Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier & Kettle Operators & Tenders

Description

Operate or tend heating equipment other than basic metal, plastic, or food processing equipment. Includes activities such as annealing glass, drying lumber, curing rubber, removing moisture from materials, or boiling soap.

Category

Miscellaneous Production

SOC Code

51-9051

Job Tasks

High risk job tasks associated with this job:

• Apply arsenic preservatives to wood
• Formulate, mold, or cure resins to produce advanced composite materials
• Generate latex dust in manufacturing latex products
• Handle agents that cause allergic contact dermatitis or contact urticaria
• Inhale moldy wood dust
• Make asbestos products
• Make products from silica powder/stone or other fibrogenic minerals
• Manufacture arsenical pesticides
• Manufacture lead products
• Manufacture rosin core solder (colophony) and rubber tires (tall oil)
• Produced rubber with long-term exposure to high concentrations of curing fumes
• Use azodicarbonamide as additive to plastics and rubber