Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EXPLOSIVES REGULATION 2017 - REG 37

37 Shotfirer licence

(1) A person is an appropriate person for the issue of a shotfirer licence if the chief inspector is reasonably satisfied the person—

(a) is an adult; and

(b) is physically able to carry out blasting activities; and

(c) has, within the 5-year period ending on the day the application for the licence is made, been assessed by a registered training organisation as having attained the specific competencies, approved by the chief inspector and published on a Queensland Government website, in the use of blasting explosives contained in an industry training package; and

(d) has satisfactory knowledge of the following matters—

(i) the requirements under the Act about the storage, transport, manufacture, sale and use of blasting explosives;

(ii) the hazards associated with each type of blasting explosive stated in the licence, its blasting characteristics, and the procedures and methods for safely and securely handling the explosive;

(iii) the potential environmental consequences of blasting and methods for minimising the adverse effects of blasting; and

(e) is proficient in the following—

(i) designing, loading and initiating blasts;

(ii) handling misfires;

(iii) disposing of blasting explosives; and

(f) is, in all the circumstances, an appropriate person for the issue of a shotfirer licence.

(2) For subsection (1) (d) and (e) , the chief inspector may require the person to take a written, oral or practical examination.