Technology Skills and Tools Feedback Process

Analytical or scientific software

• Energy cost evaluation software
• Exele TopView
• Humidity and vapor drive calculation software
• Roofing Calculator

Computer aided design CAD software

• AppliCad Roof Wizard
• ASR Software LWC-Plus
• ASR Software Taper-Plus
• ASR Software TopView LE
• ASR Software TopView ME
• DigiTools Roof CAD
• Ziatek RoofDraw

Data base user interface and query software

• CADAFIS
• Insight Direct ServiceCEO
• Roof Pro Estimate Software Roof Pro
• RoofLogic
• Wintac Pro

Office suite software

• Microsoft Office software

Operating system software

• Microsoft Windows

Project management software

• Maintenance record software

Spreadsheet software

• Microsoft Excel

Word processing software

• Microsoft Word

Air compressors

Air dryers

• Hot air blowers
• Roof dryers

Angle brackets

• Adjustable roof brackets
• Fixed-roof brackets

Anvils

• Slaters' anvils

Axes

Bituminous material distributors

• Bitumen applicators

Blocks or pulleys

• Hoisting wheels
• Long ladder hoisting wheels
• Short ladder hoisting wheels

Blow torch

• Corner roofing seamers
• Double-lock seamers
• Heating torches
• Propane torches
• Roofing seamers
• Single seamers
• Torches

Caulking guns

Chalk lines

• Chalk line markers
• Roofing layout tapes

Chip Spreaders

• Gravelers
• Hot or cold process power gravelers

Claw hammer

• Claw hammers

Cold chisels

• Grooving tools
• Seaming chisels

Cutting machines

• Power roof cutters

Desktop computers

Fall protection lanyard

• Safety lanyards

Hammers

• Nail hammers
• Plastic hammers
• Rip hammers
• Seaming hammers
• Slate hammers

Hatchets

• Carpenters' hatchets
• Metric roofing hatchets
• Riggers' axes
• Standard roofing hatchets
• Wood shingling hatchets

Heat guns

• Hot air welding machines

Heat tracing equipment

• Infrared thermometers

Hip and ridge

• Power roof rippers
• Roofing spades
• Roofing tearoff forks
• Shake tear-off tools
• Shingle rippers
• Slate rippers
• Tear-off bars
• Tear-off shovels

Hoists

• Hydraulic swing beam hoists
• Power hoists
• Shingle ladder hoists
• Trolley track hoists

Hydraulic hand crimp tool

• Hand crimpers

Kettle exchangers

• Double-burner pump kettles
• Single burner draw kettles
• Single burner pump kettles

Ladders

• Chicken ladders

Laser printers

Liquid leak detectors

• Electronic leak detectors

Magnetic tools

• Rolling magnetic sweepers

Manual press brake

• Bench-mount hand brakes

Measuring wheels for distance

• Measuring wheels

Metal folding machine

• Cleat benders

Notebook computers

Personal computers

Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers

• Personal digital assistants PDA

Pipe bending tools

• Downspout crimpers

Pneumatic nail drivers

• Pneumatic air nailers

Power drills

Power nail guns

• Roofing coil nailers

Power saws

• Circular saws
• Gas-powered chop saws
• Reciprocating saws
• Shingle saws

Protractors

• Roof pitch finders

Pry bars

• Spud bars
• Spud/scraper bars
• Wrecking bars

Pullers

• Nail pullers
• Nail strippers
• Scraper/pullers

Punches or nail sets or drifts

• Hand punches

Punching pliers

• Core cutters

Putty knives

Rivet tools

• Pop rivet guns

Roofing mop

• Tar mops

Safety harnesses or belts

• Fall arrest systems
• Safety belts

Safety hooks

• Roof hooks

Safety shoes

• Korker cleats
• Roofing shoes

Scaffolding

• Ladder jacks

Scaffolding handrail

• Roofing guardrails

Scaffolding stabilizers

• Ladder braces
• Ladder levelers
• Ladder standoffs

Scales

• Triangular scales

Seam welder

• Seam finishing machines
• Semiautomatic welding machines

Shears

• Clipping shears
• Foot squaring shears
• Membrane slitters
• Slate cutters

Sheet metal pliers

• Hand roofing double seamers
• Seaming pliers
• Tinsmith pliers
• Two-handed edgers

Shovels

• Shingle shovels

Soldering iron

• Heat welders
• Soldering irons

Staple guns

• Hammer tackers

Swaging tools

• Rotary machines

Tape measures

• Measuring tapes

Tinners snips

• Compound snips
• Snips
• Straight snips
• Tin snips

Tongs

• Sheet metal hand tongs

Trowels

• Pointing trowels
• Round-point trowels

Utility knives

• Angle knives
• Draw knives
• Roofing knives

Welding masks

• Welding hoods

Wood chisels