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Evidence Guide: DEFEXO125 - Determine the properties of explosives

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DEFEXO125 - Determine the properties of explosives

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Plan for explosive testing

  1. Identify and confirm type of explosive and required test or analysis.
  2. Identify nature and type of effects or properties to be determined.
  3. Investigate and select appropriate methods of measuring and recording the desired effects or properties.
  4. Investigate and select appropriate firing or initiation techniques and methods.
  5. Prepare and review the test plan.
Identify and confirm type of explosive and required test or analysis.

Completed
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Teacher:
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Identify nature and type of effects or properties to be determined.

Completed
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Investigate and select appropriate methods of measuring and recording the desired effects or properties.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investigate and select appropriate firing or initiation techniques and methods.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare and review the test plan.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare for explosive testing

  1. Test and validate models, simulation and/or prototypes.
  2. Incorporate modifications or alterations into the testing processes based on validation results.
  3. Arrange building or purchase of necessary equipment given project constraints and available skills and materials.
  4. Develop experimental designs in liaison with other staff.
  5. Assemble, set up and calibrate apparatus.
  6. Perform routine standardisation procedures prior to the test, and record results.
Test and validate models, simulation and/or prototypes.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorporate modifications or alterations into the testing processes based on validation results.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrange building or purchase of necessary equipment given project constraints and available skills and materials.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop experimental designs in liaison with other staff.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assemble, set up and calibrate apparatus.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform routine standardisation procedures prior to the test, and record results.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform explosive test

  1. Test instrumentation required for data collection for functionality.
  2. Prepare and test explosive initiation or firing mechanisms.
Test instrumentation required for data collection for functionality.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare and test explosive initiation or firing mechanisms.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recover equipment and validate results

  1. Recover measurement and recording equipment and extract required data.
  2. Analyse data for anomalies and ‘out of control’ conditions and accept or reject.
  3. Assess data for validity against required information, known previous test results and/or relevant reference materials.
  4. Record test procedures and, if necessary, recommend modifications to test procedures.
  5. Determine properties and or effects from data and measurements collected.
Recover measurement and recording equipment and extract required data.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyse data for anomalies and ‘out of control’ conditions and accept or reject.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess data for validity against required information, known previous test results and/or relevant reference materials.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record test procedures and, if necessary, recommend modifications to test procedures.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine properties and or effects from data and measurements collected.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan for explosive testing

  1. Identify and confirm type of explosive and required test or analysis
Identify and confirm type of explosive and required test or analysis

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify nature and type of effects or properties to be determined

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investigate and select appropriate methods of measuring and recording the desired effects or properties

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investigate and select appropriate firing or initiation techniques and methods

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare and review the test plan

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare for explosive testing

  1. Test and validate models, simulation and/or prototypes
Test and validate models, simulation and/or prototypes

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incorporate modifications or alterations into the testing processes based on validation results

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arrange building or purchase of necessary equipment given project constraints and available skills and materials

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Develop experimental designs in liaison with other staff

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assemble, set up and calibrate apparatus

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform routine standardisation procedures prior to the test, and record results

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform explosive test

  1. Test instrumentation required for data collection for functionality
Test instrumentation required for data collection for functionality

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepare and test explosive initiation or firing mechanisms

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recover equipment and validate results

  1. Recover measurement and recording equipment and extract required data
Recover measurement and recording equipment and extract required data

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyse data for anomalies and ‘out of control’ conditions and accept or reject

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assess data for validity against required information, known previous test results and/or relevant reference materials

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record test procedures and, if necessary, recommend modifications to test procedures

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Determine properties and or effects from data and measurements collected

Completed
Date:

Teacher:
Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Required Skills and Knowledge

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 and measuring and recording.

carrying out tests and measurements

developing and applying explosive testing processes and techniques

developing and using computer programs related to testing

handling explosives and explosive ordnance

maintaining documentation and records

planning and preparing for tests

recording and validating results

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, technical capabilities and limitations of explosives

characteristics, technical capabilities and limitations of measuring and recording equipment

physics of explosions

properties and characteristics of relevant explosives

validation processes

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.