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