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Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
3
Alternate Occupation Titles
Charge
Entry Specialist
Charge
Specialist
Charger
11
Tasks
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover
charges
or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Connect gun
chambers
to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate
charges
in guns or to ignite chemical
charges.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive
charges
needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Insert powder
charges
into
chambers
of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder
charges
into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
Insert, pack, and pour explosives, such as dynamite, ammonium nitrate, black powder, or slurries into blast holes; then shovel drill cuttings, admit water into boreholes, and tamp material to compact
charges.
Lay primacord between rows of
charged
blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Mark patterns, locations, and depths of
charge
holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Place explosive
charges
in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, and drills, in order to bore
charge
holes.
Verify detonation of
charges
by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
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