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Whatmakesyouthinkit
wontblowupinyour
face?
MinesInspectorate,
Drayton&Graham
Terrey
Welcome
Introductions
Safetyfortoday
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Programfortoday
Objectives
Timing
Morningtea
Weall
knowcoal
mine
shotfiring
canbe
tricky
(Insertcoalfireballclip
Butwereheretodayfollowingaspecificincident
thathappenednottoofarfromhere)
DraytonCoal
Mine13km
southof
Muswellbrook
OffThomas
MitchellDrive
westoffthe
NewEngland
Highway
AdjacenttoMt
Arthur
NNWof
Bayswater
WNWofLake
Lidell
Onedragline,
excavators,
sizeabletruck
fleet
Drillsandshot
crews
+150shotsa
year
Tightcontrols
onshots
Extension
approvedto
south
Commenced1983,approx13kmsouthofMuswellbrook
Currentlyproducesaround5Mtthermalcoalforexportand
domesticuse
Approx300employees
TheDraytonIncident
Whatwouldyoudoif
Youturneduptofinishloadingashotfromthepreviousday
andfoundtheemulsionhadfizzedupoutoftheblasthole,
and
Stemminghadbeenejected
Somesignaltubehadbeenejectedandshowedsignsof
havingbeenheated
Appearedtohavefinishedreacting,and
Youknewitwasntahothole,andthegroundwasnot
reactive
Therewassomecondensationonthedrillcuttings
Theholecollarfelthot
DoesyourExplosiveManagementPlantellyouwhatto
do?
AniceJulymorning
Whathappened
Shotpartlyloadedthedaybefore,withno
indicationsofanyproblems
Duringprestartinspection,2shotfirers
noticedone
blasthole
ventingsteamandwhitesmoke,with
solidifiedpoolofwhiteandyellowsubstance
apparentlyejectedfromtheblasthole
Calledsupervisor,calledforthepittobeevacuated
andarrangedsentriestobeposted
Drill&BlastSuperintendentandMineManager
weredoingaroutineinspectionofthedraglineat
thetimeanddivertedtothesite
Discussionstarted
Thedraglineoperatorreportedapuffofsmokeearlier
Whatthe?
TheEMPwasbeingimplemented
Problemdetectedinprestartinspection
Theareasecured
Unauthorised
personnelkeptaway
Managercalled,togetherwithD&BSupt
Managersdecisiontotakefurtheraction
Hewasconsultingwithexperiencedandresponsible
personnel
Causebeingconsideredpriortophotographingand
leavingtoconsideraction
Detonationoccurredwithoutwarning
Theholedetonated10minuteslaterwithfivepeoplewithin4m
Consequences(afterEmergencyResponse
Planinitiated&runwell)
ThreeinjuredtakenbyhelicoptertoNewcastle
hospital,onetolocalhospitalandoneremained
onsitewithparamedicassessment
Notifications
Restofshotfiredlaterthatday
allbackatwork
Followupaction
Allblastholes
treatedaspotentiallyhot,requiring
extrashotcrewmembersfortesting
Reexaminationofthenatureofpremature
detonations&Independentinvestigation
ReviewofCodeofPracticeforElevated
TemperatureandReactiveGround,involvingOrica
Questioningthestandard
testingrequirements
Thishadnotshownaprobleminthepast noground
hadbeenconsideredreactive,includingtheseam
intersectedbytheblasthole
Thegroundhadnotbeenconsidered
reactive
before
andithadlookedlikeanyreactionhad
finishedonthemorningofFriday23July10
Theblasthole
hadbeendrilled12dayspriorto
loading
Blastholes
werecheckedpriortoloading two
adjacentblastholes
wereventingand
temperaturechecksshowedtempsof29
0
C no
signofventingintheblasthole
Blasthole
loaded
Fortan
12Energan
(uninhibitedANFOand
emulsion)
PrimedwithtwoPentax
PPPprimersandtwo
Excelnonelectric(signaltubeorNonel)
detonators
Blasthole
closesttofreeface
Laterfoundtobeinbrokenground
Duringtheinvestigationtheblasthole
showed
atemperatureof80
0
C
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Emulsioncanburnbeforeitdetonates
18
Newprocessesimplemented
Allblastholes
requiretemperaturechecks
Reviewbygeologistsofseamdataforreactivityrisk
potential,andadvicetoD&BEngineer
Dailydrill&blastboard
coordinationinvolving
D&BEngineer(morelater)
FlowchartofCodeprocedureforelevated
temperature&/orreactivegroundenlarged,printed
offanddisplayedintheShotfirers
andD&B
Supervisors
room
Overarching
Flowchart
Ifthishappensdox
Butiftheother
thinghappensdoy
Flowchartshelp
decisions
Determiningriskof
reactivityatexisting
site
Reactivitydetecteddo
this,or
Reactivityincident,do
therightcolumn
Determiningriskof
reactivityat
greenfields
site
Slightlydifferent
approach
Existingsites
FromtheCode
Reactiveground
actions,but
Whatdoesreactive
ground
mean?
