personal protective equipment
Types of protective materials and equipment foreseen for various types of tasks such as general or specialised cleaning activities.
Slate mixers operate and maintain slate mixing machines that mix multicolored slate granules used for asphalt-coated roofing felt surfacing.
Competences and skills
12 ESCO relationsEssential knowledge 1 competence
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Cross-sector
1 competenceEssential skills and competences 7 competences
Occupation specific
2 competencescontrol slate chutes
Control the slate chutes by adjusting the gates using the gauges.
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.
Sector-specific
1 competencetend discharge conveyor
Operate and monitor the equipment used to move bulk material, such as blended granules, from one place to another.
Cross-sector
4 competenceskeep records of work progress
Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.
monitor gauge
Oversee the data presented by a gauge concerning the measurement of pressure, temperature, thickness of a material, and others.
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.
use personal protection equipment
Make use of protection equipment according to training, instruction and manuals. Inspect the equipment and use it consistently.
Optional knowledge 1 competence
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Cross-sector
1 competenceasphalt mixes
The properties, advantages and disadvantages of asphalt mixes such as Marshall and Superpave mixes and the way they are best applied.
Optional skills and competences 3 competences
Occupation specific
0 competencesNo competences in this bucket.
Sector-specific
2 competencesclean mixer
Perform the cleaning of mixers in order to prepare them for mixing different types of compounds.
test raw minerals
Take samples of mineral materials for testing purposes. Execute various chemical and physical tests on the materials.
Cross-sector
1 competencemaintain equipment
Regularly inspect and perform all required activities to maintain the equipment in functional order prior or after its use.