Tracer powder blender

Tracer powder blenders operate machines and equipment used to create igniters and tracer powders, by mixing liquid and dry chemicals, making sure the required parameters are set and that the flammable mixtures are according to specifications.

The following job titles also refer to tracer powder blender:

tracer powder mixer
flammable chemical mixer
tracer-powder blender
igniter powder mixer
tracer powder maker
flammable chemical blender
igniter powder blender

No formal educational credential is generally required to work as a tracer powder blender.

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

• the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
• the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
• the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Tracer powder blender is a Skill level 2 occupation.

These occupations, although different, require a lot of knowledge and skills similar to tracer powder blender.

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These occupations require some skills and knowledge of tracer powder blender. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of tracer powder blender with a significant experience and/or extensive training.

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This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of tracer powder blender.

• Flammable fluids: The behaviour of liquids and gases that represent a serious explosion and fire danger, and their appropriate handling systems and effective storage.

These skills are necessary for the role of tracer powder blender.

• Tend flammable mixture machines: Tend the machines and equipment used for flammable mixture production such as igniter or traces powders.
• Pour mix into rubber pouches: Pour the chemical mix into rubber pouches, labeling them accordingly prior to transfer into storage.
• Sift powder: Sift the powder through the silk screen by hand.
• Tend tumbling barrels: Tend the remote-controlled barrels used for chemicals blending adding specific ingredients, as requested, in sequence according to specifications.
• Measure materials: Measure the raw materials prior to their loading in the mixer or in machines, ensuring they conform with the specifications.
• Tend ball mill: Tend the ball mill by controlling it remotely in order to perform dried ingredients pulverisation.

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of tracer powder blender. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

• Explosives: Behaviour of explosives, pyrotechnics and blasting techniques. Associated risks and legal requirements.
• Hazardous waste storage: The regulations and procedures surrounding the safekeeping of materials and substances which pose health and safety risks.
• Mechanics: Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of tracer powder blender. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

• Brush the equipment: Brush the equipment in order to avoid powder accumulation which may become dangerous.
• Transfer chemicals: Transfer the chemical mixture from the mixing tank to the storage tank by turning on the valves.
• Clean mixer: Perform the cleaning of mixers in order to prepare them for mixing different types of compounds.

8131 – Chemical products plant and machine operators

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References

1. Tracer Powder Blender – ESCO