The Collar360

Steeplejack

Other names

MWEP operator, rope access steeplejack, suspended platform driver, heightworker, rope access technician

Building trades

They climb the outside of tall buildings and structures safely to do important work there.

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  1. 1

    Climb the outside of buildings and tall structures safely.

  2. 2

    Work at great heights.

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    Do important work on the outside of structures.

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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

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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

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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
spécialiste des travaux en hauteur du bâtiment
español
especialista en trabajos verticales
العربية
عامل بناء مرتفع / عاملة بناء مرتفع
português
Alpinista industrial
Deutsch
Industriekletterer/Industriekletterin
italiano
lavoratore in quota/lavoratrice in quota

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