mining assistant

Mining assistants perform routine duties in mining and quarrying operations. They assist the miners with maintaining equipment, with laying pipes, cables and tunnels, and with removing wast.

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

address problems critically clean waste materials from machines conduct inter-shift communication dispose of non-hazardous waste handle mining plant waste maintain records of mining operations perform minor repairs to equipment troubleshoot work ergonomically

Essential Knowledge

excavation techniques

Optional Skills and Competences

communicate mine equipment information drive vehicles interpret mechanical mine machinery manuals lay pipe installation maintain mine machinery operate a range of underground mining equipment operate drilling equipment operate front loader operate hydraulic pumps operate mining tools operate tunnelling machine report mine machinery repairs

Optional Knowledge

geology health and safety hazards underground impact of geological factors on mining operations mechanics

Skills & Competences

Concept status

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/efd5d3cb-3716-43b7-b21b-98e17f00e9eb

Status

released

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