Occupation Atlasasbestos abatement worker
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/990bfa45-5001-4365-93b6-daf01a03b4cd
asbestos abatement worker
Asbestos abatement workers remove asbestos from buildings and other constructions, compliant with health and safety regulations concerning the handling of hazardous materials. They investigate the intensity of the asbestos contamination, prepare the structure for removal, and prevent contamination of other areas.
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Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional4.36
- I Investigative2.57
- S Social1.48
- E Enterprising1.19
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (47-4041.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (12)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- asbestos removal regulations
- assess contamination
- avoid contamination
- contamination exposure regulations
- disinfect surfaces
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- investigate contamination
- remove contaminants
- remove contaminated materials
- store contaminated materials
- tend asbestos blower
- use personal protection equipment
Optional (16)
- assess waste type
- assist people in contaminated areas
- dispose of hazardous waste
- ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
- ensure operability of protective equipment
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- hazardous materials transportation
- hazardous waste storage
- hazardous waste treatment
- identify damage to buildings
- operate pressure washer
- perform demarcation
- report on building damage
- secure working area
- use solvents
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
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