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Shotfirer

Other names

explosives technician, shot firer, demolition operative, shot-firer, blast crew operator, shotfirers, operator (blast crew), blaster

Miners and quarry work

They put explosives in holes at a site, warn workers to move away, and then set them off to break up rock or earth.

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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

    Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.

  2. 2

    Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.

  3. 3

    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.

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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
artificier en bâtiment/artificière en bâtiment
español
dinamitero/dinamitera
العربية
مفجر / مفجرة
português
Operador de produtos explosivos/Operadora de produtos explosivos
Deutsch
Sprengmeister/Sprengmeisterin
italiano
brillatore

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