Drilling and Blasting Course
This course equips you with essential expertise in drilling and blasting for oil and gas tunnels. You will master drill pattern design, safe handling of explosives, control of vibration and flyrock, and comprehensive risk management around hydrocarbon sites. Boost safety, ensure compliance, and optimise excavation results with every blast operation, making your work more efficient and reliable.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on skills in designing tunnel drilling patterns, choosing hole types, and managing burden, spacing, and subdrill for sandstone and shale. Master safe explosives selection, charge placement, initiation methods, and controls for vibration, flyrock, gas ignition, and environmental risks. Enhance planning, monitoring, post-blast assessment, and record-keeping for effective, regulation-compliant operations.
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Develop skills
- Design drill patterns for safe, effective tunnel blasts in sandstone and shale.
- Implement blast safety measures including checks, permits, and monitoring protocols.
- Control vibration and flyrock by adjusting burden, spacing, and stemming near key assets.
- Select appropriate low-gas, low-flame explosives for hydrocarbon environments.
- Optimise post-blast results by analysing data to improve charges, timing, and advance rates.
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