Short Learning Programmes

Short Course in Refresher Training for Explosives Workers (76831)

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 safe handling principles during explosives processes throughout the life cycle of explosives products and to allow refresher training to explosives workers to confirm their ability to control explosives and explosives related activity safely in a practical environment.

Modules:

SCAETLS - Apply Explosives Technologies Legal and Safety Requirements in an Explosives Environment

Content: Identify and explain the various explosives classifications with regards to dangerous goods Identify and explain the various explosives marking and labelling requirements in terms of national legislation and organisational requirements Identify and explain the various explosives storage and transport requirements in terms of legislation Apply and use the elementary explosive technologies and legal requirements during explosives related tasks. On successful completion of the unit standard, students will be able to apply and use the elementary explosive technologies and legal requirements during explosives related tasks.