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slate mixer

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Slate mixers operate and maintain slate mixing machines that mix multicolored slate granules used for asphalt-coated roofing felt surfacing.

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Competences
12
Groups
4
Essential
8
Optional
4

Competences and skills

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Essential knowledge 1 competence

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personal protective equipment

Types of protective materials and equipment foreseen for various types of tasks such as general or specialised cleaning activities.

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Essential skills and competences 7 competences

Occupation specific

2 competences
control slate chutes

Control the slate chutes by adjusting the gates using the gauges.

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feed the slate mixer

Feed the mixer conveyor with the specified amounts and colors of slate granules by pulling the levers which allow depositing materials.

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Sector-specific

1 competence
tend discharge conveyor

Operate and monitor the equipment used to move bulk material, such as blended granules, from one place to another.

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Cross-sector

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keep records of work progress

Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.

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monitor gauge

Oversee the data presented by a gauge concerning the measurement of pressure, temperature, thickness of a material, and others.

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prepare chemical samples

Prepare the specific samples such as gas, liquid or solid samples in order for them to be ready for analysis, labeling and storing samples according to specifications.

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use personal protection equipment

Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.

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Optional knowledge 1 competence

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asphalt mixes

The properties, advantages and disadvantages of asphalt mixes such as Marshall and Superpave mixes and the way they are best applied.

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Optional skills and competences 3 competences

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Sector-specific

2 competences
clean mixer

Perform the cleaning of mixers in order to prepare them for mixing different types of compounds.

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test raw minerals

Take samples of mineral materials for testing purposes. Execute various chemical and physical tests on the materials.

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1 competence
maintain equipment

Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.

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