Those persons who wish to become approved auditors for the MPQC Blasting Operations continuing competency scheme which is approved by the Quarries National Joint Advisory Council (QNJAC). Note that only those persons who are approved by the Mineral Products Qualification Council Awarding Body as Assessors for the S/NVQ in Blasting Operations can attend this course.

To provide course members with the knowledge and understanding of how the auditing process works and how the auditing report needs to be completed in order to ensure the continuing competence of those involved in the blasting operations is maintained to a standard as agreed by QNJAC.

• Why are we where we are now?
• Why continuing competence?
• Qualifications to becoming a continuing competence auditor
• The auditing of auditors
• The shotfiring continuing competence audit
• The explosives supervisor continuing competence audit
• Future continuing competence audits
• Cost structure for continuing competence audits
• Future action plans

 

Minimum 3, maximum 6

 A one day “off the job” training course followed by a one day on-site audit under assessment. The audit undertaken under assessment may be for a Shotfirer or for an Explosives Supervisor.
Following successful completion of the on-site audit candidates will be issued with an MPQC Blasting Operations Card – Auditor for the category of audit for which the assessment was undertaken. If the audit was undertaken on an Explosives Supervisor then the candidate will automatically be able to undertake further audits on Shotfirers and Explosives Supervisors.
If the audit was undertaken for a Shotfirer then the auditor would only be qualified to undertake further audits on Shotfirers only. If they wished to undertake audits for Explosive Supervisors then a further on-site assessment for an Explosive Supervisor would need to be arranged.

 

 

For further details, or to make a booking, contact MPQC by telpehone on: 01727 869008, or via
Email at: info@mpskills.co.uk