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

  • Blasting Contract Man
  • Dobie Man
  • Explosive Man
  • Nitro Man
  • Oil Well Gun Perforator Operator
  • Oil Well Perforator Operator
  • Perforator Operator
  • Pillar Man
  • Sample Taker Operator
  • Shot Man
  • Torpedo Man
  • Tunnel Man

  • Operate machines to flush earth cuttings or to blow dust from holes.
  • Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
  • Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
  • 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.
  • Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
  • Monitor extraction operations.
  • Move materials, equipment, or supplies.
  • Record operational or environmental data.
  • Select tools, equipment, or technologies for use in operations or projects.
  • Signal equipment operators to indicate proper equipment positioning.
  • Stock supplies or merchandise.