Fabric Maintenance

Good fabric maintenance helps maintain asset integrity. This suite of ECITB technical tests for sprayers, blasters, painters and those working with thermal insulation provides independent verification of technical competence of workers that undertake these activities.

Ensure safe and effective industrial surface preparation and cleaning

Operate abrasive blast cleaning equipment

Ensure safe preparation of spray equipment

Independent verification of technical competence with ECITB technical tests

Technical tests

Abrasive blast cleaning (direct pressure)

TICA A 01

This test verifies the candidate’s ability to safely and accurately pre-clean and prepare a mild steel plate to specification in preparation for industrial coating using abrasive blast cleaning equipment, needle gun and bristle blaster.

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Industrial brush application

KT ICA B

This knowledge only test showcases the ability of the candidate to undertake industrial brush application.

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Industrial cleaning

KT INDCO 1

This knowledge only test showcases the ability of the candidate to undertake industrial cleaning.

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Industrial coatings airless spray application

TICA A 02

This test verifies the candidate’s ability to safely and accurately prepare airless spray equipment and apply a two-part industrial coating to a specific dry film thickness.

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Industrial coatings brush application

TICA A 03

This tests verifies the candidate’s ability to safely and accurately apply an industrial coating to a specific dry film thickness.

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Industrial spray application

KT ICA S

This knowledge only test showcases the ability of the candidate to undertake industrial spray application.

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Industrial surface preparation

KT ICA P

This knowledge only test showcases the ability of the candidate to prepare industrial surfaces.

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Thermal insulation

TTI 01

This test verifies the candidate’s ability to accurately apply and insulate non-metallic cladding to pipework to specification.

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Connected Competence

Industrial coatings tests are available under Connected Competence. Through industry-recognised, standardised testing, Connected Competence assures an ongoing base level of technical competence for workers across the engineering construction industry (ECI) to create a safer, more competent and transferable workforce.

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