Underground Coal Mine Blasting Operations Control Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply relevant legislation, codes of practice, and mine standards to underground coal mine blasting operations.
• Demonstrate safe handling, storage, and transportation of explosives and initiating systems.
• Design and implement blast plans according to geological and operational requirements.
• Evaluate blast results to optimize fragmentation and minimize environmental impact.
• Implement emergency procedures and respond to misfires and other blasting incidents.

Target Audience

This course is designed for blasting assistants, shift supervisors, mine overseers, and safety officers working in underground coal mining operations who are responsible for or involved in blasting activities.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions provide hands-on experience in charging blast holes, stemming, initiation hookup, and post-blast inspection. Learners apply theoretical knowledge in a simulated underground environment under supervision, ensuring competence in safe blasting operations.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Explosives Handling and Magazine Management — Learners practice safe receipt, storage, and issuing of explosives from a magazine, including inventory control and security procedures. (8h)
• Practical 2: Charging and Stemming Techniques — Learners charge blast holes with permitted explosives, place primers, and stem holes using approved materials and methods. (8h)
• Practical 3: Initiation System Hookup and Firing — Learners connect initiation circuits, test continuity, and conduct a simulated firing with proper clearance and safety checks. (8h)
• Practical 4: Integrated Blast Simulation and Assessment — Learners design, charge, and fire a simulated blast round, including misfire management and documentation. (8h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.