Duration: 6 months
Language medium: English
Target group:
The explosives and armaments industry (including commercial, arms manufacturing, military, police, mining, structural engineering and explosives regulatory sectors)
All students wishing to register for the Short Learning Programmes in Explosives have to be employed in the explosives industry
Admission requirements:
Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification. Note: Students should be competent with language, numeracy and communication skills at NQF level 5.
Registration periods:
Semester registrations
Course leader details:
Mrs Magdel van Heerden
MCom Business Management
Lecturer (School of Management Sciences)
Department of Business Management
Nkoana Simon Radipere Building, office number 3-33
Tel: 012 429 4370
E-mail: legrams@unisa.ac.za
Mrs Rachelle Reeler
MCom Business Management
Lecturer (School of Management Sciences)
Department of Business Management
Nkoana Simon Radipere Building, office number 3-33
Tel: 012 429 2057
E-mail: deysert@unisa.ac.za
Programme administrator:
Admin Officer: Lyndsey Lourie
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
Christiaan De Wet Drive, Florida, Johannesburg
Tswelopele Building 3rd floor Room 15
Tel: 011 471 2747
Email address: lourilc@unisa.ac.za
Purpose statement:
To apply elementary explosives technologies during manufacturing processes in an explosives environment and to ensure students are able to supervise limited manufacturing processes, apply principles of quality control and solve management problems on middle management level
Modules:
PETE01J - Determination of the Properties of the Properties of the Explosives
Content:
Introduction, including types of tests and evaluation of explosives and explosive filled items, the definitions and applications of the tests and evaluation
The measurement of the physical and detonation properties of explosives and explosive filled items and the determination of deflagration properties
The determination of deflagration properties of explosives and explosive filled items
Typical manufacturing processes, quality processing and tests and evaluation of explosives and explosive filled item
This module also covers the health and safety aspects working with the above mentioned machinery
PETE02K - Analysis of Explosives and Enviromental Tests
Content:
The analysis of explosives by chemical methods
The determination of the effects of the environment on explosives - environmental test methods - (pressure (altitude), temperature, solar radiation, humidity, rain, salt fog, dust, acceleration, vibration, shock, etc)
This module also covers the health and safety aspects working with the above mentioned machinery
PETE03L - Explosives Handling Techniques and Static Electricity Control
Content:
Introduction and material handling techniques and the day-to-day principles and practices in the use of equipment in the manufacture of explosives and explosives filled items
Control of static electricity
This module also covers the health and safety aspects working with the above mentioned machinery, including storage requirements
PETE04M - Explosives Flow-Line and Plant Design Optimisation
Content:
Flow-line and plant design optimisation
Basic knowledge and understanding in areas where there are safety problems. If there is a safety problem with explosives, someone who has expert knowledge in the field should be consulted.
Identify and solve production problems, plan the layout of production lines, develop production procedures to be safe, manage the production of a single product line and plan production schedules
Health and safety aspects working with the above mentioned machinery, including storage requirements
PETE05N - Enviromental Requirements in an Explosives Workplace
Content:
The environmental issues
Waste management
PETE06P - Core Enviromental Legal Requirements in an Explosives Environment
Content:
Constitution, Act 108 of 1996
National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), Act 107 of 1998
Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), Act 85 of 1993
Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act (APPA), Act 45 of 1965
NEMA: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004
Environment Conservation Act (ECA), Act 73 of 1989
PETE07Q - Additional Enviromental Legal Requirements in an Explosives Environment
Content:
The following scope and context applies to the whole unit standard
National water Act (NWA), Act 36 of 1998
Hazardous Substances Act, Act 15 of 1973
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, Act 28 of 2002
NEMA: Waste Act, Act 59 of 2008
Explosives Act, Act 15 of 2003
International Agreements
PETE08R - Enviromental Management System Requirements in an Explosives Environment
Content:
The full scope and context applicable to management system requirements