Classification note
- Published code: 7521
- Hierarchy level: unit-group
- This page uses ISCO-08 as the English occupation reference layer while Thai TSCO label harmonization remains incomplete.
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Occupation hierarchy
- Major Group: 7 Craft and Related Trades Workers
- Sub Major Group: 75 Food Processing, Woodworking, Garment and Other Craft and Related Trades Workers
- Minor Group: 752 Wood Treaters, Cabinet-makers and Related Trades Workers
- Unit Group: 7521 Wood Treaters
Child groups
- No child groups are published under this code.
TSIC codes where this occupation is primary
- No primary TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
TSIC codes where this occupation is related
- No related TSIC mapping is published for this occupation yet.
Definition
Wood treaters season, preserve and treat wood and lumber manually or using wood treatment equipment such as kilns and tanks.
Tasks include
Tasks include - (a) operating and tending kilns, treating tanks and other equipment to dry lumber, prepare and season wood and other wood products, and to impregnate wood products with preservatives; (b) monitoring equipment operation, gauges, and panel lights in order to detect deviations from standards and to ensure that processes are operating according to specifications; (c) operating valves to admit treating solution into treatment vessels, maintain specified heat, vacuum and hydraulic pressure and level of solution during each phase of treatment cycle; (d) activating vacuum and hydraulic pressure pumps that remove air and steam from retort and force treating solution into pores of wood to accelerate treatment process; (e) assisting in maintaining processing equipment and machines as required; (f) cleaning, lubricating and adjusting equipment; (g) transporting materials and products to and from work areas, manually or using carts, handtrucks, or hoists; (h) completing and maintaining production reports.
Included occupations or child groups
Examples of the occupations classified here: - Dry kiln operator - Lumber kiln operator - Timber treating tank operator - Veneer dryer tender - Wood seasoner - Wood treater
Excluded occupations
Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Wood processing plant operator - 8172
ISCO-88 correspondence
- 7421