How do they match: Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

  • Metal Blasting Miner
  • Ore Blasting Miner
  • Oil Well Gun Perforator Operator
  • Oil Well Perforator Operator
  • Perforator Operator
  • Sample Taker Operator

  • Operate machines to flush earth cuttings or to blow dust from holes.
  • Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
  • Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
  • Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
  • Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
  • Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, and drills, in order to bore charge holes.
  • Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
  • Signal crane operators to move equipment.

  • Operate communications equipment or systems.
  • Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
  • Operate detonation equipment.
  • Assemble products or production equipment.
  • Clean equipment or facilities.
  • Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
  • Develop equipment or component configurations.
  • Drive trucks or truck-mounted equipment.
  • Load materials into construction equipment.
  • Maintain extraction or excavation equipment.
  • Monitor extraction operations.
  • Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
  • Order construction or extraction materials or equipment.
  • Position construction or extraction equipment.
  • Position safety or support equipment.
  • Record operational or environmental data.
  • Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
  • Signal equipment operators to indicate proper equipment positioning.