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

  • Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
  • Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
  • Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.