Skip to Content
The A-Z of Careers and Jobs, 26th Edition
book

The A-Z of Careers and Jobs, 26th Edition

by Kogan Page Editorial
October 2020
Beginner
384 pages
12h 48m
English
Kogan Page
Content preview from The A-Z of Careers and Jobs, 26th Edition

16

Q

QUARRYING (TOPSOIL)

There are more than 2,000 sites in the UK where quarrying (extracting material from just below the earth’s surface) takes place. Many different materials are extracted from these sites, including clay and stone for the building industry, or sand and gravel to help construct flood defences or improve the quality of beaches.

Quarry operative

Quarry operatives are involved in the operations connected with this extraction process. Modern quarrying involves using very heavy machinery to excavate, transport, cut and crush the different products, and quarry workers operate this machinery.

Entry, qualifications and training

There are no specific academic entry qualifications, but you must be fit, and having a light goods vehicle ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

Internet Yellow Pages, 2007 Edition

Internet Yellow Pages, 2007 Edition

Mikal E. Belicove, Joe Kraynak
What Successful Project Managers Do

What Successful Project Managers Do

W. Scott Cameron, Jeffrey S. Russell, Edward J. Hoffman, Alexander Laufer

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781789664591