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| MINOR GROUP 711: MINERS, SHOTFIRERS, STONE CUTTERS AND CARVERS
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Miners, shotfirers, stone cutters and carvers extract solid
minerals from underground or surface mines or quarries, charge
and detonate explosives, or cut and shape stone for building and
other purposes.
Tasks performed usually include: extracting solid minerals
from underground or surface mines or quarries; charging and
detonating explosives in mines, quarries, building sites and
other places; cutting and shaping stone for building and other
purposes. Supervision of other workers may be included.
Occupations in this minor group are classified into the
following unit groups:
7111 Miners and quarry workers
7112 Shotfirers and blasters
7113 Stone splitters, cutters and carvers
Note
Occupations are classified into Major group 8, Plant and
machine operators and assemblers, if the tasks call mainly for
experience with and an understanding of the machinery operated
and monitored.
Occupations are classified into Major group 9, Elementary
occupations, if the tasks are of a simple and routine nature,
mainly entail the use of hand-held tools, some physical effort,
little or no previous experience and understanding of the work,
and limited initiative or judgement.
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