| Job Title |
Nitrator Operator |
| Job Description |
Controls Equipment To Combine And Process Acids And Specified
Chemical Ingredients To Produce Explosives, Such As
Nitroglycerin, Tetryl, Or Tnt: Admits Specified Ingredients,
Such As Mixed Acids And Toluene Compounds, To Metering Or
Weighing Tanks, And Regulates Feed To Nitrator In Specified
Timing And Sequence. Starts Agitator To Mix Ingredients For
Prescribed Time Or Until Settling Occurs. Observes Temperature
And Pressure Gauges And Turns Steam And Coolant Valves To
Regulate Reaction Within Specified Limits To Prevent Explosion.
Transfers Batch Or Specified Components To Storage Tanks Or
Other Processing Equipment After Prescribed Time Or When Visual
Inspection Indicates Reaction Is Completed. Records Gauge
Readings, Nitration Time, And Ingredients Consumed In Shift Log.
May Be Designated According To Explosive Produced As
Nitroglycerin-nitrator Operator, Batch (chemical);
Tetryl-nitrator Operator (chemical); Or According To
Intermediate Materials Nitrated As Binitrotoluene Operator
(chemical); Mononitrotoluene Operator (chemical). May Control
Continuous-process Equipment And Be Designated Biazzi-nitrator
Operator (chemical).
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