This worker builds and repairs the temporary and permanent barriers used to route fresh air through underground workings. Their daily tasks involve hanging heavy brattice cloth, building wooden stoppings, and sealing leaks to ensure adequate airflow reaches the active mining faces. Their work directly controls the dilution of explosive gases and harmful dust.
Heard on the job
We need the bratticer in panel four to fix a torn curtain before the inspector checks our air readings.
Also heard as
- bratticeman
Related terms
Brattice
A temporary or permanent partition erected underground to direct ventilation airflow.
Stopping
A solid wall or partition built across a mine passage to control ventilation airflow.
Airway
Any underground gallery, drift, or shaft designated specifically for routing ventilation air through a mine.