Driller/Blaster
Driller/Blaster’s drill holes, assemble, plant, and detonate explosives to loosen earth, rock, stumps, or to demolish structures to facilitate removal. They examine mass, composition, structure, and location of object to be blasted and determine the kind of explosive to be used marking the location of charge holes for drilling. employed by mining, quarry, construction and contractors.
Duties:
- Operate drilling machines to drill blast holes in rock at road or other construction sites
- Operate drill equipped to drill holes for building foundations or pilings
- Read diagrams, lay out drill pattern, determine depth and diameter of blast holes, and conduct field tests to determine the explosives required
- Assemble primer charges; load explosives in blast holes; connect electrical wires, detonating fuses connect to blasting machines
- May operate air-track, or other drilling machines to drill blast holes
Essential Skills:
- Job Task Planning and Organizing
- Oral Communication
- Problem Solving
- Working with Others
Skills:
- Follow sets of rules in order to arrange things or actions in a specific order
- Good hand-eye coordination
- Ability to multi-task and well organized
- Identify when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong
- Excellent math skills that can be used to resolve an issue or problem
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- Sequel Drill & Blast, Quarry, road cuttings and trenching using explosives
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters - Career Profile
Education:
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A high school diploma is required
Education Requirements :
- Completion of a college program is usually required
- Experience as a heavy equipment operator may be required for drillers
- Experience as a blaster helper in surface mining and quarrying
- Provincial blasting licence is usually required for blasters
Available Programs:
Program Description:
This apprenticeship will include training in the handling, storage, transportation and use of explosives and accessories in a variety of construction sites. Surface blasters hook up and fire a variety of explosives, plan and design blast patterns, handle misfires and missed holes, dispose of unwanted explosives, and supervise blasting helpers and the security of the blast area.
Schools:
- CANDORA COLLEGE-SURFACE BLASTER
- CAMBRIAN COLLEGE-MINING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
- CONFEDERATION COLLEGE-MINING TECHNIQUES
- FLEMING COLLEGE-BLASTING TECHNIQUES
- FLEMING COLLEGE-MINING TECHNIQUES
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The first method of oil drilling developed by Edwin L. Drake in 1859 is still being used, though the increased demand for petroleum products has required more efficient means of production
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May 7 marks the 150th anniversary of one of Alfred Nobel's patents for dynamite, which was first patented in 1867
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A blast begins with the design. The drill hole pattern is developed that identifies the size of the holes, the number of holes, the spacing between the holes and how it detonate in the blast
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The amount of explosives detonated is controlled by the size and depth of the hole and the timing of detonation of each hole.
Driller/Blaster
What to Expect
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Driller/Blaster
Essentials Skills
Driller/Blaster
- Job Task Planning and Organizing
- Oral Communication
- Problem Solving
- Working with Others
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