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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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# Tasks & work activities — glass-blower
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Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 51-9195.04 (Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers).
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## Task statements
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- **[Core]** Inspect, weigh, and measure products to verify conformance to specifications, using instruments such as micrometers, calipers, magnifiers, or rulers.
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- **[Core]** Record manufacturing information, such as quantities, sizes, or types of goods produced.
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- **[Core]** Heat glass to pliable stage, using gas flames or ovens and rotating glass to heat it uniformly.
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- **[Supplemental]** Blow tubing into specified shapes to prevent glass from collapsing, using compressed air or own breath, or blow and rotate gathers in molds or on boards to obtain final shapes.
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- **[Supplemental]** Set up and adjust machine press stroke lengths and pressures and regulate oven temperatures, according to glass types to be processed.
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- **[Supplemental]** Shape, bend, or join sections of glass, using paddles, pressing and flattening hand tools, or cork.
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- **[Supplemental]** Develop sketches of glass products into blueprint specifications, applying knowledge of glass technology and glass blowing.
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- **[Supplemental]** Determine types and quantities of glass required to fabricate products.
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- **[Supplemental]** Place rubber hoses on ends of tubing and charge tubing with gas.
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- **[Supplemental]** Superimpose bent tubing on asbestos patterns to ensure accuracy.
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- **[Supplemental]** Spray or swab molds with oil solutions to prevent adhesion of glass.
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- **[Supplemental]** Cut lengths of tubing to specified sizes, using files or cutting wheels.
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- **[Supplemental]** Place glass into dies or molds of presses and control presses to form products, such as glassware components or optical blanks.
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- **[Supplemental]** Design and create glass objects, using blowpipes and artisans' hand tools and equipment.
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- **[Supplemental]** Repair broken scrolls by replacing them with new sections of tubing.
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- **[Supplemental]** Operate and maintain finishing machines to grind, drill, sand, bevel, decorate, wash, or polish glass or glass products.
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## Detailed work activities
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- Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
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- Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
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- Create diagrams or blueprints for workpieces or products.
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- Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
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- Design jewelry or decorative objects.
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- Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
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- Heat material or workpieces to prepare for or complete production.
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- Maintain production or processing equipment.
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- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
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- Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
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- Operate grinding equipment.
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- Place materials into molds.
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- Record operational or production data.
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- Repair production equipment or tools.
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- Replace worn equipment components.
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- Select production input materials.
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- Shape glass or similar materials.
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- Weigh finished products.
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