What this code covers
Earthmoving and related plant operators operate machines to excavate, grade, level, smooth and compact earth or similar materials. Their tasks include: a) operating and monitoring excavating machinery equipped with moveable shovel, grab-bucket or dragline bucket, to excavate and move earth, rock, sand, gravel or similar materials; b) operating and monitoring machinery for digging trenches for sewers, drainage, water, oil, gas or similar pipelines; c) operating and monitoring machinery equipped with concave steel blade to move, distribute and level earth, sand, snow and other materials; d) operating and monitoring equipment to remove sand, gravel and mud from bottom of body of water; e) operating and monitoring machines for hammering wooden, concrete or steel piles into ground; f) operating and monitoring power roller to compact and smooth layers of materials in making roads, pavements and similar work; g) operating and monitoring machines which spread and smooth concrete or bituminous or tar preparations to construct roadways, roads or similar surfaces. Examples of the occupations classified here: Bulldozer operator, Excavator operator, Front-end loader operator, Hydraulic, back hoe, excavator operator, Mobile plant operator, Pay loader, Pile-driver operator, Sand pro operator, Snow groomer operator, Road grader and scraper operator, Road surface laying machinery operator, Road-roller operator, Tar spreading machine operator, Trench-digging machine operator, Wheel loader operator