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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 “Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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