Duration: 6 months
Language medium: English
Target group:
The explosives and armaments industry (including commercial, arms manufacturing, military, police, mining, structural engineering and explosives regulatory sectors)
All students wishing to register for the Short Learning Programmes in Explosives have to be employed in the explosives industry
Admission requirements:
Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification. Note: Students should be competent with language, numeracy and communication skills at NQF Level 5.
Registration periods:
Semester registration
Course leader details:
Mrs Magdel van Heerden
MCom Business Management
Lecturer (School of Management Sciences)
Department of Business Management
Nkoana Simon Radipere Building, office number 3-33
Tel: 012 429 4370
E-mail: legrams@unisa.ac.za
Mrs Rachelle Reeler
MCom Business Management
Lecturer (School of Management Sciences)
Department of Business Management
Nkoana Simon Radipere Building, office number 3-33
Tel: 012 429 2057
E-mail: deysert@unisa.ac.za
Programme administrator:
Admin Officer: Lyndsey Lourie
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
Christiaan De Wet Drive, Florida, Johannesburg
Tswelopele Building 3rd floor Room 15
Tel: 011 471 2747
Email address: lourilc@unisa.ac.za
Purpose statement:
To apply elementary explosives technologies during manufacturing processes in an explosives environment and to ensure students are able to supervise limited manufacturing processes, apply principles of quality control and solve management problems on middle management level
Modules:
PCPL01D - Pyrotechics for a Particular Application
Content:
Practical common concepts of initiation (to start a device functioning) and Ignition (to start a composition burning)
Areas where there are safety problems. If there is a safety problem with explosives, consult someone who has expert knowledge in the field.
Manufacture, quality processing and applications of pyrotechnic devices which generate heat; create a noise; generate gas or produce light of various colours, that are generators of smoke and other chemicals as well as pyrotechnic time delays
PCPL02E - Supervise Limited Production Process and Perform Routine Tasks
Content:
Different types of commercial explosives
Differences between the different commercial explosives
Characteristics of different commercial explosives
Principles of specific applications
PCPL03F - Pyrotechnics, Properties and Perfomance
Content:
Introduction to give the learners a basic knowledge of pyrotechnics and the types manufactured and used in South Africa
Day-to-day applications of pyrotechnics, the scientific basis for pyrotechnics and selected items of equipment used in the manufacture of pyrotechnics
Manufacture, quality processing and applications of pyrotechnic devices which generate heat; create a noise; generate gas or produce light of various colours, that are generators of smoke and other chemicals as well as pyrotechnic time delays
PCPL04G - Supervise Flow-Line and Plant Design Optimisation
Content:
Flow-line and plant design optimization
Basic knowledge and understanding in areas where there are safety problems. If there is a safety problem with explosive, someone who has expert knowledge in the field should be consulted.
Identify and solve production problems, plan the layout of production lines, develop production procedures to be safe, manage the production of a single product line and plan production schedules.
This modules also covers the health and safety aspects working with the above mentioned machinery, including storage requirements.
PCPL05H - Workplace Safety and Health Requirements
Content:
Classification of explosives
Effects of an explosion
Characteristics of explosives
PCPL06J - Health and Safety Related Legal Requirements
Content:
Applicability of the Explosives Act 15 of 2003, National Road Traffic Act, National Occupational Health and Safety Bill 2005, and Major Hazard Installation Regulations.
Duties of the Explosives Manager and Supervising Official specified in the Explosives Regulations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993.
PCPL07K - Health and Safety Management System Requirements
Content:
Management System requirements
Safety and Health Committees
PCPL08L - Risk Management Principles
Content:
Risk Management principles
Risk Assessments