EMPreviewed
Reviewedbysitepersonnel
ExplosivesManagementPlan
Procedures
Rules
Guidance
Reviewed,independentwithpriorsiteexperience
Paperworkverifiedwithindividuals
Involvingagroupsessionwithsitepersonnel
Easytoaddtowhatalreadyexists
(stillprogressing,morelater)
CodeofPractice
forElevated
Temperature
andReactive
Ground
Presentationby
ORICA
ExplosivesManagementPlan
Systematicmanagementoftherisks
associatedwiththeuseofexplosives
CMH&SActs23inpart
(3)Ahealthandsafetymanagementsystemmust
include:
(a)systemelements(whichmustinclude,butarenot
limitedto,healthandsafetypolicy,risk
management,trainingandcompetence,
informationcontrolandsystemevaluation),and
(b)anymajorhazardmanagementplansrequiredfor
thecoaloperationunderSubdivision2,and
Explosives(MajorHazard)Management
Plan
Ispartofthesiteshealth&safetymanagementsystem
Demonstratesthedutyofcare,followingduediligence,
foramajorhazard
Requiredbyminesafetylegislation,aswellasgeneral
OHSlegislation
MandatedbyAS2187.2Useofexplosives,AppendixA
Takesaccountofrelevantstandards,codesand
guidancematerial
Features:
Aim,plan,implementation,monitoring&improvement
Supportedbyprocedures,rulesandguidance
EMPstructure
Aim
Policy,scope,definitions,references
Plan
Consultation,riskassessment,procedures,forms,
responsibilities,training,records
Implementation
Generalprocedures,supervision,magazines,transport,
emergencies,specialprocedures
Monitoring
Stockcontrol&security,blastmonitoringand
performancedata,reviews&audits
Improvement
Improvementdecisionmaking
Shotfirers
responsibilities
Disciplinedpracticeforthosewiththe
livesofothersintheirhands
Shotfirers
MustbelicensedunderExplosiveslegislationand
listedinsiteregister
statutorytickets
HaveresponsibilitiesunderthesitesExplosives
ManagementPlanfor
Reviewingblastdesignsandimplementingrisk
managementforon/offsiteimpacts
Shotcrewsandanyothersinthearea
Checkingtypesandquantitiesofexplosivesused,stored
&handled
Magazines,transportandrelatedaccessories/equipment
Sitepreparation,priming,charging,stemming,
connecting,firinganddealingwithmisfires
Disposalofunwantedexplosives
Shotfirers
HavetheMineManagersauthorityforexplosives
use
Areonthegroundandarepartoftheoperation
team
Superviseshotcrewsandmaintainconsistency&control
Firetheshot
Sotheycallpracticesandanychangestotheshot
plan
AftercheckingwiththeirSupervisor
IdeallyaftercheckingwiththeD&BEngineer
NotifyingSupervisorsaboutanyconsequencesout
ofthenorm
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Shotfirers
bewaregeology!
37
Itisofteneasytomissgeology
37
Whatsdifferentaboutthisblasthole?
38
Geology&faceconditions
39
Nicemorning
tea?
D&BEngineers
qualifications
Supporting
theShotfirer
doestheD&BEngineertellthe
Shotfirer
whattodo?
