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Rock Splitters, Quarry

Work Context

%	Subject	Description
100.00	Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets	How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets?
95.40	Outdoors, Exposed to Weather	How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
89.60	Spend Time Standing	How much does this job require standing?
89.60	Exposed to Contaminants	How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
80.20	Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls	How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
79.00	Very Hot or Cold Temperatures	How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
75.80	Work With Work Group or Team	How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
75.00	Exposed to Hazardous Equipment	How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?
74.80	Importance of Being Exact or Accurate	How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
74.80	Exposed to Whole Body Vibration	How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)?
74.00	In an Open Vehicle or Equipment	How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)?
71.40	Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body	How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
71.20	Responsible for Others' Health and Safety	How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
69.60	Face-to-Face Discussions	How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
69.20	Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable	How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
68.20	Freedom to Make Decisions	How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
65.60	Consequence of Error	How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
63.60	Contact With Others	How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
60.80	Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment	How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
60.80	Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions	How much does this job require making repetitive motions?
60.40	Exposed to High Places	How often does this job require exposure to high places?
58.80	Spend Time Walking and Running	How much does this job require walking and running?
56.40	Exposed to Hazardous Conditions	How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?
56.40	Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings	How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
56.00	Structured versus Unstructured Work	To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
54.40	Physical Proximity	To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
53.40	Coordinate or Lead Others	How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
53.20	Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results	What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
52.60	Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection	How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?
52.20	Time Pressure	How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
50.80	Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled	How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
50.20	Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling	How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

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