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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 Manager”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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