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Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
1
O*NET-SOC Title
Explosives
Workers
, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
25
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1
O*NET-SOC Description
Place and detonate
explosives
to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures.
11
Tasks
Assemble and position equipment,
explosives
, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with
explosives.
Compile and keep gun and
explosives
records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Document geological formations encountered during
work.
Drive trucks to transport
explosives
and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of
explosive
charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
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.
Move and store inventories of
explosives
, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically
exploding
devices.
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.
Place safety cones around blast areas to alert other
workers
of danger zones, and signal
workers
as necessary to ensure that they clear blast sites prior to
explosions.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of
explosions.
3
Detailed Work Activities
Measure
work
site dimensions.
Prepare
explosives
for detonation.
Remove debris or vegetation from
work
sites.
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