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Shotfirer

Code 7542.1

Shotfirers set up and safely detonate explosives at a site in order to blast and break up in situ material.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • electricity
  • explosives

Skills and competences

  • connect blasting circuit
  • safely detonate explosives
  • examine prospective blast area
  • examine area after blast
  • insert charges into drill holes
  • handle explosives
  • troubleshoot
  • follow health and safety procedures in construction
  • signal for explosion
  • make independent operating decisions
  • work ergonomically
  • check borehole depth

Transversal competences

  • report misfires

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences