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Snapshot before the quality program (relevance gates, tiered mapping, QA linter). v1 is the immutable before/after reference; evidence crawl was at ~175/3039 occupations when tagged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01PDKeXvpT6tENSvyQGLV1Uq
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name: boiler-operator
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'boiler operator' (also: boiler operative, steam boiler operator, boiler worker, heating system operator, boiler maintenance technician, power plant operator). Use when the user asks for typical boiler operator work such as: Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.; Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.; Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects."
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# Boiler Operator
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Boiler operators maintain heating systems such as low-pressure boilers, high-pressure boilers and power boilers. They work mostly in large buildings like power plants or boiler rooms and ensure a safe and environmentally friendly operation of boiler systems.
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## Core workflow
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1. Examine boilers, pressure vessels, tanks, or vats to locate defects, such as leaks, weak spots, or defective sections, so that they can be repaired.
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2. Bolt or arc weld pressure vessel structures and parts together, using wrenches or welding equipment.
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3. Inspect assembled vessels or individual components, such as tubes, fittings, valves, controls, or auxiliary mechanisms, to locate any defects.
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4. Repair or replace defective pressure vessel parts, such as safety valves or regulators, using torches, jacks, caulking hammers, power saws, threading dies, welding equipment, or metalworking machinery.
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5. Attach rigging and signal crane or hoist operators to lift heavy frame and plate sections or other parts into place.
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6. Bell, bead with power hammers, or weld pressure vessel tube ends to ensure leakproof joints.
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7. Lay out plate, sheet steel, or other heavy metal and locate and mark bending and cutting lines, using protractors, compasses, and drawing instruments or templates.
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8. Install manholes, handholes, taps, tubes, valves, gauges, or feedwater connections in drums of water tube boilers, using hand tools.
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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## Key competences (essential)
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- control steam flows
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- domestic cooling systems
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- heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts
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- monitor gauge
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- monitor valves
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- operate boiler
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- operate water-heating equipment
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- perform risk analysis
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- read heat meter
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- read water meter
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- regulate steam pressure
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- stand high temperatures
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- water pressure
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## Hot technologies
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- Autodesk AutoCAD
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- Microsoft Outlook
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- SAP software
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- Microsoft Office software
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- Microsoft Windows
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- Microsoft Excel
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- Microsoft Word
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/2cad9c6f-0289-4b26-b247-e65c0089f8f4), O*NET 30.3 (47-2011.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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