Technical Standards for Facility Maintenance Technology
Facility Maintenance Technology is a multi-trades program that combines the fundamentals of HVAC,
electrical, and plumbing in order to provide students with a core set of skills and aptitudes needed to be a
contributor in a high-occupancy residential or commercial facility.
A student wishing to enroll in the Facility Maintenance Technology curriculum must meet the following
standards related to the trades in which they work.
In general, students must:
- Have sufficient visual capacity to read prints, schematics, other documents as well as meters and testers
- Not have a debilitating fear of heights, crawl spaces or confined spaces
- Be capable of hearing equipment running and/or operating to determine if working correctly
- Be able to communicate with co-workers at a moderate distance without line of sight
- Be able to identify wire, components, and supplies by color code
- Be able to climb ladders up to 35’ in length
- Be able to lift objects weighing up to 50 lbs. and install equipment overhead
- Be capable of working with many types of tools and be able to wear a tool pouch for up to 10 hours per day
- Must not have a fear or anxiety of getting clothes or hands dirty
- Must be able to locate and interpret NC General Statues, city codes, department rules, and
- regulations
- Be able to wear hard hats, safety glasses, steel toe shoes, and other safety-related equipment as required by the Industry
For Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration, students must also:
- Be able to tolerate exposure to noxious chemical compounds including, but not limited to: acids, acid-like chemicals, solvents, glues, cleaners, oils, and refrigerants
- Be able to work with hands (mechanical coordination skills)
- Must not have a debilitating fear of insects, spiders, snakes, lizards, or vermin
- Sufficient physical endurance to work in extreme thermal environments
- Sufficient motor function to execute movements required to install and service HVACR systems including heat pumps and furnaces
For Electrical Systems, students must also:
- Be able to clearly distinguish all the primary colors
- Have good peripheral vision and depth perception
- Be capable of hearing tones of various pitches emitted by testers and meters
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