Inspection of Explosive Sites Group 2 Break-out session 3 Inspection of Explosive Sites Group 2

B 3-1 Inspections Main Question: How do you carry out inspections? Choice of topics depends on the type of company you’re visiting. For example, Some topics for every site – management of change, competence Small sites vs. large sites – different questions Extremely useful to have other authorities for some sites\ E.g., production sites - labour authority For large company, start with headquarters and then do spotchecks of other sites to see if they are consistent Difficult often to inspect SMS – inspectors have to connect the dots more Attitude tends to be code-based rather than SMS Differences between pyrotechnics and explosives Pyrotechnics – low profits, high turnover Inspect pyrotechnics during season peaks You can take notes in this section:

Factors of success -Management attitude -Understanding of hazards, -Understanding their license -Good explosive practice -Good housekeeping -Emergency management -Do they follow their checklist? -Ask questions about electricity, waste management -Who is answering the questions? Most serious violations -incompatibility of substances in the same location -too much in one place -open containers -classification violations You can take notes in this section: