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Asbestos abatement worker

Other names

asbestos removal team operative, asbestos abatement team operative, asbestos contamination assessor, asbestos removal team worker, asbestos abatement team worker, hazardous material abatement worker, asbestos abatement operative, hazardous materials removal worker, hazardous material removal worker, asbestos abatement assessor, asbestos removal operative, asbestos operative

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They take dangerous asbestos out of buildings, seal off the work area, and follow safety rules so it does not spread.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Remove asbestos or lead from surfaces, using hand or power tools such as scrapers, vacuums, or high-pressure sprayers.

  2. 2

    Build containment areas prior to beginning abatement or decontamination work.

  3. 3

    Prepare hazardous material for removal or storage.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
désamianteur/désamianteuse
español
operario de eliminación de amianto/operaria de eliminación de amianto
العربية
عامل إزالة الأسبستوس / عاملة إزالة الأسبستوس
português
Técnico de remoção de amianto/Técnica de remoção de amianto
Deutsch
Asbestsanierer/Asbestsaniererin
italiano
addetto alla bonifica dall’amianto/addetta alla bonifica dall’amianto

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