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Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
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Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.
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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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Place 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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Insert, 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.
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Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
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Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
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Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
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Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
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Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
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Education Some of these occupations may require a Leaving Certificate or similar.
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