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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Identify, remove, pack, transport, or dispose of hazardous materials, including asbestos, lead-based paint, waste oil, fuel, transmission fluid, radioactive materials, or contaminated soil. Specialized training and certification in hazardous materials handling or a confined entry permit are generally required. May operate earth-moving equipment or trucks. | Comply with prescribed safety procedures or federal laws regulating waste disposal methods. | |||
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Record numbers of containers stored at disposal sites, specifying amounts or types of equipment or waste disposed. | ||||
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Drive trucks or other heavy equipment to convey contaminated waste to designated sea or ground locations. | ||||
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Operate machines or equipment to remove, package, store, or transport loads of waste materials. | ||||
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Load or unload materials into containers or onto trucks, using hoists or forklifts. | ||||
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Clean contaminated equipment or areas for re-use, using detergents or solvents, sandblasters, filter pumps, or steam cleaners. | ||||
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Construct scaffolding or build containment areas prior to beginning abatement or decontamination work. | ||||
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Remove asbestos or lead from surfaces, using hand or power tools such as scrapers, vacuums, or high-pressure sprayers. | ||||
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Upload baskets of irradiated elements onto machines that insert fuel elements into canisters and secure lids. | ||||
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Apply chemical compounds to lead-based paint, allow compounds to dry, then scrape the hazardous material into containers for removal and/or storage. | ||||
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Identify asbestos, lead, or other hazardous materials to be removed, using monitoring devices. | ||||
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Pull tram cars along underwater tracks, and position cars to receive irradiated fuel elements; then pull loaded cars to mechanisms that automatically unload elements onto underwater tables. | ||||
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Package, store, or move irradiated fuel elements in the underwater storage basins of nuclear reactor plants, using machines or equipment. | ||||
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Organize or track the locations of hazardous items in landfills. | ||||
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Operate cranes to move or load baskets, casks, or canisters. | ||||
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Manipulate handgrips of mechanical arms to place irradiated fuel elements into baskets. | ||||
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Mix or pour concrete into forms to encase waste material for disposal. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Chemistry | Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. | |||
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Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Negotiation | Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). | |||
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Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. | |||
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Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. | |||
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Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Database software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Internet browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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Operation respond emergency information system OREISTM software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Presentation software | Presentation software | |||
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Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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Adjustable wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Aerosol meters | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Air monitoring equipment | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Air pollutant monitors | Air pollutant samplers | |||
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Air sampling devices | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Air sampling pumps | Air sampling pumps | |||
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Air scrubbers | Air scrubbers | |||
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Alpha radiation meters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Asbestos sample containers | Sample holders | |||
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Beta radiation meters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Blowers | Blowers | |||
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Borescopes | Borescope inspection equipment | |||
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Bulldozers | Wheel bulldozers | |||
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Chemical agent detectors | Reagent kits for use with air samplers | |||
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Chemical protective aprons | Protective aprons | |||
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Chemical protective boots | Hazardous material protective footwear | |||
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Chemical protective clothing | Hazardous material protective apparel | |||
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Chemical protective coveralls | Protective coveralls | |||
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Chemical protective face shields | Facial shields | |||
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Chemical protective gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Chemical protective head covers | Safety hoods | |||
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Chemical solution sprayers | Hand sprayers | |||
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Claw hammers | Hammers | |||
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Color changing gas detection devices | Multi gas monitors | |||
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Colorimetric detector tubes/badges | Gas detector tubes | |||
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Combustible gas indicators | Explosimeters | |||
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Concrete mixers | Concrete mixers or plants | |||
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Crowbars | Pry bars | |||
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Curtain booms | Absorbent booms | |||
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Dataloggers | Portable data input terminals | |||
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Decontamination trailers | Decontamination shower | |||
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Decontamination units | Decontamination shower | |||
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Dehumidifiers | Dehumidifiers | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Dosimeters | Dosimeters | |||
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Dredges | Dredgers | |||
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Dust collectors | Dust collectors | |||
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Electrochemical gas monitors | Multi gas monitors | |||
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Excavators | Track excavators | |||
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Eyewash fountains | Eyewashers or eye wash stations | |||
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Filter pumps | Filtering machinery | |||
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Filtered vacuums | Vacuum cleaners | |||
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Flame ionization detectors FID | Flame ionization analyzers | |||
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Flame spectroscopy detection instruments | Spectrophotometers | |||
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Fluorescence immunochromatography systems | Liquid chromatographs | |||
