LEDAP/UC Progress report

1. LEDAP/UCProgress report EUEXCERT II 2nd progress meeting Pardubice – Czech Republic José Carlos Góis

2. WP 2 – Dissemination  • Members of AP3E – Portuguese Association of Studies and Explosives Engineering • All explosive manufacturing companies and some fireworks companies • Explosive end users (civil construction, mining and quarrying) • Civil and military laboratories • Individual members (engineers, technical operators, consultants) • Members of APIPE – Portuguese Association of Fireworks and Explosives Companies • Large part of fireworks manufacturing and firework-festival users • Some explosive manufacturing companies LEDAP/UC – Progress report

3. WP 2 – Dissemination  • Governmental establishments • Police department for guns and explosives: • Licence for manufacturing explosive or fireworks, licence for explosive use in quarries or civilian applications, licence for commercial activities, licence for storage • Control of manufacturing, commercial, storage and use activities • Explosive ordnance disposal brigades • Office of Minister of National Security • National civil protection department (Fire brigades) • High schools • Engineering courses in mining and geology • Navy school LEDAP/UC – Progress report

4. WP 2 - Dissemination X • Governmental establishments • Police forensic laboratory • Military explosive disposal company • Institute for safety hygiene and heath of the work • Institute of employee and professional training • Office of Minister of Defence • Office of Minister of Economy • Schools • Military schools • Air force • Army • Schools familiarized in distance learning LEDAP/UC – Progress report

5. WP3 – Education and training • School education • Compulsory school age (1rst – 9th form levels): • 1rst level: 4 years (normal age 6 to 10) • 2nd level: 2 years (normal age 10 to 12) • 3rd level: 3 years (normal age 12 to 15) • Complementary studies • Secondary studies: 3 years (normal age 15 to 18) • Theoretical (basic sciences) • Professional practice (large number of subjects) • High school (normal age 18 to ??) • Graduate: 3 years (Bologna process) • Master: 2 years • Doctor: 3 to 5 years LEDAP/UC – Progress report

6. WP3 – Education and training • Training courses • Organisation and learning process • Private companies • on site and distance learning • Public companies • on site and distance learning • Private technical schools • on site and distance learning • Syndicates • on site • Professional societies • on site • High schools • on site (evening and weekend courses) and distance learning LEDAP/UC – Progress report

7. WP3 – Education and training • Regular training courses • Subjects • Business • Languages • Health and well being • Management • Quality and certification • Technical • Safety, hygiene and health • Drawing • Computer / Programming • Electronic / electricity • Mechanical of cars • Civil construction • Air conditioning • Gas systems • Transport of dangerous goods • … LEDAP/UC – Progress report

8. WP3 – Education and trainingconcerning explosives sector • High schools • Mines and Geology engineering • Military schools • Military academy • Navy school • Police school • Civil training courses • Subjects • Transport of dangerous goods (not specific for explosives) • Pyrotechnics (oriented to): • Main responsible or owner of manufacture company • Manufacture operators • Firework-festival users • Blasting (oriented to): • Rock blasting NO REGULAR COURSES LEDAP/UC – Progress report

9. WP3 – Certification about education and training concerning explosives • Certification • Mining and Geology engineering courses at high school • Evaluated and certified for a period of time (5 years) by: • Portuguese Society of Engineers • National Board Committee on the Evaluation of High Schools • Training on transport of dangerous goods • Evaluated and certified for a period of time (3 years) by: • General Direction of Transport LEDAP/UC – Progress report

10. WP3 – Legislation about education and training concerning explosives • Manufacturing, commerce, storage and use regulations are built in 1984 • Technical manager for manufacturing and storage explosives • Graduate in Engineering (preference Chemical or Mining), or • Graduate of Army Forces (option: Shooting, Material services, Maintenance of guns and munitions) • Technical manager for manufacturing and storage fireworks, powder and shooting materials • Compulsory school at adult age • Shotfire for mines, quarries and civil construction • Shotfire for explosives substances • Shotfire for explosives • Shotfire for powders Compulsory school at adult age + 21 years old + Approved in the specif. examination LEDAP/UC – Progress report

11. WP3 – Legislation about education and training concerning explosives • Manufacturing, commerce, storage and use regulations are built in 1984 • Diary explosive disposals • Graduate of Army Forces • Shotfire for explosives substances • Shotfire for explosives • Shotfire for powders • Supervisors at manufactures and end users LEDAP/UC – Progress report

12. WP3 – Legislation about education and training concerning explosives • Manufacturing, commerce, storage and use regulations are built in 1984 • Fireworks use • People selected by the technical manager of pyrotechnics or fireworks manufacturing. LEDAP/UC – Progress report

13. WP 3 – Missing education and training on explosives • High schools • Civil • Graduate courses on energetic materials and dynamic phenomenon • Master courses on civil explosives and operations • Master courses on pyrotechnics and operation • PhD on explosives operations • Military • Basic course for Air forces • Master course for Navy and Army forces • Training courses for: • Safety forces (police and fire brigades) • Explosive ordnance disposal brigades • Civil • Managers, supervisors and operators in explosive manufacturing activities • Managers, supervisors and operators in fireworks manufacturing and use activities • Managers, supervisors and operators (shotfire) in explosive use activities • Teachers and auditors in safety, hygiene and health of the work • Auditors and consultants in certification and quality Terrorism LEDAP/UC – Progress report

14. WP 5 - Competencies and qualification framework First analysis LEDAP/UC – Progress report

15. WP 7 – National reference group Update: 2007.02.16 • Pyrotechnics: • Activity: Manufacturing and festival-fireworks • Link to company: www.macedos.com.pt/ • Other activity: President of APIPE - Portuguese Association of Pyrotechnics and Explosives Companies • Explosives: • Activity: Blasting/Explosives Consultant • Link to company: www.spel.pt (MAXAM Group) • Activity: Education and Training, and Commercial activities • Link to company: http://sec.no.sapo.pt/ • Activity: Consult and project and development of equipment for explosives manufacturing LEDAP/UC – Progress report

16. WP 7 – National reference group • Safety and rescue: • Activity: Safety and rescue services (http://www.proteccaocivil.pt/Pages/default.aspx) • Other activity: Teacher at Polytechnic Institute of Engineering of Leiria • Civil, mining and blasting: • Activity: civil and environmental engineering consultant • Activity: civil, construction and environmental engineering (www.jag.com.pt) • Education and research • Activity: High education in Mech. Engineering and research in explosives (http://www.dem.uc.pt) LEDAP/UC – Progress report

17. Strategy – in the short time LEDAP UC POLICE SAFETY CIVIL PRO FORENS AP3E APIPE ANIET MILIT FOR MIL LAB LEDAP/UC – Progress report

18. Strategy – in the short time LEDAP/UC – Progress report

19. Strategy – in the short time • Paper • “Portuguese education and training for the workers involved in civil explosives sector” The second symposium on Education & Training in Explosives 13 – 15 June 2007 Defence Academy, Shrivenham, UK LEDAP/UC – Progress report

20. Strategy – in the long time • Courses • Master course • Explosives characterises, use and environment • Professional training • Civil courses • Basic shotfire • Explosive manufacture and storage • Firework manufacture and storage • Military and safety forces courses • Explosives characterises and dynamic effect LEDAP/UC – Progress report

21. Strategy – in the long time • Created a task forceto sensitise government to improve the legislation in order to establish guidelines for the certification of the training on explosives and pyrotechnics in different activities LEDAP/UC – Progress report

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