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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan and prepare for explosives development
   • Identify and clarify development requirements and specifications in consultation with the customer
2. Identify, clarify and incorporate into the plan constraints on development
3. Conduct research and analysis on explosives requirements and specifications
4. Prepare and review development plan
5. Identify, calculate, and apply net explosive quantities and compatibility throughout the operation
6. Monitor and maintain environmental conditions
7. Develop unique explosives
   • Test and validate explosive models, simulation and/or prototypes in accordance with established scientific principles
8. Produce a sample of unique explosives in accordance with specifications
9. Incorporate modifications or alterations into development processes based on validation results
10. Conduct qualitative analysis
    • Perform established qualitative tests to observe explosive properties
11. Compare data with specifications, standards, charts, knowledge/experience, tables, and spectra in order to confirm explosive properties
12. Perform tests or analyses efficiently and within the required timeframe
13. Conduct quantitative analysis
    • Perform quantitative tests to measure properties
14. Use available computer technology to control instruments or acquire/translate/convert data to optimise test accuracy
15. Check samples and analyses when non-standard results are obtained
16. Complete tests or analyses within the required timeframe
    • Manufacture unique explosives in accordance with specifications
17. Establish compliance and compatibility with requirements
18. Provide unique explosives to client in accordance with requirements
19. Complete supporting documentation on the development of unique explosives

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and includes:

accessing, interpreting and applying technical information related to explosives applying computer modelling applying diagnostic techniques commissioning unique explosives maintaining documentation and records planning development processes conducting research and analysis testing unique explosives and analysing results identifying design requirements and constraints

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and includes:

Operational knowledge of: analysis processes and techniques characteristics and properties of chemicals used in explosives characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations of explosives computer modelling relevant to explosives reporting and documentation requirements testing protocols and techniques validation processes

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