New Zealand Certificate in Blasting

Tai Poutini Polytechnic

Subject area

Mining and Resources Engineering

Qualification

Check out Fees Free to see whether you are eligible for a year of fees-free study or two years industry training. Contact your provider to confirm your study options meet the criteria.

Entry requirements

Please note that graduates of this qualification who wish to apply for a Controlled Substances Licence to possess Class 1 substances, will be required to pass a Fit and Proper Person check by the New Zealand Police. It is recommended that a "fit and proper person check" is a prerequisite to entry to a programme of study or industry training programme leading to this qualification.

About the course

What can I expect out of this qualification?

The purpose of this qualification is to provide industry with shotfirers who have the knowledge and skills to carry out blasting for Land Operations, Surface (Quarry or Open-cast), Underground (Tunnelling or Metalliferous), Underground Coal, or Construction.

Construction blasting excludes building demolition by way of explosion or implosion techniques.

Graduates will have the skills, knowledge and experience required when applying for an Approved Handler's Test Certificate for their particular blasting strand, as set out in the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Personnel Qualifications) Regulations 2001 (Regulation 5). Note however, that further regulatory licensing is also required to possess certain explosives. Specific details are available from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) at www.epa.govt.nz.