – Produce bespoke pure stone elements: Formed curved on plan, Tracery, Ramp and twist, Spheres, Entablature, Ionic elements and Finials
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S18: Inside Stone Fixer – Examine and put together current inside surfaces to obtain stonework; apply pre-sealants, water and solvent primarily based remaining sealants and safety.
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S19: Inside Stone Fixer – Combine and apply mortar and sand renders, adhesives and grouts, substrates and screeds (together with self-levelling); set up thermal, motion and enlargement joints.
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S20: Inside Stone Fixer – Type angles, reveals, cills and soffits, flooring drainage and retailers; set up membranes and lay pure stone flooring to common and irregular surfaces, repair trims and motion joints together with treads, risers and landings; repair inside stonework to vertical, horizontal and inclined wall and flooring surfaces; match inside treads, risers and work surfaces.
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S21: Inside Stone Fixer/Exterior Stone Fixer – Grout, seal, clear, safe and end stonework; mattress, joint and level pure stone flooring, match finishes the place attainable and repair equipment (e.g. wire restraint fixings, channels) to wall slabs.
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S22: Exterior Stone Fixer – Put together backgrounds for load bearing assist and restraint techniques, insulation (e.g. membranes and hearth stops), cavity trays and damp proof membranes (DPM); apply waterproof sealants to background surfaces; set up and take away mechanical fixings, shims and spacers.
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S23: Exterior Stone Fixer – Set up and repair exterior cladding with load-bearing assist and restraint techniques; restore or change faulty stone cladding as required; determine and blend mortars, resins and adhesives; determine and repair appropriate reinforcements and fixings; kind appropriate joint finishes that are sympathetic to current constructing.
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S24: Memorial Stonemason/Stone Facade Preservation – Put together and blend lime mortars, hydraulic and non-hydraulic limes, lime mortars with components or lime mortars with fibres (man-made or natural) as acceptable.
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S25: Memorial Stonemason – Set up and safe memorial stones, guaranteeing that floor and floor situations are checked and recorded, space is excavated and foundations are laid.
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S26: Memorial Stonemason – Mark out, place, inscribe, decoration and end particulars on memorial stones; produce and use templates for sandblasting; safely use sandblasting gear to provide particulars, lettering and ornamentation; end memorial work utilizing gilding and hand sprucing.
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S27: Stone Facade Preservation – Dismantle facade surfaces to permit for secure and efficient cleansing and preservation; brush, use jets and sprays to wash facades; successfully clear flat, textured & moulded stone and artwork stone utilizing chemical and non-chemical strategies; successfully clear non-masonry surfaces e.g. burnt clay, solid stone, metallic, plastic, plastic-coated supplies, wooden, glass by chemical and non-chemical strategies.
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S28: Stone Facade Preservation – Measure, mark out, reduce, match, combine, unfold, gown, descale, level, place and safe when restoring façade surfaces; Restore in-situ items, façades and joints on flat, textured and moulded pure stone and on burnt clay, artwork stone and concrete.
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S29: Heritage Stonemason – Gather information utilizing photographic, written or digital assortment strategies previous to any work being carried out.
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S30: Heritage Stonemason – Drill and reduce stone backgrounds to obtain fixings sympathetic to the present situation of heritage masonry; safely kind openings which conform to the necessities for heritage planning and buildings rules.
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S31: Heritage Stonemason – Apply conservation methods to keep up heritage and archaeological accuracy, utilizing heritage methods and procedures the place acceptable, with minimal intervention and minimal reversible alterations.
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S32: Heritage Stonemason – Match new masonry elements with current constructions and incorporate pre-prepared conservation masonry elements; End by making use of hand reduce ornamentation or lettering the place required.
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Behaviours
B1: Core – Prioritises well being, security and environment-, for instance, at all times guaranteeing the right PPE is worn for the duty being undertaken.
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B2: Core – Skilled, for instance, develops good working relationships recognising dependencies, makes use of co-operative approaches to optimise workflow and productiveness with restricted supervision, reveals respect for colleagues.
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B3: Core – Takes accountability, for instance, completes personal work to required high quality requirements and has eye for element/accuracy.
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B4: Core – Applies logical pondering, for instance, makes use of clear and legitimate reasoning when making choices associated to enterprise the work directions.
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B5: Core – Works successfully, for instance, undertakes work in a dependable, tidy and productive method.
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B6: Core – Efficient time administration, for instance makes use of their time successfully to finish work to schedule and at all times arrives at, and able to work on time.
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B7: Core – Adjustable when required, for instance adapts to adjustments to work directions or variations in office contexts and environments.
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