ISCO Occupation Group 6113.1 Groundsman Or Groundswoman
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Groundsman/Groundswoman: Groundsmen/groundswomen provide landscape and lawn services and maintain grounds for private households, commercial and public facilities, schools, hotels, botanical gardens, golf courses, parks and athletic fields.\
Essential Skills
- Watering Principles
- Execute Disease And Pest Control Activities
- Plan Sports Areas
- Construct Greens And Grounds
- Pest Control In Plants
- Perform Pest Control
- Maintain Landscape Site
- Spray Pesticides
- Prepare Land For Turf Laying
- Ecology
- Water Chemistry Analysis
- Plant Species
- Maintain Irrigation Systems
- Transport Physical Resources Within The Work Area
- Prepare The Ground
- Use Gardening Equipment
- Plant Disease Control
- Maintain Turf Management Equipment
- Prepare Sites For Planting Of Grass
- Horticulture Principles
- Prepare Ground For Construction
- Estimate Consumption Of Water
- Perform Weed Control Operations
- Handle Chemical Products For Soil And Plants
- Turf Management
- Operate Turf Management Equipment
- Prepare Planting Area
- Environmental Legislation In Agriculture And Forestry
- Soil Structure
- Principles Of Landscape Construction
- Monitor Water Quality
- Maintain Turf And Grass
Optional Skills
- Prepare Planting Area For Planting
- Manage Rainwater
- Prune Plants
- Rainwater Management
- Nurse Plants
- Use A Computer
- Communicate With Customers
- Pruning Techniques
- Prune Hedges And Trees
- Propagate Plants
- Grow Plants
- Use Technical Documentation
- Pruning Types
- Report Pollution Incidents
- Implement Plans For The Management Of Sports Turf Areas
- Nurse Trees
- Crop Production Principles
- Manage Time In Landscaping
- Plant Green Plants
Alternative Names
- Lawn Care Specialist
- Lawnsman
- Groundsman
- Greenkeeper
- Groundswoman
- Landscape Worker
- Groundskeeping Worker
- Landscape Gardener
- Horticulturist
- Greens Keeper
- Grounds Staff
- Lawnswoman
- Park Keeper
