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Invitation 2023
Application for SEB Course
Dear Reader
As a valued customer and
a leader in the mining industry, we are pleased to invite you to our 2023
International Safe and Efficient Blasting Course. Held for the first time in
Faro, Portugal, this course will be delivered by Orica’s Senior Technical Managers
and Specialists with experience in open cut and underground mining, tunneling
and advanced technological solutions.
The Safe & Efficient
Blasting Course is designed for blasting professionals including Blasting
Engineers, Blasters, Shotfirers, Blasting Supervisors and Managers of mines,
quarries and construction projects. People from support functions such as
supply chain and procurement who wish to get a deeper knowledge of blasting and
explosives products will also benefit from the course.
The presentations and
content of the Safe & Efficient Blasting Course are designed to introduce
all personnel involved in the blasting process to the latest technology
including Wireless Blasting System a new intellligent and efficient digital
solutions. The course will enable participants to make intelligent decisions on
how to optimize their blasting operations, thereby ensuring that blasting
products and processes result in downstream benefits. Facts about the
characteristics and applications of explosives and initiation systems as well
as techniques, both in open pit and underground operations are included. We
feel confident that you will benefit from and appreciate your training in
Portugal, both from a professional and social point of view.
Safety comes first, and
we will of course inform you if there will be any changes in dates. The course
will include common modules applicable to all blasting, followed by parallel
specialist lectures for underground and surface blasting topics. The total duration of these parallel sessions
is about three days.
Best wishes,
Victor Morales
Vice President Europe, Middle East and Africa Mining
PROGRAM
SUNDAY 21 MAY
- Arrival
at the Faro Airport
- Check-in at the Hotel
(Dinner)
MONDAY 22 MAY
- Registration
- Introduction
and Terminology
- Basic Detonics
- Explosive
Properties
- Explosive
Range and Selection
- Explosive
Rock Interaction
- Initiation
Systems and Applications
(Lunch, Dinner)
TUESDAY
23 MAY
- Blast
Design incl. Basic Design
- Workshop Priming, Charging and Optimisation
(Lunch, Dinner)
WEDNESDAY 24 MAY
- Special Blasting Techniques
-
Environmental Impacts of Blasting
-
Blasting Hazards and Risk Management
-
Closing ceremony
-
Social activity (e.g., boat trip in Faro)
(Lunch, Dinner)
THURSDAY
25 MAY
- Site visit (mine or quarry in the area)
(Lunch)
FRIDAY 26 MAY
- Hotel check-out
- Departure