sec.37Shotfirer licence

sec.37 Shotfirer licence

A person is an appropriate person for the issue of a shotfirer licence if the chief inspector is reasonably satisfied the person— is an adult; and is physically able to carry out blasting activities; and 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 has satisfactory knowledge of the following matters— the requirements under the Act about the storage, transport, manufacture, sale and use of blasting explosives; 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; the potential environmental consequences of blasting and methods for minimising the adverse effects of blasting; and is proficient in the following— designing, loading and initiating blasts; handling misfires; disposing of blasting explosives; and is, in all the circumstances, an appropriate person for the issue of a shotfirer licence. For subsection (1) (d) and (e) , the chief inspector may require the person to take a written, oral or practical examination. s 37 amd 2019 SL No. 203 s 5 ; 2019 Act No. 7 s 102 (sec.37-ssec.1) A person is an appropriate person for the issue of a shotfirer licence if the chief inspector is reasonably satisfied the person— is an adult; and is physically able to carry out blasting activities; and 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 has satisfactory knowledge of the following matters— the requirements under the Act about the storage, transport, manufacture, sale and use of blasting explosives; 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; the potential environmental consequences of blasting and methods for minimising the adverse effects of blasting; and is proficient in the following— designing, loading and initiating blasts; handling misfires; disposing of blasting explosives; and is, in all the circumstances, an appropriate person for the issue of a shotfirer licence. (sec.37-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (d) and (e) , the chief inspector may require the person to take a written, oral or practical examination.

• (a) is an adult; and
• (b) is physically able to carry out blasting activities; and