# Competences — sewerage cleaner

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1f31c047-3d72-45fe-83ff-91bd826913c6).

## Essential

- **apply health and safety standards** (skill/competence)
- **clean sewerage systems** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with legal requirements** (skill/competence)
- **ensure equipment maintenance** (skill/competence)
- **handle chemical cleaning agents** (skill/competence)
- **inspect sewerage systems** (skill/competence)
- **manage waste** (skill/competence)
- **operate pumps** (skill/competence)
- **operate sumps** (skill/competence)
- **perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way** (skill/competence)
- **use personal protection equipment** (skill/competence)
- **waste transport legislation** (knowledge)

## Optional

- clean industrial containers (skill/competence)
- clear pipelines (skill/competence)
- detect flaws in pipeline infrastructure (skill/competence)
- ensure sanitation (skill/competence)
- excavation techniques (knowledge)
- inspect pipelines (skill/competence)
- maintain septic tanks (skill/competence)
- operate drilling equipment (skill/competence)
- perform outdoor cleaning activities (skill/competence)
- pollution prevention (knowledge)
- prevent pipeline deterioration (skill/competence)
- read standard blueprints (skill/competence)
- regulate the flow of substances in pipelines (skill/competence)
- repair pipelines (skill/competence)
- types of pipelines (knowledge)
- use pipeline video equipment (skill/competence)
- water policies (knowledge)