Profession locksmith

The very word "locksmith" came from the German word "shloser" - a repairman for locks. It was with this activity that the profession of locksmith began to develop.

Today Locksmiths are needed in all types of repair and production, where large metal parts are used. Specialists in the installation and repair of water pipelines are called plumbers. Locksmith KIPiA - a specialist who is engaged in the maintenance of various instrumentation and automation. Car repairman is engaged in car repair. As for the manufacture of cutting tools, this is what tool makers are doing. Still there are metalworkers, repairmen, metalworkers, as well as locksmiths of a wide profile.

It should be noted that the profession of locksmith is widespread and in demand at all stages of production and operation of various equipment. Every member of this profession must know:

• safety regulations;


• the principle of operation and the device of the equipment to be repaired;


• the purpose of the main mechanisms and nodes;


• sequence of disassembly / assembly and repair of units;


• conditions for testing certain mechanisms;


• appointment and the device of control and measuring devices;


• ways of processing various simple details;


• a system of landings and tolerances;


• ways to eliminate various defects that may arise during the repair or assembly of equipment;


• ways of revealing the wear of parts;


• ways to restore worn parts, as well as the rules for replacing them with new ones.

Each the locksmith must be able to:

• well understand the drawings and diagrams that are provided in the equipment passports;


• to repair and test the mechanisms of machines and aggregates;


• produce various parts processing;


• manufacture the necessary devices for assembly and repair;


• Identify and properly correct defects in the operation of equipment;


• to check the manufactured parts for accuracy, and also to test, under certain loads, the repaired units;


• make up so-called defective repair lists.

Also, the profession of locksmith requires certain qualities, including physical endurance, good vision, ability to concentrate, the presence of developed technical thinking, as well as the need for accuracy and responsibility.

The knowledge necessary for the profession can be obtained in professional technical schools. Locksmiths, as a rule, work in factories, at various manufacturing enterprises, in construction and repair organizations, as well as in repair shops.

Concerning career prospects, then the locksmith can eventually become a master of the shift or a foreman. Also possible is the so-called horizontal growth, representing an increase in qualifications.

Finally it is worth noting that The profession of locksmith is one of the most dangerous. As a rule, injuries sustained inproduction, are a consequence of non-compliance with labor protection requirements, which happens quite often. There are quite a number of reasons for occupational injuries, among them there are shortcomings in organizational aspects of production, imperfection of technological processes, non-observance of sanitary and hygienic standards, and much more.