street sweeper
Street sweepers operate sweeping equipment and machinery to remove waste, leaves or debris from streets. They maintain records of sweeping operations and maintain, clean and perform minor repairs to the equipment used.
Also called: street sweeper driver, leaf vacuum operator, leaf-sucker operator, sweeper of city streets, street maintenance worker
- 29
- essential skills
- 32
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Essential skills
29- carry out pressure washing activities
- clean equipment
- clean public areas
- clean public furniture
- cleaning industry health and safety measures
- cleaning techniques
- clear out drains
- discharge of collected waste
- disinfect surfaces
- empty community waste collection bins
- ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations
- establish waste collection routes
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
- local geography
- maintain cleaning equipment
- maintain personal hygiene standards when cleaning
- maintain street sweeping machine
- manage routine waste
- manage waste
- manage waste rock
- operate mechanical street sweeping equipment
- perform ground maintenance activities
- perform outdoor cleaning activities
- safe street sweeping procedures in traffic
- supervise site maintenance
- use personal protection equipment
- vacuum street debris
- waste management
- work in outdoor conditions
Optional skills
32- adapt to different weather conditions
- carry out cleaning of road drains
- clean amusement park facilities
- clean building floors
- clean confined spaces
- clean particular areas manually
- clean sewerage systems
- cleaning products
- communicate with waste treatment facilities
- complete report sheets of activity
- drive vehicles
- drive waste collection vehicle
- ecology
- ensure equipment maintenance
- follow work schedule
- graffiti removal techniques
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
- maintain ground
- maintain inventory of cleaning supplies
- maintain waste collection records
- mechanics
- operate motorised street sweeping machine
- perform cleaning activities in an environmentally friendly way
- perform emergency street clean ups
- perform manual work autonomously
- perform street cleaning manually
- personal protective equipment
- plan maintenance activities
- sort waste
- waste removal regulations
- waste transport legislation
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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