| Job Title |
Dry-house Tender |
| Job Description |
Tends Equipment That Controls Moisture Content Of Stored
Explosive Mixtures And Their Ingredients, Used In Detonators,
Primers, And Fuses For Shells, Cartridges, And Bombs According
To Prescribed Standards: Scoops Chemicals From Rubber Containers
Into Paper- Or Cloth-lined Trays. Places Trays On Racks In
Steam-heated Drying Or Humidified Rooms For Specified Time To
Dehydrate Or Moisten Chemicals. Observes Recording Instruments
And Turns Valves To Maintain Temperature And Humidity Of Rooms
Within Prescribed Safety Limits. Records Storage Time To
Identify Material Of Specified Moisture Content For Further
Processing. Turns Valves To Drain Explosive Material From
Mixing-room Waste Collection Tank Into Vat In Which It Is Cooked
To Render It Harmless For Disposal. Shovels Designated Quantity
Of Caustic Soda And Aluminum Chips Into Vat And Closes Loading
Hatch. Turns Valves To Admit Steam Into Heating Coils And Sets
Automatic Timer For Prescribed Cooking Period. Drains Vat Of
Cooked Material And Flushes Out Sediment. Cleans Utensils,
Floors, And Walls, Using Water Hose, To Remove Accumulations Of
Explosive Material In Accordance With Safety Regulations. May
Screen And Blend Materials, Such As Powder, Shellac, And Ground
Glass.
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