Drill&BlastEngineers
Areresponsiblefor
Blastplanning&coordination
Compilingrelevantinformationeg
geological
information
Blastplansthatcomplywithairblast
andground
vibrationlimits,andwhichpreventflyrock,while
managingthrow&fragmentation
Investigationsandreports
MonitoringandimprovingtheEMP
CoalMineHealthandSafety
Regulation2006
37
Contentsofmajorhazardmanagementplan:explosives
managementplan
Forthepurposesofsection36oftheAct,amajorhazardmanagement
planinrelationtoamajorhazardcomprisinghazardsarisingfrom
thehandlingofexplosivesmustmakeprovisionforthefollowing
matters:
(b)thepersonwhodesignsorinitiatesashotmustensurethatflyrock
doesnotpresentarisktopeople(whetheratthecoaloperation
or
not),
(c)
theuseofexplosivesonlybypeoplewhoarelicensed
(d)keeping[of]a[licence]register
(e)Cooperationbetweentheoperatorandany[licensed]personto
ensure safetyofstorage,handling,transportationanduseof
explosives
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Drill&BlastEngineers
HavethesitesGMsauthorityforblastplanning
andoperationalcoordination
Mustaccessdataandinformationeg
geologythatis
noteasyforaShotfirer
toget
Areoften(?)unabletogetoutontheshot
Sotheymustbereadilycontactable
Mustbegivengoodfeedbackaboutshots
Anyvariationsorunusualconditions
Anyunexpectedimpactsorresults
Finetuningofpowderfactorsandblastpatterns
Mustthinklikeablasthole
Draytonsdrill&blastboard
Whatisamisfire?
Didtheshotdosomethingotherthan
goingtoplan?
Misfiresmustbereported
CoalMineHealthandSafetyRegulation2006
56
Notificationofcertainincidentsatorinrelationto
coaloperations:section110(1)(c)oftheAct
(n)
anuncontrolledexplosionorfireoramisfireof
explosives
(includingshotfailstofire,misfiredetectedinpostblast
inspection,ormisfiredetectedwhileexcavating
muckpile)
RenewingyourUHLandBEUL
PresentationbyWorkCover
ExplosivesLicenses
D.I.I.Muswellbrook
Singleton
ExplosiveLicensesUpdate
DaveBarker BillBrooks
UHLLetterExpiryNotificationTemplate
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need to lodge a new application and not a renewal?
The Explosives Regulation 2005 deliberately omits a renewal process to ensure
rigour in the licensing scheme and the capture of all relevant current
information. Consequently all existing Unsupervised Handling Licence (UHL)
holders and Explosives Licence holders must lodge a new application.
Am I able to continue to operate after my licence has expired if I have
lodged an application?
The Regulation does not provide for a continuance of operation beyond the
expiry date of the licence. The licence holder must cease all operations until a
subsequent licence is issued and received. To reduce the possibility of you
being unable to operate, WorkCover is sending out Licenser application packs
3 months prior to your Licenses expiry date. This ensures enough time is given
to allow other State and Federal authorities to process security checks.
Will my new licence have the same licence number as my previous
licence?
Yes, your licence will retain its existing licence number.
Why do I need to apply for an Unsupervised Handling Licence again?
The UHL is a prerequisite for all explosives licenses, with the exception of a
Single Use Fireworks Licence. The licence confirms that the individual has
passed a national probity assessment undertaken by NSW and Commonwealth
police and security agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need to go through a new security clearance?
The National Probity Assessment results, for the purposes of holding a
current New South Wales licence, are only valid for a period of five years.
Federal law enforcement and security agencies require lodgment of a new
National Probity Assessment request in order to provide current information
to support the issuance of licenses under the Regulation.
What is Australia Post Bank@Post?
Bank@Post is available at Australia Post outlets displaying the
Bank@Post logo. You can locate your nearest Australia Post Bank@Post
outlet at http://apps.nowwhere.com.au/austpost/PostOfficeLocator/
Do I have to provide all the same information again?
In most cases not all information that was required for your first application
will need to be provided again. The covering letter included in this package
explains in detail the information that will not need to be provided a second
time.
Please call the WorkCover Assistance Service on 13 10 50 if you have any
further questions.
BEULLetterTemplate
CurrentBEUL&UHL
combined
front
CurrentBEUL&UHL
combined
back
1. Change of artwork title from Explosives Licence to Unsupervised Handling Licence
2. J PEG image of licence holder to be placed where the WorkCover NSW symbol was
previously
3. WorkCover NSW symbol relocated to the top left hand corner of the card
4. Description changed from Unsupervised Handling Licence to Security cleared to handle
explosives and SSDS under a valid licence
5. Description field moved to the right to align with the licence and card number fields
ProposedArtworkFrontUHL
Explosives
Update
If no changes required
ProposedArtworkBackUHL
signature strip
USEFULCONTACTS
131050
43215499
HunterValleyExplosivesUte
Incident2003
GrahamCowan
Wrapup
Updatedinformationfollowinganincident
Coveredsometopicalissues
Encouragedquestionsandanswers
Encouraginglaterfollowthrough
Anylastminutequestions?
graham.cowan@industry.nsw.gov.au
Noaccidentstoanyone,ever
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