ISCO Unit Group 8155 Fur And Leather Preparing Machine Operators

From Open Risk Manual

Definition

Fur And Leather Preparing Machine Operators: Fur and leather preparing machine operators monitor and operate various machines that prepare leather or treat fur- or wool-bearing pelts. They trim, scrape, clean, tan, buff and dye animal hides, pelts or skins to produce leather stock and finished furs.

Tasks include -

(a) operating and monitoring machines which remove flesh and fat from hides or pelts to clean and soften them prior to processing;

(b) operating and monitoring machines which remove long coarse hair from fur pelts, trim hair to even length and dye, stretch and smooth dressed pelts;

(c) operating and monitoring machines to remove epidermis hair roots, pigment cells and lime salts from the grain side of skin;

(d) operating and monitoring machines to reduce thickness of hide or skin to uniform size;

(e) operating and monitoring machines to polish or roughen hides or skins to specified finishes;

(f) operating and monitoring machines which separate residual wool from skins, or flesh and hair from hides;

(g) operating and monitoring machines in which hides are split edgeways to form two or more pieces or to give uniform thickness;

(h) operating and monitoring machines which treat hides and skins in solutions to convert them into leather;

(i) treating surfaces of leather with oil and operating glazing machines to give glossy finishes to leather;

(j) operating and monitoring machines which apply dyes and stains to leather;

(k) maintaining and repairing vats and other machinery.

Examples of the occupations classified here:

- Hide dehairing machine operator

- Leather staining machine operator

- Tanning machine operator

Some related occupations classified elsewhere:

- Pelt dresser- 7535

- Tanner- 7535


Occupations

Occupation Title
C8155.1 ISCO Occupation Group 8155.1 Leather Production Machine Operator

Higher Level