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Job Conditions

Learn about the most important job conditions for Rail Car Repairers.
Importance*More Info
1.Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment100
2.Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable95
3.Exposed to Contaminants94
4.Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle Objects, Tools, or Controls89
5.Spend Time Standing83
6.Outdoors, Exposed to Weather81
7.Very Hot or Cold Temperatures80
8.Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body76
9.Spend Time Walking and Running74
10.Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings73
* Importance out of 100

Job Condition Scores

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment
How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or live jackets?
100
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable
How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
95
Exposed to Contaminants
How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?
94
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle Objects, Tools, or Controls
How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
89
Spend Time Standing
How much does this job require standing?
83
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather
How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
81
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures
How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?
80
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body
How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
76
Spend Time Walking and Running
How much does this job require walking and running?
74
Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings
How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?
73