Blasting Knowledge

Duration 5 days

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Blasting has long been associated with mining as a key activity to extract rock and minerals from the earth. It has become a highly specialised area requiring excellent technical skills of those involved. Good blasting techniques have a direct benefit to mining operations because well designed blasts reduce risks associated with health and safety concerns and improve operations through efficient extraction and environmental management.

How will I benefit?

At the end of this course you will be able to:

Apply blasting theory in the workplace
Better understand the concepts and principles of blasting in a mining environment
Understand how to research related topics in order to satisfy CPD
Improve safety within the working environment
Interpret data with a view to improving blasting performance and hence costs to the business
Work together as part of a team

- Drilling
- Alternatives to Blasting
- Explosives – General
- Blasting Agents
- Detonators and Accessories
- Explosive Control and Transport
- Initiation and Priming Systems
- Environmental Impacts
- Blast Design
- Specialist Blasting Techniques
- Geotechnical Implications
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Blasting Engineers
- Shot-firers
- Training course notes
- Certificate
- 50 CPD hours accredited by the Institute of Quarrying.
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Anna Murphy

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