Glossary
Quarry Rock Splitter Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential quarry rock splitter terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key quarry rock splitter vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in quarry rock splitter training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Bench
- Quarry step.
- Block
- Large cut stone.
- Dimension stone
- Stone cut to size.
- Grain
- Stone direction.
- Ground control
- Keeping rock stable.
- Ledge
- Stone layer.
- MSHA
- Mine Safety and Health Administration.
- Part 46/48 training
- Required mine safety training.
- Pre-shift exam
- Safety check before work.
- Rift
- Easiest splitting direction.
- Self-rescuer
- Emergency breathing device.
- Silica
- Hazardous dust.
- Spall
- Chip of stone.
- Wedges and feathers
- Splitting tools.
- Wire saw
- Diamond wire cutter.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Quarry Rock Splitter practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Quarry Rock Splitter training.
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