Contacts & References

EXPLOSIVES EMERGENCY CONTACT NUMBER: 1300 739 868

Explosives inspectorate head office and regional contact numbers; issued 13/07/2009: Information bulletin 23

Shotfirers Associations:

International Society of Explosives Engineers

Institute of Explosives Engineers

Useful reference documents

Queensland Legislation including the Explosives Act 1999 and Explosives Regulation 2003

Available from Queensland Legislation.

Standards Australia, 1998: AS 2187 - Explosives Storage, Transport and Use

Available from Standards Australia.

Australian Explosives Code (Australian Code for the Transport of Explosives by Road and Rail), Second Edition and the Australian Dangerous Goods Code.

Available from CanPrint Communications .

Queensland Code of Practice - Control of Outdoor Fireworks Displays

Available from the Mines and Energy Information Centre, email: sales@dme.qld.gov.au

Australian Explosives Industry and Safety Group (AEISG) Codes of Practice

The following codes are published with permission from AEISG.

Code of practice - elevated temperature and reactive ground (PDF, 943 kB)

Code of practice - mobile processing units (PDF, 192 kB)

Code of good practice - precursors for explosives (PDF, 192 kB)

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Last Updated 02 September 2009