Table 1Transition record

emergency response workertoasbestos abatement worker

A emergency response worker already meets 21% of what the asbestos abatement worker role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From emergency response worker

21%

Overlap1

To asbestos abatement worker

5 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

71.6 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

21%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.6/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the asbestos abatement worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the emergency response worker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A asbestos abatement worker role treats 3 of its required skills as things a emergency response worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

avoid contamination
remove contaminants
use personal protection equipment

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A asbestos abatement worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a emergency response worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held remove contaminants handling and moving
already held perform demarcation constructing
already held avoid contamination assisting and caring
already held dispose of hazardous waste handling and moving
already held use personal protection equipment assisting and caring

All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the asbestos abatement worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held remove contaminated materials required
required, not held store contaminated materials required
required, not held disinfect surfaces required

optional, not held assess waste type optional
optional, not held operate pressure washer optional
optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
optional, not held use solvents optional

02 services 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held asbestos removal regulations required
required, not held contamination exposure regulations required
required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required

optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held assess contamination required
required, not held investigate contamination required

optional, not held report on building damage optional
optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional

04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required

required, not held tend asbestos blower required

05 assisting and caring 5 supplementary

optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
optional, not held secure working area optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a asbestos abatement worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held avoid contamination skill
already held remove contaminants skill
already held use personal protection equipment skill
already held dispose of hazardous waste skill
already held perform demarcation skill

14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess waste type optional
optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held operate pressure washer optional
optional, not held report on building damage optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with waste legislative regulations optional
optional, not held ensure operability of protective equipment optional
optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
optional, not held handle chemical cleaning agents optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional
optional, not held identify damage to buildings optional
optional, not held secure working area optional
optional, not held use solvents optional

28 held skills the asbestos abatement worker role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role clean up spilled oil skill
not needed by the target role coordinate with other emergency services skill
not needed by the target role dispatch emergency personnel skill
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
not needed by the target role estimate damage skill
not needed by the target role evacuate people from buildings skill
not needed by the target role evacuate people from flooded areas skill
not needed by the target role first aid knowledge
not needed by the target role flood remediation equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role identify risk of flooding skill
not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system skill
not needed by the target role operational tactics for emergency responses knowledge
not needed by the target role perform environmental remediation skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role perform search and rescue missions skill
not needed by the target role pollution legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
not needed by the target role provide emergency supplies skill
not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
not needed by the target role provide humanitarian aid skill
not needed by the target role remove debris skill
not needed by the target role report pollution incidents skill
not needed by the target role rescue animals skill
not needed by the target role sort waste skill
not needed by the target role treat flood damage skill
not needed by the target role waste and scrap products knowledge

6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held asbestos removal regulations required
required, not held contamination exposure regulations required
required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held hazardous waste treatment optional

Index

Other moves recorded from emergency response worker

Full index of moves from emergency response worker

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.