Explosives Handling SWMS (ANFO / Emulsion)
Receipt, storage, on-site transport, and pre-blast handling of commercial explosives including ANFO, bulk emulsion, detonators, boosters, and primers. Covers magazine security requirements, physical separation of detonators from bulk explosive, static electricity and stray current precautions, shot-hole loading sequence, and exclusion zone establishment before charging commences.
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This SWMS covers receipt, storage, on-site transport and pre-blast handling of commercial explosives including ANFO, bulk emulsion, detonators, boosters and primers. Work involving explosives is High Risk Construction Work under WHS Regulation 2025 Schedule 3, requiring a licensed shotfirer and documented controls before any charging commences.
Hazards identified
3 hazards covered, sorted by priority.
Fatal blast injury to shotfirer and crew
Mass detonation; magazine destruction; multiple fatalities
Fatal injury from blast overpressure or flyrock
Control measures
Hierarchy-of-controls order: elimination → substitution → isolation → engineering → administrative → PPE.
- 1Licensed shotfirer supervises all charging; detonators stored in separate magazine ≥30 m from bulk explosive per AS 2187.2.
- 2Shut down radio transmitters, isolate stray current sources, bond plant and verify earth resistance before priming.
- 3Establish and physically barricade exclusion zone; conduct guard sweep and sound warning signal before initiation.
Applicable Codes of Practice
Mandatory technical standard for magazines, charging and firing
Risk management duties and HRCW SWMS requirement
High-Risk Construction Work triggered
Handling, charging and initiation of commercial explosives requires licensed shotfirer under AS 2187.2.
SWMS mandatory before work starts; PCBU fines to $30,000 for non-compliance.
What you receive
- ✓Editable DOCX SWMS tailored to explosives handling and shotfiring
- ✓State-specific Dangerous Goods and WHS legislation schedule
- ✓Hazard register covering static, stray current, magazine and exclusion zone risks
- ✓Worker sign-on register with shotfirer licence verification fields
Related legislation
- WHS Act 2011 s19 — primary duty of care
- WHS Regulation 2025 Schedule 3 — High Risk Construction Work
- State Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations — shotfirer licensing