Personnel Manpower, Qualification and Hierarchy
Manpower
The duties of painter are:
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Clean the wall surfaces before applying painting on it.
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Applying the waterproofing membrane on the floor surface and tiles to prevent the
flowing of the paint.
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Fill the holes and mock up before applying paint.
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Calculate area of the wall surfaces and other component that need to be applied paint.
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Calculate formula of the colour paint.
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Apply primers or sealer coat on the wall surface.
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Purchase paint from the supplier.
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Provide the manpower or workers to enter the construction site or building to work.
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Apply paint on the wall using brushes, roller or spray.
Types of painter:
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Construction painter. Entering to the construction site or building to apply coating,
painting, and staining to the exterior wall, interior wall or other components like door
frames, window frames and others.
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Maintenance painter. The workers remove the old painting and apply new layer or
coating on the wall.
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Artisan painter. The workers are specialize in finishes therefore they need decorative
technique.
Qualification
The painter require a certificate on Certified Protective Coating Technician (Blaster and Painter)
from The Institute of Materials, Malaysia (IMM). The certificate is in line with ISO9001
process control and reduce micro inspection. Apart of that, other relevant certificate that
admitted by the government also accepted.
Hierarchy
Main
Contractor
Sub-contractor
trainned and
skilled painters
The main contractor is the party that carry out supervision on the construction site and
building after the painting work done. The main contractor are required to record down the
quality of work and filled in the documentation after checking. This is to ensure the quality
assurance and quality control of the work done.
The sub-contractor is the party that getting substitute job from the main contractor. For
painting work, they are usually more professional and specialize than the main contractor. They
have skills and experience on purchasing painting and applying the colour paint on the wall
surfaces and other components of the building such as door frame.
The skilled and trained painter are the workers that applying paint. They usually work
and follow sub-contractor’s instruction to carrying out painting work. Some of them may not
have certificate, but they are experience and being trained by sub-contractor.