A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.
ORDER IV.—WORKERS IN THE TREATMENT OF NON-METALLIFEROUS MINE AND QUARRY PRODUCTS (excluding Workers in Gas Works)
Sub-order 1.—Makers of Coke and By-Products (excluding Tar Distilling:
081.—Foremen and Overlookers
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- coke inspector
- inspects coke to ensure that it has been sufficiently quenched to be safely removed from bench, for loading, etc.
- coker
- a foreman q.v. in charge of coking process from time when coal is charged into ovens until it comes out as coke; decides when process is complete; cf. coker (088).
- foreman, oven foreman
; gaffer, ganger, overlooker
- is in charge, under supervision of manager or chemist, of a battery of coke ovens or certain processes carried on at coke ovens; controls men engaged in such processes as coal handling, screening, crushing, coking, quenching and stacking; directs charging and discharging of ovens and exercises general control.
- gaffer, ganger
- see foreman.
- overlooker
- see foreman.
- washery foreman
- a ganger or foreman q.v. in charge of washery department; sees to the oiling and greasing of the various parts and is responsible for the supply of coal and water through the washery.
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From:
A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016. This text is in the Public Domain. 