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Forklifts | Forklifts | |||
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Gamma radiation meters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Gas chromatographs GC | Gas chromatographs | |||
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Gas detector tubes | Gas detector tubes | |||
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Gas leak detection devices | Gas detectors | |||
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Groundwater sampling equipment | Water samplers | |||
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Handheld concrete and coating removal systems | Power grinders | |||
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High-efficiency particulate air HEPA vacuums | Vacuum cleaners | |||
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High-pressure water sprayers | Hand sprayers | |||
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High-temperature protective clothing | Fire retardant apparel | |||
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Hoists | Hoists | |||
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Hydraulic booms | Hydraulic truck cranes | |||
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Hygrometers | Hygrometers | |||
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Infrared IR spectrometers | Infrared spectrometers | |||
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Ladders | Ladders | |||
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Large trucks | Cargo trucks | |||
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Lead testing kits | Chemistry test kits or supplies | |||
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Level A encapsulated suits | Hazardous material protective apparel | |||
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Level B encapsulated suits | Hazardous material protective apparel | |||
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Light trucks | Light trucks or sport utility vehicles | |||
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Liquid leak detection equipment | Liquid leak detectors | |||
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Liquid splash protective clothing | Hazardous material protective apparel | |||
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Mechanical arms | Pick or place robots | |||
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Moisture meters | Moisture meters | |||
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Negative pressure respirators | Respirators | |||
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Neutron detectors | Radiation detectors | |||
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Notebook computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Nut drivers | Nut drivers | |||
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Oleophilic booms | Absorbent booms | |||
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Oxygen concentration instruments | Single gas monitors | |||
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Personal air monitors | Air samplers or collectors | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Personal digital assistants PDA | Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers | |||
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Personal protective suits | Hazardous material protective apparel | |||
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Photoionization detectors PID | Ion analyzers | |||
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Pneumatic scabbling tools | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Pneumatic scaling tools | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Portable chemical agent detection devices | Reagent kits for use with air samplers | |||
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Positive displacement vacuum equipment | Positive displacement pumps | |||
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Positive pressure self contained breathing apparatus | Respiration air supplying self contained breathing apparatus or accessories | |||
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Power sanders | Power sanders | |||
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Putty knives | Putty knives | |||
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Radiation survey meters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Radon detection devices | Radon detectors | |||
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Remote control track robots | Pick or place robots | |||
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Respirators | Respirators | |||
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Robotic crawler dredges | Dredgers | |||
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Safety glasses | Safety glasses | |||
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Safety gloves | Protective gloves | |||
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Sandblasters | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Scaffolding | Scaffolding | |||
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Scrapers | Scrapers | |||
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Screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Self-contained protective suits | Hazardous material protective apparel | |||
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Shovels | Shovels | |||
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Slurry blast equipment | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Soil samplers | Soil core sampling apparatus | |||
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Soil vapor extraction units | Soil testing kits | |||
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Steam cleaning equipment | Pressure or steam cleaners | |||
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Steel shot recyclable blasting equipment | Pneumatic sanding machines | |||
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Tablet computers | Tablet computers | |||
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Thermoluminescent dosimeters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Total vapor survey instruments | Multi gas monitors | |||
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Truck cranes | Conventional truck cranes | |||
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Two way radios | Two way radios | |||
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Utility knives | Utility knives | |||
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Vacuum blast equipment | Vacuum pumps | |||
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Vans | Minivans or vans | |||
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Vapor protective garments | Hazardous material protective apparel | |||
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Ventilation equipment | Air exhausters | |||
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Ventilation fans | Fans | |||
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Water samplers | Water samplers | |||
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Water sampling pumps | Water samplers | |||
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Winches | Winches | |||
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Wire cutters | Wire cutters | |||
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X ray fluorescence XRF lead testing analyzers | Spectrofluorimeters or fluorimeters | |||
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pH indicators | pH meters | |||
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pH meters | pH meters | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Asbestos Abatement Worker | |||
Asbestos Coverer | |||
Asbestos Handler | |||
Asbestos Remover | |||
Asbestos Worker | |||
Decontamination / Decommissioning Operator (D & D Operator) | |||
Decontamination Worker | |||
Field Technician | |||
Hazard Waste Handler | |||
Hazardous Material Specialist | |||
Hazardous Materials Handler | |||
Hazardous Waste Remover | |||
Hazmat Technician | |||
Hazmat Technician (Hazardous Materials Technician) | |||
Irradiated Fuel Handler | |||
Lead Abatement Worker | |||
Nuclear Waste Handler | |||
Radiological Control and Safety Technician | |||
Sampler | |||
Site Worker | |||
Truck Driver | |||
Waste Disposal Attendant | |||
Waste Handling Technician | |||
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