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EZ Det

Nonel EZ Dets are surface delays produced by Dyno Nobel using standard Ensign Bickford surface delay technology.

EZ Dets are packed in both 1.1B and 1.4B configuration

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F

F.I.S.H.

The cause of all accidental detonations:

Friction

Impact

Static

Heat

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Fireline

Fireline is an Oil Field detonating cord from Dyno Nobel. There are a number of different types available with RDX, HMX and HNS coreloads depending on temperature requirements.

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Firing Cable

Heavy duty insulated wires used to extend an electric blasting circuit to the firing point.

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Firing Time

The time period during which a blast may be fired. Planned firing time will be communicated to any person who may be affected by the blast.
The actual firing time is after the clearance is completed (handover from blast controller to shotfirer) and all controls are in place to manage the safe initiation of the shot.

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Fixed Magazine

An explosives magazine constructed in accordance with AS 2187.1 in a manner which precludes relocation to another site.

fixed magazine

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Flash Point

Of a flammable liquid is the lowest temperature at which it can form an ignitable mixture in air.

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Fluid Sensitive Detonator

A detonator that will not fire in the presence of a liquid. Used to prevent 'wet firing' of a perforation gun.

Fluid Sensitive Detonator

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Flyrock

Rock that is projected outside the blast clearance zone or outside the site limits must be classed as flyrock.

flyrock in house

Factors affecting

Jointed and fissured rocks are more prone to fly rock than strong homogeneous rock. But massive rocks require more charge to achieve good fragmentation and hence cause more problems.

Explosives

Explosives having more Bubble energy throw out more fly rock than the ones where strain energy dominates.

Blast Design

Blasting parameters like burden, spacing, charge per hole, stemming, and delay interval play an important role in the throw of the blast. Burden should be selected to take into account the crater effect where in rocks get thrown out from cavities or weak zones in the bench. There should also be adequate delay between rows of holes to allow room for the rock to swell and displace previously blasted material.

The primary sources of flyrock are face bursting, rifling and cratering.

flyrock sources 1

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Foreign Bodies (Tramp Material)

Foreign Bodies (Also known as Tramp Material) not intended to be present in a process (such as bolts, nuts, gravel, etc), that can have an adverse effect on the process and may cause an undesired event or deviation from the design intent.

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