Chapter 12: Control and Management Of Explosives And Associated Facilities Flashcards
In an explosives facility, who should be acquainted with the instructions in JSP 482?
Whose responsibility is it to ensure this is so?
Every person who is employed in the facility.
The HoE.
Where knowledge of regulations is not achieved by inculcation of core competence, how is it to be achieved?
Through initial training and regular refresher training.
How should occasional visitors be treated at an explosives facility?
They are to be fully briefed and/or accompanied by a competent person.
No person is to be employed in an explosives facility unless he or she, in addition to any other rules of employment, is:
1) responsible and of sound mind
2) not addicted to excessive consumption of alcoholic liquors or to controlled substances.
Can a 15 year old be employed in an explosives facility?
No. A person under the age of 16 years is not to be employed in any such facility.
Can a 17 year old be employed in an explosives facility?
Persons under 18, or over 18 if immature or irresponsible, are not to be employed or to enter any facility where explosives are stored or handled except under appropriate supervision.
What must a trainee receive before going into an explosives area?
Appropriate instruction on explosives and explosive area safety.
What should personnel without core competence receive prior to employment in an explosives facility?
Instruction to an approved syllabus on the basic principles governing explosives safety, fire prevention, fire fighting and security.
