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Drilling and Blasting

Drilling and blasting is our main trade. We plan, drill, charge and fire controlled blasts for rock excavation on road, foundation, trench and site development work.

Much of our work is close to houses, open roads and power lines. Every blast follows a written design and is fired by a licensed shot-firer, with explosives supplied from our own licensed stock.

Clean, stable rock faces in a foundation pit trimmed after controlled blasting

Applications

Where it is used

  • Rock excavation for roads, building sites and site levelling
  • Trench blasting for water, drainage and cable lines
  • Foundation pit blasting for structures and towers
  • Controlled and pre-split blasting for stable cut faces
  • Secondary breaking of oversize boulders
  • Vibration and flyrock control near structures

Our method

How we deliver it

  1. 01

    Site survey

    Our engineer inspects the rock, nearby structures, utilities, access and drainage, and records what must be protected.

  2. 02

    Blast design

    A written blast design is prepared for the site and checked against the protection needs found in the survey.

  3. 03

    Permits

    The design is signed off, required permits are confirmed and the police and neighbours are informed before work starts.

  4. 04

    Drilling

    Holes are drilled, measured and logged against the design. Any change is recorded before charging.

  5. 05

    Charging

    Explosives are issued from licensed stock, recorded and loaded by licensed staff only. Mats are placed where required.

  6. 06

    Firing

    The exclusion zone is cleared, sentries are posted, warnings are sounded and the licensed shot-firer fires from a safe position.

  7. 07

    Clearance and reporting

    The area is checked for misfires before the all-clear. Results and monitoring readings are recorded and shared with the client.

Equipment

Plant and equipment

  • Crawler drill rigs
  • Handheld rock drills
  • Air compressors
  • Blast mats
  • Vibration monitoring equipment

Safety controls

Safety on every job

  • Written blast design and risk assessment for every blast
  • Licensed shot-firer in charge of charging and firing
  • Exclusion zone, sentries and audible warnings before firing
  • Police and neighbours informed before blasting
  • Post-blast misfire check before the all-clear
  • Crews in full PPE on every site
  • Blast mats and controlled charges to manage flyrock
  • Vibration readings recorded where structures are nearby

Projects

Related projects

All projects
Drilling and BlastingRoad crew and paving machine preparing a new road surfaceRepresentative photo

Southern Economic Transport Expressway, CH 5 to CH 30 km

China Harbour Engineering Company (main contractor) · Southern Expressway corridor, chainage 5 km to 30 km

Drilling and blasting contractor to China Harbour for rock excavation from chainage 5 km to 30 km on the expressway.

Rock between you and your programme? Talk to our engineers.

Send your drawings and an estimate of the rock volume or number of tower footings. Our engineers will reply with a method and a price.