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K - knowledge
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S3 - assisting and caring
S4 - management skills
S5 - working with computers
S6 - handling and moving
S6.0 - handling and moving
S6.1 - sorting and packaging goods and materials
S6.2 - moving and lifting
S6.2.0 - moving and lifting
S6.2.1 - loading and unloading goods and, materials
S6.2.2 - moving or lifting materials, equipment, or supplies
- apply various lifting techniques
- arrange furniture
- assist in the placement of gravestones
- carry picking work aids
- change kegs
- change over props
- char barrels
- cope with decompression
- couple bogies to rail vehicles
- ensure the integrity of mail
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- feed concrete mixer
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- handle building materials
- handle guest luggage
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- lift stacks of paper
- manage capsule rings
- manage logs transfer
- manage the reception of raw materials for animal feeds
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- monitor biomedical equipment stock
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- move rigging equipment
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- stack paper bags
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- tip latex within industrial processes
- transfer coffins
- transfer liquid goods
- transfer logs
- transfer luggage
- transfer medication
- transfer oxygen
- transfer soap
- transfer stock
- transfer stone blocks
- transfer varnish
S6.2.3 - storing goods and materials
S6.2.4 - positioning materials, tools or equipment
S6.3 - transforming and blending materials
S6.4 - tending plants and crops
S6.5 - assembling and fabricating products
S6.6 - making moulds, casts, models and patterns
S6.7 - using hand tools
S6.9 - handling animals
S6.11 - cleaning
S6.12 - washing and maintaining textiles and clothing
S6.13 - handling and disposing of waste and hazardous materials
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
T - transversal skills and competences

stack goods

skills

handling and moving

moving and lifting

moving or lifting materials, equipment, or supplies

stack goods

Description

Description

Stack goods and manufactured products into containers. This may include anticipating the need for and utilising additional protective materials in stacking the products.

Alternative Labels

carry out cargo piling activities

carry out freight packing activities

carry out goods piling activities

carry out packaged goods piling activities

perform cargo stacking activities

perform freight stacking activities

perform goods stacking activities

perform packaged items stacking activities

pile cargo

pile freight

pile goods

pile packaged goods

stack cargo

stack freight

stack goods

stack packaged items

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

cross-sector skills and competences

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Optional Skills and Competences

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ESCO is a Europe 2020 initiative.

DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.2 (Last update 15/05/2024)