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Accreditation of Shot-Firing Course - Tasmania

Description

You will need to be accredited if you intend to provide a shot-firing course. Short-firing means priming and / or firing explosives. There are eight categories of shot-firing:

  • underground - tunnelling, underground or undersea mining
  • surface - road construction, open-cut mining, above-ground quarrying
  • structural - building construction, building demolition and civil engineering work without any underground component
  • pyrotechnical - firing fireworks in fireworks displays
  • special events - firing canons or similar equipment at tourism venues or historical re-enactments or musical or theatrical performances
  • agrarian - land clearing or other agricultural or forestry operations
  • exploratory - geological exploration, or in seismological, paleontological or other scientific research or experimentation
  • special operations - not covered by any other category of shot-firing.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Please contact the agency to identify any eligibility requirements.

Duration

Up to three years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All Fee information is in the attached fee resource.

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply All Licensing Fees - Shot Firing (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Explosives Act 2012 Tasmania

Regulation(s) name

Explosives Regulations 2012 Tasmania

Application process

Apply

Accreditation will be considered based on the:

  • legitimate demand or need for the course
  • aim and scope of the course and the standard of its practical and theoretical content
  • standard of course material and protocols
  • scale, duration and location of the course
  • impact and likely level of disturbance on or to any person, property or enterprise
  • availability of suitably qualified shot-firing instructors of the relevant category
  • nature and standard of the course assessment process
  • provisions of any codes of practice relevant to shot-firing competencies or training of the relevant category.

Transfer

The holder of the accreditation may apply for approval to transfer the accreditation, either permanently or for a limited period.

Administering agency

Department of Justice

WorkSafe Tasmania

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.