DAY 1

Preliminaries: 60 min – (08h00 to 08h55)

01 Course admin (i.e. attendance register, assessment/ assignment requirements, etc.)/ Meet and Greet/ Expectations/ Special needs/ Rules (i.e. toilet breaks, eating arrangements, cell phones, safety and emergency arrangements)

02 Ice breaker – video

Break 5 min

First session: 09h00 to 09h20

03. Welcome and Introduction to Magazine Master training – 20 min

Second session: 09h20 to 10h00

(10h00 to 10h15 – Tea time)

04. What is a Magazine Master? – 20 min

Job adverts (Explosives officer, Magazine Master, etc.) and postings – 20 min

Third session: 10h15 to 11h15

(11h15 – Break 5 min)

05. AN Safety – 30 min

• General explosives safety practices, Priorities and Golden Rules

• Golden Rules for AN

06. Early history of Explosives and AN – 30 min

Fourth session: SA Legislation – 11h20 to 14h55

(12h10 – Break 5 min/ 13h00 to 13h45 – Lunch break/ 14h55 – Break 5 min)

07. SA law – introduction

08. The 1956 Explosives Act

08A The 1972 Explosives Regulations

08B. 1972 AN Regulations

09. The OHS Act

09A OHS Act Explosives Regulations

010. The transport of explosives (Road Traffic Act and other legislation)

011. The arrangement of the 2003 Explosives Act and Regulations

011A The 2003 Explosives Act

011B The 2010 Explosives Regulations for AN

012. Magazine Masters and their various roles in different organisations – 15 min

• Appointment of Magazine Masters (R34)

• Magazine registers

• Minimum requirements for keeping registers

• Do’s and don’ts – General instructions and warnings

Fifth session: 15h00 to 16h00

Activities – video’s, Case studies (Magazine audit check list, etc.) and Group work/ Preparation for assignment – SAPS examination assignment and WBS)

 

DAY 2

Preliminaries: 60 min (08h00 to 0900)

• Assignments – 30 min

• Introduction and revision – 30 min

Break 5 min

First session: 09h05 to 12h00

(10h00 – Break teatime 15 min/ 10h40 Break 5 min/ 11h20 break 5 min)

01. Classification of Explosives/ Compatibility storage – 35 min

• The HCC, comprised of the Hazard Class, Hazard Division and the Compatibility Group

02. Safe storage of explosives – 30 min

• Licencing and construction of explosives magazines

• Storage of explosives

• Do’s and don’ts of explosives storage

• Case study (see afternoon

03. Packing, Marking and Labelling of explosives – 25 min

04. Safe Handling of explosives – 25 min

05. Safe Transport of explosives – 15 min

• Do’s and don’ts of explosives transport

06. Safe Disposal of explosives – 20 min

Break 5 min

Second session: 12h00 to 13h00 – Special rules

• Special Rules – General

• Special Rules – PGAN plant

• Special Rules – Magazines

Lunch 45 min 13h00 to 13h45

Third session: 13h45 to 14h45

• Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction

Break 5 min

Fourth session: 14h50 to 16h00

• Activities – video’s, Case studies (Magazine audit check list, etc.) and Group work.

Preparation for assignment – SAPS examination assignment and WBS

 

DAY 3

PRACTICAL APPLICATION

Preliminaries: 60 min (08h00 to 0900)

• Assignments – 30 min

• Introduction and revision – 30 min

Break 5min

First session: 09h05 to 12h00

(10h00 – Break teatime 15 min/ 11h00 – Break 5 min/ 11h55 – Break 5 min)

• Case study 03 – Magazine audit checklist

Break 5 min

Second session: 12h05 to 13h00

• Case Studies 01 and 02 –

Lunch 45 min 13h00 to 13h45

Third session: 13h45 to 15h25

(14h45 – Break 5min)

• Assessments

• Multiple choice questions;

• True/False statements; and

• Fill in the missing word/words.

Pass mark for assessments = 80%.

Final session: 15h30 to 16h00