You must demonstrate the health, safety and environmental and other statutory legislation, regulations, safe working practices and procedures governing explosives, and their implications for your area of work.
You need to know and understand the relevance of personal protective equipment (PPE); the nature, characteristics, hazards and risks of the explosive substance and/or article; the actions to be taken in response to an unplanned event; your own licensing authority’s policy and procedure; the applicant organization’s business objectives and modus operandi; the purposes of the explosives facility; the purpose of safeguarding; when to refer the application to another licensing authority; the licensing criteria; when and why it might be appropriate to impose conditions and/or caveats, or amend or withdraw the licence; the sanctions available to your licensing authority; when and why it might be appropriate to consult local authorities and your level of authority in granting, amending or withdrawing the licence.
This activity is likely to be undertaken by someone whose work role involves Weapons, Ordnance, Munitions or Explosives work activities. This includes people working as supervisors and operators who work ask part of a team including personnel involved in munitions clearance and search activities.
P1 work safely at all times, complying with health and safety, environmental and other relevant regulations, legislation and guidelines
P2 confirm that your colleagues have received the necessary information
P3 offer help to colleagues, within the limits of your responsibility
P4 ask for help from colleagues within the limits of their responsibility
P5 confirm the responsibilities of your job
P6 carry out your responsibilities within the team, according to procedures
P7 obtain feedback and find opportunities to make improvements in your performance
P8 take appropriate action when disagreement occurs
P9 report problems beyond your level of responsibility to the right person
P10 use the most appropriate method of communication
P11 work within agreed time schedules
P12 complete any required documentation according to procedures
K1 the health, safety and environmental and other statutory legislation, regulations and safe working practices and procedures governing explosives and their implications for your area of work
K2 the relevance of personal protective equipment (PPE)
K3 the nature, characteristics, hazards and risks of the explosive substances and/or articles
K4 the actions to be taken in response to an unplanned event
K5 the limits of your responsibility, and of team members
K6 communication protocols within the organization and within your team
K7 the typical problems that may arise within the team and how to overcome them
K8 reporting lines and procedures
K9 the importance of keeping to the agreed time schedules
K10 the requirements of documentation
1 Communication: one to one; group/team; one to group