decontamination worker
ISCO: 7133. Skills: 31. Essential: 15.
Essential skills
- assess contamination
- avoid contamination
- cleaning industry health and safety measures
- contamination exposure regulations
- decontamination techniques
- disinfect surfaces
- hazardous waste treatment
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- investigate contamination
- radiation protection
- radioactive contamination
- remove contaminants
- remove contaminated materials
- store contaminated materials
- wear appropriate protective gear
Supporting skills
- advise on soil and water protection
- assist people in contaminated areas
- dispose of hazardous waste
- document analysis results
- 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
- identify damage to buildings
- perform demarcation
- report on building damage
- secure working area
- tend asbestos blower
- test samples for pollutants