931 - Mining and construction labourers

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9311 - Mining and quarrying labourers

9311 - Mining and quarrying labourers

Description Mining and quarrying labourers perform routine tasks in mining and quarrying operations. Tasks include – (a) assisting miners and quarriers in maintaining machinery, equipment, and mine and quarry installations; (b) assembling and dismantling mining equipment; (c) removing tunnel supports from disused workings in mines and quarries; (d) removing dangerous projections from mine and quarry workings; (e) removing waste and serviceable materials and equipment from work areas after extraction activities have been completed, and clearing rock and mineral spills; (f) cleaning machinery, equipment, tools, roadways and haulage tracks; (g) sorting, loading, unloading, stacking and storing tools, materials and supplies used by other mine workers. Examples of the occupations classified here: – Mining labourer – Quarry labourer Some related occupations classified elsewhere: – Driller (mining) – 8111 – Miner – 8111 – Mining plant operator – 8111 – Quarrier – 8111 – Driller (oil or gas well) – 8113 – Drilling plant operator – 8113 Alternative titles ISCO Group 9311 Sources ESCO
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    9312 - Civil engineering labourers

    9312 - Civil engineering labourers

    Description Civil engineering labourers perform routine tasks in connection with the building and maintenance of roads, railways, dams and other civil engineering projects. Tasks include – (a) digging and filling holes and trenches using hand-held tools; (b) shovelling and spreading gravel and related materials; (c) trimming and cutting rocks and concrete and bitumen surfaces using jack-hammers; (d) loading and unloading construction materials, excavated material and equipment and transporting them around construction sites using wheelbarrows and hand trucks; (e) cleaning work sites and removing obstructions. Examples of the occupations classified here: – Construction labourer (civil engineering) – Earthmoving labourer – Maintenance labourer (dams) Alternative titles ISCO Group 9312 Sources ESCO
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      9313 - Building construction labourers

      9313 - Building construction labourers

      Description Building construction labourers perform routine tasks in connection with building construction and demolition work. Tasks include – (a) cleaning used building bricks and doing other simple work on demolition sites; (b) mixing, pouring and spreading materials such as concrete, plaster and mortar; (c) digging and filling holes and trenches using hand-held tools; (d) spreading sand, soil, gravel and similar materials; (e) loading and unloading construction materials, excavated material and equipment and transporting them around construction sites using wheelbarrows, hods and hand trucks; (f) cleaning work sites and removing obstructions. Examples of the occupations classified here: – Bricklayer’s assistant – Construction labourer (building work) – Demolition labourer – Hod carrier Some related occupations classified elsewhere: – House builder – 7111 – Bricklayer – 7112 – Building wrecker – 7119 Alternative titles ISCO Group 9313 Sources ESCO
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