Australian Centre for Geomechanics

Future training products

Future Training Products

Underground Drilling and Blasting - A Safety Training DVD for Underground Metalliferous Mine Workers

Overview

All underground mine workers will be exposed to drilling and blasting processes. The aim of this new DVD is to provide workers with the critical knowledge on drilling and blasting to aid appreciation of the importance of these mining processes and their related hazards. The DVD will feature an introduction to the rock breaking process in mining and a description of explosives and how they work. The second part of the DVD will cover development drilling and blasting practices; while the third part will cover production drilling and blasting.

Target Audience

  • Underground mine workers - the need to identify the potential hazards of working near or with explosives, and the protocols of re-entering a working area after blasting.
  • Workers responsible for development and production drilling and blasting activities. This DVD will review drilling and blasting fundamental concepts that are critical to achieving optimal rock breaking outcomes.
  • All industry stakeholders - those keen to learn more about drilling and clasting in underground mines.

The ACG invites your organisation to sponsor this new training DVD. Contact us for the sponsorship proposal.

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