Man dies trying to detonate old explosives as coroner calls for clearer guidance

A Southland man who tried to find a safe way to dispose of ageing explosives died when he tried to detonate them himself in a remote area, a coroner has fo ...
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Smarter and safer: explosives enter a new age

In mining, it’s fair to say nothing lasts forever. From the parts fitted to ground-engaging technologies to the practices and processes miners undertake daily, change is all but an innovation, a ...
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Containing the Threat from Illegal Bombings: An Integrated National Strategy for Marking, Tagging, Rendering Inert, and Licensing Explosives and Their Precursors

The characteristics of primary and secondary explosives are exploited in the design of the "explosive train." Briefly, the explosive train is an arrangement consisting of (1) a small quantity of ...
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Name of the game: Joint Munitions Command all about explosives safety

Explosives safety is one of the most essential responsibilities across the Joint Munitions Command’s Organic Industrial ...
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‘Heightened level of callousness’: Woodburn man sentenced for robberies with fake bomb vest

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Woodburn man was sentenced to prison for committing a string of robberies while wearing a fake explosive vest and detonator, authorities announced Monday. Marion County ...