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Precision Blasting Course
September’s blasting class was a success! Our group went over safety and PPE, ATF compliance, California blasting regulations and explosives storage. Then we went out on the range and covered initiation systems, blew up a chicken and gradually moved up to more difficult problems. The final project for this class was designing, drilling, loading and…
Blaster Training in CA – September 21st
Join us in Southern California for a free intro class on low-explosives and other alternative rock breaking techniques. This will be an all-day hands-on training with live product at our blast range near Barstow, CA. Please contact us to register.
We’re on the cover!
This’s month’s ICMJ features a remote mining project we worked on. Check it out!
Cave Rescue performed with blasting!
The San Bernardino Sheriff’s Cave & Technical Rescue Team performed an amazing rescue last month of a man strapped in a sea cave in San Diego, CA. Micro-blasting was used to break the rock pinning his left leg, allowing firefighters to haul him out. Our publication on this subject gave a blueprint for this rescue….
ISEE 2026 and new chapter
We are headed to the International Society of Explosives Engineers conference this week in Reno, NV. It should be a great show, and we are especially looking forward to a new Western States chapter being voted in. This is going to be extremely important going forward, as California and other states are becoming increasingly complex…
Explosives Transport 101
The regulations around transporting explosives are complex and involved multiple agencies. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) and their Pipeline and Hazardous Materials SafetyAdminsitration (PHMSA) set regulations at the Federal level. Your state DOT, highway patrol and local regulators often add their own system of regulations and permitting as well. There are basically basically 3…