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Job Description

Place and detonate explosives to demolish structures or to loosen, remove, or displace earth, rock, or other materials. May perform specialized handling, storage, and accounting procedures. Includes seismograph shooters.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-5031.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 54,580.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 26.00
Currently, there are 6,310 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters”.

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Tasks for “Blast Setter”

Mark patterns, locations, and depths of charge holes for drilling, and issue drilling instructions.
Connect gun chambers to electric detonating devices, and operate controls at panelboards, in order to detonate charges in guns or to ignite chemical charges.
Obtain samples of earth from sidewalls of well boreholes, using electrically exploding devices.
Insert waterproof sealers, bullets, and/or powder charges into guns, and screw gun ports back into place.
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.
Drive trucks to transport explosives and blasting equipment to blasting sites.
Repair and service blasting, shooting, and automotive equipment, and electrical wiring and instruments, using hand tools.
Move and store inventories of explosives, loaded perforating guns, and other materials, according to established safety procedures.
Assemble and position equipment, explosives, and blasting caps in holes at specified depths, or load perforating guns or torpedoes with explosives.
Set up and operate short-wave radio or field telephone equipment to transmit and receive blast information.
Repair electrical instruments, using electricians' hand tools.
Observe odometers, weight indicators, and instrument panels in trucks in order to position guns at predetermined points in wells.
Lay primacord between rows of charged blast holes, and tie cord into main lines to form blast patterns.
Lower perforating guns into wells, using hoists; then use measuring devices and instrument panels to position guns in correct positions for taking samples.
Clean, gauge, and lubricate gun ports.
Light fuses, drop detonating devices into wells or boreholes, or activate firing devices with plungers, dials, or buttons, in order to set off single or multiple blasts.
Cut specified lengths of primacord and attach primers to cord ends.
Verify detonation of charges by observing control panels, or by listening for the sounds of blasts.
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.
Signal hoist operators to lower torpedoes or sample-taking guns into wells and to raise equipment for sampling from blast holes after detonation.
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.
Compile and keep gun and explosives records in compliance with local and federal laws.
Measure depths of drilled blast holes, using weighted tape measures.
Examine blast areas to determine amounts and kinds of explosive charges needed and to ensure that safety laws are observed.
Insert powder charges into chambers of sidewall sample-taking cylinders, and assemble cylinders, using special wrenches.
Connect electrical wire to primers, and cover charges or fill blast holes with clay, drill chips, sand, or other material.
Set up and operate equipment such as hoists, jackhammers, or drills, in order to bore charge holes.
Maintain inventory levels, ordering new supplies as necessary.
Tie specified lengths of delaying fuses into patterns in order to time sequences of explosions.

Related Technology & Tools

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Lowering hooks
Blasting machines
Hand chisels
Depth measurement gauges
Protective ear plugs
Digital multimeters
End cutting pliers
Hole savers
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Remote blasting systems
Perforating casing guns
Test lamps
Precision tweezers
Conduit bending tools
Pallet jacks
Hacksaws
Ring gauges
Seismic activity recorders
Perforating capsule guns
Transport trucks
Hard hats
Forklifts
Explosives handling robots
Day boxes
Wire cleaning brushes
Tie-down equipment
Resistance testers
Explosives time delay fuses
Safety fuses
Folding knives
Blasting cap crimpers
Portable signal generators
Short period delay detonators
Wire strippers
Dewatering pumps
Flashing warning lights
Galvanometers
Temperature data loggers
Wood wedges
Jackhammers
Digital ohmmeters
Non-electric delay detonators
Portable air compressors
Crescent wrenches
Spring scales
Wheeled wire dispensers
Mobile radios
Electronic shock tube initiators
Tongue and groove pliers
Laser rangefinders
Explosives funnels
Remote firing devices
Torpedo levels
Clinometers
Fixed blade knives
Hydraulic pressure gauges
Protective safety glasses
Safety goggles
Digital calculators
Safety harnesses
Laptop computers
Surveyors leveling rods
Electricians' knives
Phillips head screwdrivers
Coated gloves
Padded gloves
Plastic plugs
Tractor-trailer trucks
Loading poles
Explosive blasting caps
Warning sirens
Detonating cords
Fuse cutters
Balance scales
Digital micrometers
Stake flags
Millivoltmeters
Blasthole drills
Safety cones
Protective respirators
Plumb bobs
Insulated pliers
Hand shears
Pneumatic drilling equipment
Wire cutting tools
Long period delay detonators
Tamping rods
Digital ammeters
Non-contact voltage testers
Instantaneous electrical detonators
Personal computers
Harpoon retrievers
Overhead cranes
Weighted tape measures
Hoisting equipment
Grappling hooks
Longnose pliers
Bore hole thermometers
Phase rotation meters
Extension ladders
Digital voltmeters
Wire loop pullers
Fuse testers
Short-wave radios
Portable cranes
Equipment dollies
Surface connector blocks
Shock tube detonators
Digital wattmeters
Vernier calipers
Stakebed trucks
Rubber mallets
Discharge hoses
Meggers
Blast hole tubing
Right angle prisms
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