Repair damaged automotive glass in vehicles

URN: IMIAG9
Business Sectors (Suites): Automotive Glazing
Developed by: IMI
Approved: 2020

Overview

This standard is about repairing damage to laminated glass in vehicles, which is typically a basic resin repair.  It covers evaluating whether a repair is feasible, undertaking the repair, selecting correct materials and ensuring that repairs meet all requirements, including health, safety and other legal requirements.


Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. comply with health, safety and legal requirements and procedures at all times.
  2. advise the customer of the limitations of repair.
  3. identify laminated glass damage using approved or appropriate methods.
  4. identify correctly the zone in which the damage lies, and determine the feasibility of the work in accordance with standard operating procedures.
  5. inform customers of the appropriate action required to rectify the laminated glass damage.
  6. use materials in the repair that are suitable for their purpose.
  7. undertake repairs in accordance with standard operating procedures.
  8. show the customer the completed repair.
  9. record information on the repair in the appropriate information systems.

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

Health and safety

  1. the relevant health, safety and legal responsibilities and obligations.

Windscreen damage

  1. the relevant industry standards relating to windscreen repair
  2. the types of laminated glass damage that can occur with the vehicle.
  3. the approved or appropriate methods for identifying windscreen or other laminated glass damage.
  4. why it is important to correctly identify the zone where the damage lies, and how this affects the feasibility of the work.
  5. the types of action that can be taken to rectify laminated glass damage.

Customers

  1. the types of information customers require and why it could be important to them
  2. what options to offer the customer if the repair is deemed unacceptable

Standard operating procedures

  1. the standard operating procedures for different activities
  2. how to obtain information on the standard operating procedures

Problems

  1. the types of problems that could occur
  2. how different types of problem can be resolved

Materials

  1. the types of materials required for different parts of the repair process
  2. how different types of material should be transported, stored and disposed of

Information recording

  1. what information systems should be used
  2. why it is important to use the information systems

Scope/range

Industry standards:

MOT regulations on glass damage

Current voluntary British Standard Code of Practice for Automotive 

Windscreen Repair


Scope Performance


Scope Knowledge


Values


Behaviours


Skills


Glossary


Links To Other NOS


External Links


Version Number

2

Indicative Review Date

2024

Validity

Current

Status

Tailored

Originating Organisation

Proskills

Original URN

PROAG9

Relevant Occupations

Tyre Exhaust and Windscreen Fitters

SOC Code

8145

Keywords

glass; automotive; glazing; cars; vans; mobile plant; buses; coaches