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O*NET detailed work activityInspect equipment or systems
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Inspecting and monitoring in person means noticing what's off with your own eyes, ears and hands, and being accountable for calling it.
Part of Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment, under the O*NET work activity group Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 10 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Examine structures or vehicles such as aircraft, trains, nuclear reactors, bridges, dams, and pipelines, using non-destructive testing techniques.
- Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions.
- Diagnose performance problems by reviewing reports or documentation from customers or field engineers or by inspecting malfunctioning or damaged products.
- Verify compliance of developed applications with architectural standards and established practices.
- Inspect or monitor energy systems, including heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) or daylighting systems to determine energy use or potential energy savings.
- Inspect marine equipment and machinery to draw up work requests and job specifications.
- Analyze the layout, instrumentation, or function of electrical generation or transmission facilities.
- Inspect oil and gas wells to determine that installations are completed.