bitumistas
Bitumistas are professionals who specialize in bitumen, a viscous black hydrocarbon used as a binding agent in asphalt pavement, roofing felts, and waterproofing products. The term can refer to workers, technicians, and engineers across the bitumen value chain, from extraction and processing to application and research.
Common roles include miners and mine operators who obtain natural bitumen deposits, refinery and plant operators
Bitumen products are central to road construction, airport runways, roofing, and waterproofing. Bitumistas may work in
Terminology varies by language; bitumista is not widely used in contemporary English, but appears in some linguistic
Health and safety considerations include exposure to hot bitumen, fumes, and solvents; skin contact hazards; proper