Roof Bolters, Mining

Operate machinery to install roof support bolts in underground mine.

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Tasks

• Install truss bolts traversing entire ceiling spans.

• Rotate chucks to turn bolts and open expansion heads against rock formations.

• Tighten ends of anchored truss bolts, using turnbuckles.

• Position bolting machines, and insert drill bits into chucks.

• Position safety jacks to support underground mine roofs until bolts can be installed.

• Test bolts for specified tension, using torque wrenches.

• Remove drill bits from chucks after drilling holes, then insert bolts into chucks.

• Force bolts into holes, using hydraulic mechanisms of self-propelled bolting machines.

• Drill bolt holes into roofs at specified distances from ribs or adjacent bolts.

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Job Zone

• Name: Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

• Experience: Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a teller might benefit from experience working directly with the public, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be a teller with little difficulty.

• Education: These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

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• Examples: These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include sheet metal workers, forest fire fighters, customer service representatives, pharmacy technicians, salespersons (retail), and tellers.

• Svp range: (4.0 to < 6.0)

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Knowledge

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Skills

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• Operation and Control
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• Installation
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• Equipment Selection
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• Equipment Maintenance
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• Instructing
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• Critical Thinking
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• Repairing
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• Judgment and Decision Making
  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

• Coordination
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• Troubleshooting
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Abilities

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• Control Precision
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• Extent Flexibility
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• Static Strength
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• Multilimb Coordination
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• Reaction Time
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• Manual Dexterity
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• Response Orientation
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• Auditory Attention
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• Oral Comprehension
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• Dynamic Strength
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• Handling and Moving Objects
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• Controlling Machines and Processes
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• Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
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• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
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• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
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• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
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• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
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Work Context

• Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets
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• Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls
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• Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
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• Exposed to Contaminants
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• Exposed to Hazardous Equipment
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• Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions
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• Frequency of Decision Making
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• Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
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• Responsible for Others' Health and Safety
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• Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results
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Work Styles

• Dependability
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• Attention to Detail
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• Independence
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• Initiative
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• Concern for Others
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• Self Control
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• Achievement/Effort
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• Cooperation
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• Integrity
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• Persistence
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Work Values

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• Moral Values
  Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

• Supervision, Human Relations
  Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management.

• Supervision, Technical
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• Support-Mean Extent
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• Company Policies and Practices
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• Activity
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• Independence
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• Security
  Workers on this job have steady employment.

• Co-workers
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• Relationships-Mean Extent
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