This standard covers the competences you need to monitor and control explosives processing in accordance with approved procedures and practices.
You will be required to demonstrate that you can confirm that you have the correct process instructions, dealing promptly with problems, reporting promptly any that are not within your authority in accordance with approved procedures and practices.
This activity is likely to be undertaken by someone whose work role involves Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions or Explosives work activities. This includes those working as manufacturing operators.
P1 work safely at all times, complying with health and safety, environmental and other relevant regulations, legislation and guidelines
P2 confirm that you have the correct process instructions
P3 monitor the process to ensure that the it runs effectively, to the process parameters
P4 recognize deviations and take action to maintain normal operating conditions
P5 deal promptly with problems, reporting promptly any that are not within your authority
P6 complete correctly the required documentation
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 actions to be taken in response to an unplanned event
K4 work area hazards
K5 the nature of the materials being used in the process
K6 the process parameters
K7 methods of monitoring the process
K8 the deviations that may occur and how to recognize them
K9 the action to take to maintain normal operating conditions
K10 the limits of your authority
K11 the importance of communication
K12 reporting lines
K13 the documentation requirements
1. Explosive environment: low negative consequence; high negative consequence
2. Process: by hand; by machine
3. Monitoring: visually; using equipment