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       CODE: 455.487-010 Buy the DOT:Download/CD-ROM
TITLE(s): LOG SCALER (logging; millwork-plywood; paper & pulp; saw. & plan.)
Estimates marketable content of logs or pulpwood: Measures dimensions of each log or entire loads
of pulpwood, using scale stick, tape measure, or other measuring device. Determines total board
feet, cordage, or other wood unit, using conversion table. Inspects logs or pulpwood for rot, knots,
and other defects, deducts estimated waste from total volume, and records results. May identify logs
of substandard or special grade for return to shipper or transfer to other processes. May weigh log
trucks before and after unloading, and record weight data and supplier. May tend conveyor chain that
moves logs to and from scaling station. May be designated according to work location as Deck Scaler
(saw. & plan.); Landing Scaler (logging); Pond Scaler (paper & pulp; saw. & plan.); or item scaled
as Pulpwood Scaler (paper & pulp).
GOE: 05.07.06 STRENGTH: L GED: R3 M3 L2 SVP: 5 DLU: 79
ONET CROSSWALK: 79008 Log Graders and Scalers
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