Since the foundation of Saudi Chemical Company, it has elaborated and provided training courses in rock blasting techniques to promote the safe handling of explosives and to optimize the economical and technical benefits from blasting. Such courses have been given to the concerned authorities as well as to Saudi Chemical’s customers. Saudi Chemical Company offers a complimentary copy of Textbook “Applied Explosives Technology for Construction and Mining”, Second Edition, by Stig O Olofsson.

Contents:

-Blasting Products
-Blasting Theory
-Bench Blasting including: Charge calculations, Fragmentation, and Economy
-Trench Blasting
-Underground Blasting including charge calculations
-Contour Blasting
-Cautious Blasting including: Ground vibrations, Charge calculations, Fly rocks, and Air shock waves  
-Underwater Blasting
-Special forms of blasting, such as stumps, ditches, soil, frost, and concrete.