IExESG | Training

FOREWORD DEVELOPMENT OF EXPLOSIVES SAFETY COMPETENCY An explosive substances or article (ESA) stored chemical energy and is design to deflagrate or detonate by the application of an intended stimuli to achieve its desire functional performance. However, ESA can also be ignited or initiated accidently with sufficient external unwanted stimuli to which could lead to a catastrophic explosive mishap. Statistics of explosive accidents revealed that numerous of such mishaps have claimed the lives of more than a thousand people around the world since the turn of the Millennium. Investigation of explosives mishap shown that 75% of the reported explosive accident was due to human failure and much of the human failure are attributed to the lack of competencies, skills and adequate training of the people concerned. Therefore, developing the explosives safety competency in the Armed Forces and in the civil sector are crucial to the safety of all ESA related operations. The Singapore Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Regulations has an explicit requirement for duties to be carried out by competent persons. A competent person defined as “a person who has sufficient training and experience or knowledge as to enable them to assist in securing compliance, on the part of the employee, with the necessary safety legislation and maintenance procedures”. The Singapore WSH Act (Chapter 354A Section 65), WSH (Risk Management) Regulations has and mandate requirements for carrying out the risk assessment in every workplace…”the employer, self-employed person and principle shall take all reasonably practicable steps to eliminate ant foreseeable risk to any person who may be affected by his undertaking on the workplace”. In the perspective of the UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE), known as “Reducing Risk, Protecting People (R2P2)”. (http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/theory/r2p2.pdf) The Institute has identified the safety training needs for the explosive sector in Singapore, the above explosives safety courses were designed and developed in line with the local statutory requirements and international best practices. If you are an employer or employee in the explosive business in the storage, transportation, handling and/or disposal of explosive, these are the right training courses for you (Please refer to the respective courses brochures). You are encouraged to provide your course feedback to us after you has attended the course(s). Your valuable feedback will facilitate our continual improvement in the course. Norman Yen Chong Lian President Institute of Explosives Engineers (Singapore)

Training Programmes

01 MANAGING THE SAFE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES

02 MANAGING THE SAFE DISPOSAL OF AMMONIUM AND EXPLOSIVES BY OBOD

03 AWARENESS COURSE ON HME AND IEDS

04 RISK MANAGEMENT OF EXPLOSIVES OPERATIONS IN ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CONTEXTS: A. STORAGE AND TRANSPORT OPERATIONS B. DISPOSAL OPERATIONS (OBOD)

05 UWUXO SAFETY AWARENESS COURSE

06 SAFE STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF MARINE PYROTECHNICS

USEFUL LINKS • Societies Act, Chapter 311 • Registrar of Societies • Arms and Explosives (MHA Police) • UK IExpE

PROGRAMME UPDATES Registration (Mail): Institute of Explosives Engineers 32 Ang Mo Kio Industrial Park 2 #05-18 Sing Industrial Complex Singapore 569510

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