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Inspect equipment or facilities to determine condition or maintenance needs

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, 6 stays human).

Tasks built on this activity

• Inspect equipment for safety prior to use, and perform necessary basic maintenance tasks.Stays human Logging Equipment Operators
• Observe and listen to machinery operation to detect equipment malfunctions.Stays human Agricultural Equipment Operators
• Check equipment to ensure that it is operating properly.Stays human Forest and Conservation Workers
• Inspect facilities to determine maintenance needs.Stays human First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
• Inspect buildings, fences, fields or ranges, supplies, and equipment to determine work to be performed.Stays human First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers

Tasks where it is part of the work

• Clean, fuel, service, and perform safety checks on all equipment, and repair and replace parts as necessary.Stays human Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining