You must demonstrate the health, safety and environmental and other statutory legislation, regulations, safe working practices and procedures governing explosives, and their implications for your area of work.
You must know and understand the relevance of personal protective equipment (PPE); the nature, characteristics, hazards and risks of the explosive substance and/or article; the actions to be taken in response to an unplanned event; your own licensing authority’s policy and procedure; the applicant organization’s business objectives and modus operandi; the purposes of the explosives facility; the purpose of safeguarding; when to refer the application to another licensing authority; the licensing criteria; when and why it might be appropriate to impose conditions and/or caveats, or amend or withdraw the licence; the sanctions available to your licensing authority; when and why it might be appropriate to consult local authorities and your level of authority in granting, amending or withdrawing the licence.
This activity is likely to be undertaken by someone whose work role involves Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions or Explosives work activities. This includes individuals working as explosives safety managers, advisers, regulators, manufacturing and storage managers
P1 work safely at all times, complying with health and safety, environmental and other relevant regulations, legislation and guidelines
P2 confirm the use of the facility and its associated explosives-related hazards
P3 confirm the appropriate plant, equipment and facility layout requirement
P4 confirm siting options and identify the optimum
P5 consult relevant local authorities and the licensing authority
P6 ensure that your application is complete and presented in the appropriate format and addresses the licensing authority’s requirements
P7 represent your organization at any public enquiries
P8 respond promptly and fully to any queries about the application
P9 submit an appropriate safeguarding map when requested
K1 the health, safety and environmental and other statutory legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures governing explosives and their implications for your area of work
K2 the relevance of personal protective equipment (PPE)
K3 the nature, characteristics, hazards and risks of the explosive substance and/or article
K4 the actions to be taken in response to an unplanned event
K5 the licensing authority’s policy and procedure
K6 your organization’s business objectives and modus operandi
K7 the purposes of the explosives facility
K8 the purpose of safeguarding
K9 the licensing criteria
K10 when and why it might be appropriate to consult local authorities
K11 your level of authority in preparing and submitting the licence
K12 the licensing process and timetable
1 Applications: straightforward; not straightforward; amended