Program Overview

Short Course in Refresher Training for Explosives Workers

Overview

The Short Course in Refresher Training for Explosives Workers is designed for individuals employed in the explosives industry. The course aims to apply safe handling principles during explosives processes throughout the life cycle of explosives products and to allow refresher training to explosives workers to confirm their ability to control explosives and explosives-related activity safely in a practical environment.

Target Group

The target group for this course includes individuals working in the explosives and armaments industry, including commercial, arms manufacturing, military, police, mining, structural engineering, and explosives regulatory sectors.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for this course, students must have a Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification. Additionally, students should be competent with language, numeracy, and communication skills at NQF Level 5.

Course Details

• Qualification code: 76831
• Duration: 6 months
• Language medium: English

Modules

SCAETLS - Apply Explosives Technologies Legal and Safety Requirements in an Explosives Environment

Content:

• Identify and explain the various explosives classifications with regards to dangerous goods.
• Identify and explain the various explosives marking and labelling requirements in terms of national legislation and organisational requirements.
• Identify and explain the various explosives storage and transport requirements in terms of legislation.
• Apply and use the elementary explosive technologies and legal requirements during explosives-related tasks. On successful completion of the module, students will be able to apply and use the elementary explosive technologies and legal requirements during explosives-related tasks.

Registration Periods

The course is offered in semester registrations.

Course Leadership

The course leaders are:

• Mrs Magdel van Heerden, Department of Business Management
• Mrs Rachelle Reeler, Department of Business Management

Programme Administration

The programme administrator is:

• Admin Officer: Lyndsey Lourie, Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning

Purpose Statement

The purpose of this course is to provide refresher training to explosives workers, enabling them to confirm their ability to control explosives and explosives-related activity safely in a practical environment.