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How to choose a drilling and blasting contractor
What to look for: licence, equipment, experience, safety and planning.
Checklist
- A licence for explosives handling
- Own equipment and its availability
- Experience in similar ground and rock
- Safety: procedures and monitoring
- Planning the blast around your schedule
Ask the contractor to explain how they control vibration and fragmentation.
Planning a drilling or blasting job?
Tell us about your site — location, scope and rock type — and we'll come back with a plan.
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