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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, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| underground-heavy-equipment-operator | Occupational skill for the role 'underground heavy equipment operator' (also: underground miner (heavy equipment), miners, coalface miner, mine machine operator, underground miner equipment operator, underground miner operator). Use when the user asks for typical underground heavy equipment operator work such as: Operate mining machines to gather coal and convey it to floors or shuttle cars.; Determine locations, boundaries, and depths of holes or channels to be cut.; Reposition machines to make additional holes or cuts. |
Underground Heavy Equipment Operator
Underground heavy equipment operators control heavy-duty mining equipment such as cutting and loading equipment to excavate and load ore and raw mineral at underground mines.
Core workflow
- Operate mining machines to gather coal and convey it to floors or shuttle cars.
- Determine locations, boundaries, and depths of holes or channels to be cut.
- Reposition machines to make additional holes or cuts.
- Drive machines into position at working faces.
- Move controls to start and regulate movement of conveyors and to start and position drill cutters or torches.
- Observe and listen to equipment operation to detect binding or stoppage of tools or other equipment malfunctions.
- Repair, oil, and adjust machines, and change cutting teeth, using wrenches.
- Hang ventilation tubing and ventilation curtains to ensure that the mining face area is kept properly ventilated.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
Key competences (essential)
- address problems critically
- communicate mine equipment information
- conduct inter-shift communication
- deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances
- electricity
- health and safety hazards underground
- impact of geological factors on mining operations
- inspect heavy underground mining machinery
- make independent operating decisions
- mechanics
- operate mining tools
- perform minor repairs to equipment
- react to events in time-critical environments
- troubleshoot
Hot technologies
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/425f4904-3a7a-4ad0-ac5b-42b38392f768), ONET 30.3 (47-5041.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*