Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify and evaluate the criteria
- Access, interpret and apply compliance documentation relevant to establishing and maintaining blasting systems
- Identify blasting methods and options from an analysis of all relevant technical, environmental and operational and financial information
- Identify the requirements for blasting materials against mine requirements
- Identify the requirements for, and purpose of blasting equipment and supporting infrastructure in accordance with mine design and system of mining
- Assess potential sites/routes for blasting and supporting infrastructure by visit, and locate and confirm on mine plan
- Establish a system for blasting
- Establish procedures to identify hazards and analyse, evaluate and manage risks associated with blasting
- Develop operational procedures for blasting, covering methods, materials, equipment and infrastructure from site and legislative requirements and incorporate into site documentation
- Establish recording and reporting procedures for blasting information
- Develop safe blasting procedures, including design management, for the site to comply with company and statutory/legal requirements
- Establish monitoring procedures for blasting
- Develop and establish procedures for reviewing and modifying work processes
- Develop blasting system as an integral component of the OHS management system of the mine
- Establish the support arrangements
- Identify and establish appropriate magazine/storage facilities from an analysis of all relevant statutory, technical and management information
- Identify and establish appropriate transportation and handling methods for explosives from an analysis of all relevant statutory, technical, operational and financial information
- Develop maintenance procedures for blasting equipment and infrastructure systems from statutory and site requirements, and incorporate into site documentation
- Establish a program, including systems and procedures, to satisfy blasting and shotfiring training requirements
- Establish systems for audit and review
- Establish procedures to evaluate and confirm the blasting system compliance with statutory and site requirements
- Identify and assess future blasting and supporting infrastructure system requirements and incorporate into planning processes
- Establish procedures to confirm the currency and compliance of blasting equipment and infrastructure maintenance and safety standards
- Establish procedures for incorporating feedback into the audit and review process
- Establish procedures to confirm the currency, relevance and compliance of the blasting training program against identified requirements
- Establish procedures for response to instances of non-compliance or other discrepancies/deficiencies revealed by audit
- Audit emergency response and evacuation plans and procedures for compliance with legislative and site requirements