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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 Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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