Explosives Industry News - November 18, 2020

Member News

As the leading professional association for the explosives industry, we want to help you advance your knowledge and career through education, regulatory training and professional networking. Whether you’re a student, an industry professional, or representing an organization, being part of the ISEE community will help you to achieve your goals.

Please renew your ISEE membership for 2020 to continue your access to these exclusive tools including:
1. Networking opportunities with 4,000 colleagues and industry leaders
2. Access OneMine, which includes proceedings from ISEE's Annual Conference on Explosives & Blasting Technique as well as 124,000 articles, technical papers, books in the explosives, mining, minerals and tunneling industries
3. Special annual conference pricing
4. A complimentary subscription to the Journal of Explosives Engineering
5. Exclusive pricing at the ISEE online bookstore
6. A complimentary listing in the ISEE Membership Directory and Desktop Reference

This year, ISEE created a Webinar series to allow you to gain re-training and re-certification continuing education credit from the safety and comfort of your home or office.

Help us accomplish even more in 2021 and renew your membership today. And do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to hearing from you.

Visit https://isee.org/ to view the full article online.

ISEE Online Buyers' Guide

The International Society of Explosives Engineers Online Buyers' Guide is a tool used to search for products and services within your industry. There are several search tools located within the Buyers' Guide to help you find what you are looking for. Learn how to use the Buyers' Guide.

Visit https://isee.officialbuyersguide.net/ to view the full article online.

Get Your Paper Published in the Blasting and Fragmentation Journal

Have you recently worked on a project that focuses on fragmentation by blasting? This is your chance to get your research published.

Submit your paper, including tables, graphics and images to the editors-in-chief at the link below. Be sure to state the name of the paper and the purpose of publication in the journal when submitting.

Edited and reviewed by expert researchers, industry professionals and academics, Blasting and Fragmentation presents contemporary analysis of engineering practices as related to explosives application to rock. It is published twice a year.

Visit https://www.isee.org/publications/blasting-and-fragmentation-journal to view the full article online.

Photo Contest: Now Accepting Entries

Do you have a knack for photography and some great shots of a recent job you’d like to share? Take your camera on your next job site and upload your best pictures. Qualifying entries will be displayed through ISEE’s social media channels where anyone can vote.

Visit https://isee.org/news/565-photo-contest-now-accepting-entries to view the full article online.

Shop Online While Helping a Good Cause

A percentage of your next Amazon purchase could go to the SEE Education Foundation at no additional cost to you. Visit smile.amazon.com and sign in with your Amazon account. From the homepage, search “society of explosives”. Click the “Society of Explosives Engineers Education Foundation” to add the SEE Education Foundation. From there, Amazon will begin donating 0.05% of all your smile.amazon.com purchases to the SEE Education Foundation.

Visit https://smile.amazon.com/ to view the full article online.

Register now for the largest regional drill and blast conference in the country. The Kentucky Blasting Conference will be held Dec. 10-11, 2020, at the Galt House in Louisville, Ky., and will feature presentations covering various topics like underground blasting, construction and quarry blasting, drilling, regulatory topics and other general topics such as fragmentation and vibrations.

There will also be a Kentucky blaster exam test prep course and the opportunity to take the Kentucky blaster exam for those in-state.

Visit http://kyblastingconference.com/ to view the full article online.

Video: Watch IEE Global’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Initiative

IEE Global’s Operations Manager Brian Schofield recently teamed up with Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia (PCFA) to put on a presentation at IEE’s Welshpool facility to enhance the awareness to all its staff about prostate cancer and share the importance of early detection.

Visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxG3co8Uzw0&feature=youtu.be to view the full article online.

Industry News

Introducing the Drilling and Blasting Marketplace

The January/February 2021 issue of the Journal of Explosives Engineering will feature an Inaugural Drilling and Blasting Marketplace. With ISEE’s conference cancelation, we wanted to provide an opportunity for companies that typically exhibit to advertise new or existing products and services all in one place.

This is open to all companies interested in reaching ISEE members and other key explosives industry leaders. All ads and website links will be included in both the print and digital editions of the Journal of Explosives Engineering.

Visit https://isee.org/news/566-introducing-the-drilling-and-blasting-marketplace to view the full article online.

Blasters Training 2020 - Register Now for Thursday's Webinar

There's still time to register for the ISEE Webinar Series: Blasters Training 2020 – Part 3, which will run from 5 – 9:30 p.m. eastern time Thursday, Nov. 19.

This 4.5 hour webinar will cover geology factors in blast performance; blast timing configurations; bulk explosives equipment; and blasting safety.

Eighteen states have approved the ISEE webinar series including New York and Virginia.

The webinar is $100, and will feature a live question and answer session after each presentation. Once all the presentations have concluded, attendees seeking credit hours will take a 20 question quiz. Attendees must score 75 percent or better to earn a training certificate.

Visit https://isee.org/isee-webinar-series to view the full article online.

Annual Awards Nominations

Nominate a coworker or colleague who has made an exceptional contribution to the fields of explosives or drilling for one of the International Society of Explosives Engineers most prestigious awards. There are four awards the ISEE is accepting nominations for:

Blaster’s Leadership Award: Presented to those who exemplify the blaster in the field and have given generously of time and talents in helping fellow blasters.

Driller of The Year Award: Recognizes a drill operator with a high moral character and whose body of work demonstrates an extraordinary commitment to compliance and safety; work ethic; performing quality work; is a team player; and communication skills.

Drilling Industry Leadership Award: Recognizes owner/operators of mines and/or contractors (their engineers and managers), supplier/vendors (of equipment, tools and systems), consultants, and academia of high moral character who have given extraordinary amount of their time and knowledge to advance the drilling industry with application, technology, engineering or field work.

Distinguished Service Award: An award of merit given to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of explosives engineering.

Visit https://isee.org/news/569-annual-awards-nominations-2 to view the full article online.

There's Still Time to Vote in the ISEE Board of Directors Election

There's still time to vote in the ISEE Board of Directors Election. Eligible voters, all members in good standing, with the exception, of student members, can cast votes until Nov. 30, 2020. Full and emeritus members are also eligible to vote for several amendments to the constitution.

Eligible voters with an email on file should have received an email with step-by-step instructions for casting a vote online. Members who don’t have an email address on file should have received print ballots in the mail.

If you are an elegible voter who didn't receive voting instructions, please email wahl@isee.org.

Visit https://isee.org/ to view the full article online.