Elements and Performance Criteria
- Manage compliance with legislation
- Access, interpret and apply blasting operations documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
- Access, interpret and validate the blast design criteria
- Identify and obtain relevant permits, licenses or authorities needed for blasting activities
- Apply the legislative and site requirements and procedures for the purchase of explosives
- Apply the procedures for the identification of potential hazards and the implementation and application of the site/organisation risk management system
- Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate to the work activities
- Obtain and interpret emergency procedures and be prepared for fire/accident/emergency
- Apply the procedures to monitor the setting up and security of explosives storage location in compliance with legislative and site requirements
- Manage legislative and site blasting reporting requirements and procedures
- Report any loss or theft of explosives
- Manage the storage, handling and transport of explosives
- Apply the legislative and site requirements and procedures for safe handling of explosives
- Apply the legislative and site requirements, procedures and safety precautions for the transport of explosives
- Apply the legislative and site requirements, procedures and safety precautions for the storage of explosives
- Apply the legislative and site requirements and procedures for setting-up and maintaining secure explosives storage locations
- Manage the implementation of blasting activities
- Identify environmental hazards and analyse the risks associated with blasting
- Implement the blast plan
- Apply the blast monitoring system in accordance with site procedures
- Apply site and legislative procedures to ensure that site inspections to confirm the blast plan are implemented
- Confirm and manage the availability of the type and quantity of explosives and associated materials required for blasting
- Manage the site procedures and legislative requirements for the coordination of support requirements including vehicles, personnel and other equipment
- Apply site procedures for setting up and securing the blast area
- Apply the special requirements for secondary blasting operations
- Apply and manage post-blasting coordination and inspection requirements
- Complete all written statutory and site-required documents
- Manage special conditions
- Manage misfires
- Apply site procedures for the re-assessment of the blast site for potential hazards and risks and ensuring work area is safe
- Inspect blast area to identify misfires or potential misfires and identify cause of misfire
- Secure the misfire area and communicate information to other personnel who may be affected
- Apply procedures to for washing-out or re-charging, and manage refiring Communicate the area is now safe with other persons who may have been affected by blasting
- Record and report misfires
- Manage the disposal of explosives
- Identify damaged or deteriorated explosives and accessories
- Select an applicable disposal method for explosives and accessories
- Plan for the disposal of the damaged, deteriorated or surplus explosives
- Carry out the disposal of damaged, deteriorated and surplus explosives and detonators in accordance with legislative requirements and site procedures
- Communicate disposal activities to site emergency services
- Manage maintenance of blasting equipment
- Identify the equipment necessary for use in preparing, initiating or monitoring blasting operations
- Monitor maintenance and conduct routine inspection of blast and blast monitoring equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s requirements and site procedures
- Monitor the maintenance of blast monitoring instrumentation to ensure valid calibration as specified in manufacturers’ requirements and according to site procedures
- Ensure that maintenance and inspection records are kept according to site, manufacturer’s or legislative requirements
- Manage the implementation of blasting activities
- Identify environmental hazards and analyse the risks associated with blasting
- Implement the blast plan
- Apply the blast monitoring system in accordance with site procedures
- Apply site and legislative procedures to ensure that site inspections to confirm the blast plan are implemented
- Confirm and manage the availability of the type and quantity of explosives and associated materials required for blasting
- Manage the site procedures and legislative requirements for the coordination of support requirements including vehicles, personnel and other equipment
- Apply site procedures for setting up and securing the blast area
- Apply the special requirements for secondary blasting operations
- Apply and manage post-blasting coordination and inspection requirements
- Complete all written statutory and site-required documents
- Manage compliance with legislation
- Access, interpret and apply blasting operations documentation and ensure the work activity is compliant
- Access, interpret and validate the blast design criteria
- Identify and obtain relevant permits, licenses or authorities needed for blasting activities
- Apply the legislative and site requirements and procedures for the purchase of explosives
- Apply the procedures for the identification of potential hazards and the implementation and application of the site/organisation risk management system
- Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate to the work activities
- Obtain and interpret emergency procedures and be prepared for fire/accident/emergency
- Apply the procedures to monitor the setting up and security of explosives storage location in compliance with legislative and site requirements
- Manage legislative and site blasting reporting requirements and procedures
- Report any loss or theft of explosives
- Manage the storage, handling and transport of explosives
- Apply the legislative and site requirements and procedures for safe handling of explosives
- Apply the legislative and site requirements, procedures and safety precautions for the transport of explosives
- Apply the legislative and site requirements, procedures and safety precautions for the storage of explosives
- Apply the legislative and site requirements and procedures for setting-up and maintaining secure explosives storage locations
- Manage the implementation of blasting activities
- Identify environmental hazards and analyse the risks associated with blasting
- Implement the blast plan
- Apply the blast monitoring system in accordance with site procedures
- Apply site and legislative procedures to ensure that site inspections to confirm the blast plan are implemented
- Confirm and manage the availability of the type and quantity of explosives and associated materials required for blasting
- Manage the site procedures and legislative requirements for the coordination of support requirements including vehicles, personnel and other equipment
- Apply site procedures for setting up and securing the blast area
- Apply the special requirements for secondary blasting operations
- Apply and manage post-blasting coordination and inspection requirements
- Complete all written statutory and site-required documents
- Manage special conditions
- Manage misfires
- Apply site procedures for the re-assessment of the blast site for potential hazards and risks and ensuring work area is safe
- Inspect blast area to identify misfires or potential misfires and identify cause of misfire
- Secure the misfire area and communicate information to other personnel who may be affected
- Apply procedures to for washing-out or re-charging, and manage refiring Communicate the area is now safe with other persons who may have been affected by blasting
- Record and report misfires
- Manage the disposal of explosives
- Identify damaged or deteriorated explosives and accessories
- Select an applicable disposal method for explosives and accessories
- Plan for the disposal of the damaged, deteriorated or surplus explosives
- Carry out the disposal of damaged, deteriorated and surplus explosives and detonators in accordance with legislative requirements and site procedures
- Communicate disposal activities to site emergency services
- Manage maintenance of blasting equipment
- Identify the equipment necessary for use in preparing, initiating or monitoring blasting operations
- Monitor maintenance and conduct routine inspection of blast and blast monitoring equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s requirements and site procedures
- Monitor the maintenance of blast monitoring instrumentation to ensure valid calibration as specified in manufacturers’ requirements and according to site procedures
- Ensure that maintenance and inspection records are kept according to site, manufacturer’s or legislative requirements