Explosives are inherently chemically unstable and therefore dangerous and therefore must be handled, processed, stored, and transported with utmost care.
The principles when handling explosives should always be:
- Safety foremost.
- All potential risks should be minimised.
This course is designed for entrants into the market on an introductory level and after successful completion, the candidate will be able to:
- Have a good insight into the history and development of explosives through the ages
- Explain differences between different types of explosives
- Explain the basic concept of chemical explosives
- Be able to classify different explosives according to their reaction rates and explain the difference between them
- Describe different performance parameters that can be used to define a particular explosive
- Explain the initiation and propagation of combustion reactions in different explosives
- Be informed about some of the ways these principles are applied in industry
The course is designed to equip the learner in order to be able to identify the:
- Distinguishing features of chemical explosives
- Different types of explosives
- Chemical and physical characteristics of explosives
- Design criteria for explosive trains
