Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
2. 02Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
3. 03Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
4. 04Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
5. 05Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
6. 06Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
7. 07Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
8. 08Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
9. 09Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
10. 10Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
11. 11Place 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.
12. 12Place explosive charges in holes or other spots; then detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials.

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