KRS 351.315, Section 4 requires all Kentucky (general) licensed blasters, prior to obtaining their Kentucky blaster license renewal, to show proof that during the preceding three years they have attended 16 hours of department-approved, blasting-specific retraining. Licensed (general) blasters that renew their license after July 15, 2010, will then fall under the new training requirements and will need eight hours of training annually. Please see Blasters’ New Training Requirements effective July 15, 2010, for details concerning this issue. Limited Blaster’s License holders must show proof of a minimum of four hours of approved blaster retraining.
** All DNR blasting inspectors are approved for retraining instruction as determined by the manager of the Explosives and Blasting Branch.
Kentucky Blasting Conference (KBC) -- The KBC has cooperated with the Explosives and Blasting Branch to arrange for blasters licensed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky to get their annual training at the KBC each year. The conference will repeat the same format as 2010, that is, technical presentations on Thursday and Friday mornings, with a variety of smaller group workshops on Thursday afternoon. The Explosives and Blasting Branch will grant four hours of conference training for attending one of the technical sessions either on Thursday or Friday morning. A blaster can then attend four hours of classroom-style instruction on Thursday afternoon to fulfill the legal requirements to renew his/her blaster's license. In this way, the KBC will serve as a one-stop shop for a blaster to meet the training requirements under the new law enacted in 2010.
A blaster can obtain his/her eight hours of required Kentucky training in a single day if so desired. More details can be obtained by going to the website of the Kentucky Blasting Conference.
Approved Blaster Training Programs
- Kentucky Blasting Conference
8-12 Hours Blaster Retraining Program
See the Kentucky Blasting Conference website for more details.
Eight or Twelve hour training program
- Bluegrass Chapter, International Society of
Explosive Engineers (BSEE)
Training Coordinator – Martin W. Brashear (606)
260-5875 martin.brashear@ky.gov
Chapter President – Brian Lewis (859) 621-1249 brianlewis@bedrockcontractinginc.co
Chapter Secretary – Dana Getman (502) 933-5900 dana.getman@htaenterprises.com
Chapter Offers 8 hour blaster
retraining twice a year in eastern and central Ky.
- Detonation Safety Engineering
Larry C. Schneider, P.E.
121 Cherrywood Dr.
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 312-0625
Lschneider@insightbb.com
Eight-hour training program
- Midland Powder Technical Services
Seth Burns
(270) 925-3750
Sburns.mpc@live.com
Eight-hour training program
- Ram Inc. Explosives Technical Services
R.A. McClure Inc.
2116 Hardin Ln.
Powell, OH 43065
(740) 363-6976 - Office
(740) 362-3946 - Field
www.ramets.com
r.mcclure@ramets.com
Eight-hour training program
- Dyno Nobel
Joe Nawrocki
2201 Regency Rd., Ste. 704
Lexington, KY 40503
(540) 665-9936 - Office
(443) 838-4799 - Cell
joe.nawrocki@am.dynonoble.com
Eight-hour training program
- Orica USA Inc.
Jody Richey
(615) 859-6082 - Office
(615) 268-7671 - Cell
Jody.Richey@orica.com
Eight-hour training program
- Geoscan Seismic Services Inc.
Clinton Evans
P.O Box 1009
Grundy, VA 24614
(276) 935-2101 - Office
(276) 218-0040 - Cell
www.geoscanseismicservices.com
Eight-hour training program
- Nelson Brothers, LLC
Neal Lee
3243 Ladd Ridge Road
Athens, OH 45701
(740) 603-5232
nlee@nelbro.com
Eight-hour training program
- Austin Powder
Tom Hairhoger
(740) 968-1555 - Office
(304) 543-1038 - Cell
tom.hairhoger@austinpowder.com
Eight-hour training program
- Terry Dozer
515 Rose Hill Drive
Central City, KY 42330
(270) 543-8667 - Office
Terryd46@att.net
Eight-hour training program
- Southern Kentucky Blasting Consultants
Coleman England
(859) 242-2100 - Office
cengland@roadrunner.com
Eight-hour training program
- Statewide Blaster License and Retraining Classes
Carlos Delgado
308 Stoneybrook Dr.
Lexington, KY 40517
(859) 273-9249
camanel@copper.net
- Jhon Silva, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Kentucky
Department of Mining Engineering
234H Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40506
(859) 257-1173 - Office
jhon.silva@uky.edu
- Josh Calnan, PhD, PE
Director of Blasting and Explosives Research & Research Coordinator
University of Kentucky
Department of Mining Engineering
131 Mining and Mineral Resources Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40506
(859) 257-8032 - Office
(704) 657-9255 - Cell
joshcalnan@uky.edu
- Terry Hatter
Email: thatter@saulsseismic.com
Cell: 606-303-4293
- Keith Best
Email: kbest@saulsseismic.com
Cell: 614-374-9247
- Jeff Taylor
Email: jtaylor@saulsseismic.com
Cell: 502-682-8196