AI Assistant for Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

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.

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Core Responsibilities

  • 1Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.(Core task)
  • 2Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.(Core task)
  • 3Place 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.(Core task)
  • 4Place explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.(Core task)
  • 5Insert, 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.(Core task)
  • 6Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.(Core task)
  • 7Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.(Core task)
  • 8Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.(Core task)
  • 9Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.(Core task)
  • 10Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.(Core task)

Top Skills Required

Active Listening
Monitoring
Critical Thinking
Judgment and Decision Making
Operations Monitoring
Operation and Control
Speaking
Complex Problem Solving
Time Management
Reading Comprehension

Knowledge Areas

Public Safety and SecurityLaw and GovernmentMathematicsEngineering and TechnologyAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal ServiceTransportationEnglish Language

Technology & Tools Used

In-Demand Technologies

Autodesk AutoCADESRI ArcGIS softwareMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft Word

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Daily Work Activities

Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Getting Information
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
Documenting/Recording Information
Performing General Physical Activities
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
Handling and Moving Objects
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

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