A hole drilled in close proximity to a hole containing a misfire, which when fired will either sympathetically initiate or dislodge the explosives in the misfired hole.

A container constructed in accordance with AS 2187.1 used to store limited amounts of explosives which can be relocated from site-to-site either as an integral unit or as modular components for reassembly. Includes converted freight containers.

A situation, usually an explosives incident, that is of sufficient severity that reporting to the regulator is compulsory.

A resistorised bridge detonator is a device with a resistor in series with the electric fusehead designed to manage the no-fire and all fire currents.

Highly directional stem / material ejection from a firing blasthole.

This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to support shot firing operations in Civil construction, Coal mining, Metalliferous mining (Surface), Drilling and Extractive.

This unit is appropriate for those working in operational roles.

No licensing, legislation or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to store, handle and transport explosives in the Resources and Infrastructure Industries.

This unit is appropriate for those working in operational roles.

No licensing, legislation or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to conduct surface shotfiring  operations in the Resources and Infrastructure Industries.

This unit is appropriate for those working in operational roles.

No licensing, legislation or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication

This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to conduct secondary blasting in the Metalliferous and Coal mining and Extractive.

This unit is appropriate for those working in operational roles.

No licensing, legislation or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

RIOBOOSTERS are high energy explosives designed to produce high velocity of detonation and high
detonation pressure, ensuring reliable initiation of bulk and cartridge explosives such as RIOFLEX, RIOMEX,