# Competences — explosives engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/40b77b1b-6f9c-4d25-8b08-8b3cb0aaf7e7).

## Essential

- **address problems critically** (skill/competence)
- **chemistry** (knowledge)
- **decide quantity of explosives required** (skill/competence)
- **electricity** (knowledge)
- **ensure compliance with safety legislation** (skill/competence)
- **examine prospective blast area** (skill/competence)
- **explosives** (knowledge)
- **geology** (knowledge)
- **handle explosives** (skill/competence)
- **impact of geological factors on mining operations** (knowledge)
- **issue drilling instructions** (skill/competence)
- **report misfires** (skill/competence)
- **report outcome of blast** (skill/competence)
- **safety engineering** (knowledge)
- **sequence explosions** (skill/competence)
- **troubleshoot** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- mine safety legislation (knowledge)
- mining engineering (knowledge)
- present reports (skill/competence)
- safely detonate explosives (skill/competence)
- signal for explosion (skill/competence)
- supervise staff (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 19 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- demilitarization — **26 %**
- demolition — **26 %**
- procurement strategy analysis — **21 %**
- quality assurance — **21 %**
- quality assurance coordination — **16 %**
- quality control — **16 %**
- hazard analysis — **16 %**
- munitions engineering — **16 %**
- blast design — **16 %**
- cost management — **16 %**
- decontamination — **16 %**
- environmental compliance — **16 %**
- explosive processing — **16 %**
- safety compliance — **16 %**
- technical reporting — **16 %**
- technical support — **16 %**

### Methods

- standard operating procedures (SOPs) — **16 %**
- work review forms (WRFs) — **16 %**

### Responsibilities

- report preparation — **21 %**
- operations support — **16 %**
- planning support — **16 %**
- process document creation — **16 %**
- explosives management — **16 %**
- document compilation — **16 %**
- documentation preparation — **16 %**
- acquisition support — **16 %**
- tunnel production planning — **16 %**

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