Explosives Safety Alerts

• Safety Alert 35 Load restraint; issued 9 September 2009 (PDF, 135 kB)
• Safety alert 34 Fitness for work issues; issued 10 August 2009 (PDF, 58 kB)
• Safety alert 33 Maintenance of vehicles, plant and equipment; issued 1 June 2009 (PDF, 185 kB)
• Safety alert 32 Transport incident involving a mobile processing unit; issued 3 July 2009 (PDF, 58 kB)
• Safety alert 31 Unplanned initiation of electronic detonators; issued 5 June 2009 (PDF, 58 kB)
• Safety alert 30 Explosives thefts; issued 5 May 2009 (PDF, 58 kB)
• Safety alert 29 The management of explosives in the oil and gas production industries; issued 16 April 2009 (PDF, 521 kB)
• Safety alert 28 Post blast gases; issued 9 July 2009 (PDF, 84 kB)
• Safety alert 27 Bearing failure on mobile processing unit; issued 23 March 2009 (PDF, 164 kB)
• Safety alert 26 Decommissioning and disposing of explosives equipment;  issued 20 February 2009 (PDF, 195kB)
• Safety alert 25 Foreign objects in explosives processing; issued 13/02/2009 (PDF, 64kB)
• Safety alert 24 Palletising and securing explosives in freight containers; issued 22/01/2009 (PDF, 171kB)
• Safety alert 23 Security deficiency with some newly constructed shipping containers; issued 15/12/2008 (PDF, 71kB)
• Safety alert 22 Misfired explosives initiated during excavation; issued 05/08/2008 (PDF, 109kB)
• Safety alert 21 The importance of good housekeeping; issued 17/04/2008 (PDF, 59kB)
• Safety alert 20 Misfired explosives not identified; issued 15/02/2008 (PDF, 116kB)
• Safety alert 19 Fire in rear tray of shotfirer vehicle; issued 15/02/2008 (PDF, 175kB)
• Safety alert 18 Wheel separation on explosives transport vehicles; issued 29/06/2007(PDF, 62kB)
• Safety alert 17 Hazardous and unsecured transportation of explosives; issued 19/03/2007(PDF, 224kB)
• Safety alert 16 Machinery impacting on explosives; issued 30/06/2006 (PDF, 48kB)
• Safety alert 15 Fires on charge cars carrying explosives; issued 21/06/2006 (PDF, 48kB)
• Safety alert 14 Accidental initiation of misfired explosives by drill impact; issued 11/04/2006 (PDF, 81kB)
• Safety alert 13 Use of explosive mortar devices; issued 01/03/2006 (PDF, 113kB)
• Safety alert 12 Unauthorised machinery encroaching on loaded shots ; issued 07/09/2005 (PDF, 139kB)
• Safety alert 11 Detonators in ANFO loader; issued 15/07/2005 (PDF, 281kB)
• Safety alert 10 Unplanned initiation of permitted explosive on an underground coal mine ; issued 12/04/2005 (PDF, 59 kB)
• Safety alert 09 Flyrock involving low strength explosive systems - PCF; issued 22/07/2004 (PDF, 46 kB)
• Safety alert 08 Recent flyrock incidents; issued 25/07/2003 (PDF, 141 kB)
• Safety alert 07 Movement of vehicles in the vicinity of loaded blastsites; issued 11/04/2002 (PDF, 145 kB)
• Safety alert 06 Malfunction of fountains; issued 12/09/2000 (PDF, 143 kB)
• Safety alert 05 Safety fuse yellow waterproof (WASAG Chemie Manufacture); issued 11/05/2000 (PDF, 138 kB)
• Safety alert 04 Malfunction of firework "100 shot blessing"; issued 19/04/1999 (PDF, 157 kB)
• Safety alert 03 Decontamination of explosives equipment prior to maintenance; issued 10/02/1999 (PDF, 148 kB)
• Safety alert 02 Ignition of shell near operator; issued 09/02/1999 (PDF, 142 kB)
• Safety alert 01 Malfunction of LIDU 2 inch candles; issued 09/02/1999 (PDF, 142 kB)

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Safety and Health

PO Box 15216 City East 4002
07 3224 7512
Explosives Inspectorate