This 20-hour course provides participants with basic training for blasting in the crushed stone and construction industries. It is of invaluable use for individuals concerned with other aspects of blasting, such as those used by underground mines and utility companies. The course also acquaints participants with federal and state licensing, purchase, transportation and storage regulations. Experienced blasters and engineers may use the course as both a refresher and an update on new products, blasting techniques, and regulations, as well as to enhance their blasting knowledge and skills.

The course fulfills the training requirement portion of the Missouri State Blasters licensing, which is new as of January 2009.

Course Content

• Selection of the type of explosives to be used
• Blast designs
• Initiation systems and blasting machines
• Loading blast holes
• Blasting vibrations and airblast
• Secondary blasting applications
• Federal and state laws and regulations
• Blast records
• Schedules
• Preblast surveys
• Blast plan requirements
• Signs, warning signals and site control
• Unpredictable hazards

Dr. Worsey, Professor of Mining Engineering at Missouri S&T, has over 30 years of explosives and blasting experience and has been involved in blasting training for over 15 years. At Missouri S&T his work has included blast casting, underground tunnel blasting, perimeter blasting, high speed video analysis of blasts, the development of a blast plug, fuse design, and explosive testing and formulation. Before coming to Missouri S&T in 1981, he worked for the TRRL in Scotland, trouble-shooting highway blasting contracts in the Highlands and doing extensive work on pre-split blasting. He holds an MS in rock mechanics and excavation engineering and a Ph.D. in mining engineering from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England.

 

Course Guest Lecturers
Elements of the course will be given by specialists of their particular field. Past guest lecturers from industry have included:

• Austin Powder
• Dyno Nobel Midwest
• ECI
• Orica
• Missouri S&T
• Vibra-Tech Engineers

A detailed DVD of course notes will be provided to each participant enrolled in the full three-day course and the refresher course. 

Technical Contact
Dr. Paul Worsey
Missouri S&T
226 McNutt Hall
Rolla, MO 65409-0660
Phone: (573) 341-4317
Email: pworsey@mst.edu

Course Units

• Refresher Course - Either full day, Monday or Tuesday, can be used to earn 8.0 Professional Development Hours (PDHs), equivalent to 0.8 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for recertification.
• Full Three-Day Course - Completion of the full three-day course will qualify attendees to receive 20 Professional Development Hours (PDHs), equivalent to 2.0 CEUs

Course Location
St. Charles, MO - 3/8/2010 - 3/10/2010
St. Charles Convention Center
1 Convention Center Plaza
Directions

Accommodations
Embassy Suites Hotel
2 Convention Center Plaza
Phone: 636-669-3000

A special sleeping room rate of $119/night is available for course participants until February 19, 2010. To reserve guest rooms, please call 636-669-3000 and refer to the "Missouri S&T" special group rate.

Fees & Registration
Registration.........................$650
MLPA & S.E.E. Member....$600
Refresher............................$250

REGISTER ONLINE!

The fee covers program materials, coffee breaks, and instructional costs. 

Enrollment is limited to 40, advanced registration is encouraged.

Registration Contact
Distance & Continuing Education
Missouri University of Science and Technology
300 W 12th Street
216 University Center
Rolla, MO 65409-1560
Phone: 573-341-4442
Fax: 573-341-4992
Email: dce@mst.edu

Cancellation Policy
Missouri University of Science and Technology reserves the right to cancel its programs in the event of insufficient registrations, instructor illness, severe weather, or natural disaster. In the event of cancellation, registrants will be notified immediately and all registration fees will be refunded in full. Persons wishing to cancel their registrations must do so by February 19, 2010. Refunds will not be made after this date. Substitutions may be made at any time.