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CASE STUDY
KWESI OWUSU SEKYERE
QUARRYING
The quarrying activity includes the drilling of bore holes, the filling up of explosives
and the triggering of the explosives. Once this happens then the material is loaded and
transported either to open storage piles or to the crushing area.
During the process of charging and ignition, the explosives are transported to the
explosion area from the explosive storage facilities.
1.1.1 Hazards as a result of the Storage Transport and Use of explosives
The explosives are stored only in approved sites that have to comply with the
requirements of relevant legislation. During explosives storage the main hazards are the
following:
Inadequate distance (<10cm) between the containers and the warehouse wall
Not following the FIFO (First In First Out) in the management of explosive
stocks
Using work or personal equipment that can create sparks (eg wireless mobile
phones) Hazards during the transport of the explosives are:
The transport of explosives together with capsules as well as not keeping the
necessary labelling during transport
The transport of explosives during unstable weather Hazards during the use of
explosives are:
The approach of other persons other than the person in charge near the
explosion area following the triggering
Hazard
Specific
Hazard
Area
Storage of
explosives
Person
Harm
Existence of
operational
procedures. Periodic
checks
Trained personnel
Insufficient
security in
the
warehouse
area
-Entry of unauthorised
persons - Failing to comply
with the safe keeping and
securing procedures
Storekeeper
People
working in
the area
Multiple deaths
from explosion
due to
unauthorised use
of explosives
Existence of
operational
procedures. Periodic
checks
Trained personnel
Storekeeper
People
working in
the area
Maintenanc
e personnel
Multiple deaths
from explosion
due to wiring
failure or from
humidity
Preventive maintenance of
the building (check for
humidity on walls and
floors, electrical
wiring)
Periodic checks
Trained maintenance
personnel
Driver,
passengers,
Inhabitants