Blasting Area Awareness
- Continuing education credit hours 0.02
- Mobile-Friendly, Self-Paced Format
- Nationally-Accredited, Regulatory-Approved
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Course Objectives
Recognize flyrock and other site hazards that are associated with blasting;
Know what to expect during pre- blast review meetings;
Recall precautions that reduce the safety risk associated with blasting areas;
Identify when it is safe to re-enter a blasting site;
Know what to do in emergencies involving blasting sites
Course Description
Blasting areas can be dangerous. It’s important that the people who work on sites that have blasting know the hazards, process and what to do in emergencies. This is an awareness course about the activities that occur in a blasting area. This course is not designed to qualify blasters or their crew. It is aimed at all personnel who might be at a site where blasting activities occur.
Regulations/Board Approvals
OSHA 29 CFR 1926.900, Subpart U;
United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF);
United States Department of the Interior,
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Blaster Training Manual: Chapter 7
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