Health & Safety Risk Management System

S11 - Explosives & Shotfiring

The handling and use of explosives has the potential to be one of the most hazardous activities on a site if it is not properly controlled. Only authorised, trained, and competent personnel may undertake shotfiring activities.

The Explosives Procedure outlines the duties of a responsible manager and an explosives supervisor. It explains what is required in a blasting specification and in shotfiring rules.

There are example documents for preparing a blast design. It is the responsibility of the explosives supervisor to ensure that the design is suitable and sufficient before a shot is fired.

Finally there are HSE documents for applying for explosives licences.