Roof Bolters, Mining
Operate machinery to install roof support bolts in underground mine.
- Tasks
- 14 tasks14 core
- Family
- Construction & ExtractionOne of its 65 occupations
- Code
- 47-5043.00SOC 2018: 47-5043
What the work is made of
All 14 are core tasks, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the job
- Task 1. Drill bolt holes into roofs at specified distances from ribs or adjacent bolts.Core taskTask 4889Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 2. Pull down loose rock that cannot be supported.Core taskTask 21017Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 3. Position bolting machines, and insert drill bits into chucks.Core taskTask 4894Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 4. Perform safety checks on equipment before operating.Core taskTask 21018Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 5. Perform tests to determine if methane gas is present.Core taskTask 21019Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 6. Force bolts into holes, using hydraulic mechanisms of self-propelled bolting machines.Core taskTask 4890Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 7. Perform ventilation tasks, such as hanging ventilation curtains and tubes.Core taskTask 21020Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 8. Dust rocks after bolting.Core taskTask 21021Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 9. Install various types of bolts, including truss, glue, and resin bolts, traversing entire ceiling spans.Core taskTask 21022Rated by 45 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 10. Drill test holes and test bolts for specified tension, using torque wrenches.Core taskTask 21023Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 11. Position safety jacks to support underground mine roofs until bolts can be installed.Core taskTask 4893Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 12. Rotate chucks to turn bolts and open expansion heads against rock formations.Core taskTask 4895Rated by 46 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 13. Remove drill bits from chucks after drilling holes, and insert bolts into chucks.Core taskTask 4891Rated by 47 people who do the job, July 2017
- Task 14. Tighten ends of anchored truss bolts, using turnbuckles.Core taskTask 4897Rated by 46 people who do the job, July 2017
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 47-5043
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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