The purpose of the Missouri Blasting Safety Act is to foster the safe use of explosives in mining and construction by establishing and enforcing consistent statewide industry standards for licensing of blasters and users of explosives.

Blaster Training Programs

Missouri statute 319.303 authorizes the Division of Fire Safety to approve courses of instruction which meet the training requirement for obtaining a blaster's license or renewal of a blaster's license in the state of Missouri.

As of March 17, 2009, the Division has approved the following courses for blaster training:

Dr. Worsey’s Blasters Training Seminar
St. Charles Convention Center
St Charles, MO
Register online at http://blasters.mst.edu
or call 573-341-4442 to register by phone

Laborers-AGC Training Center
35 Opportunity Road
High Hill, MO  63350
636/585-2391 (office)
636/585-2604  (fax)
train@laborers-highhill.org (email)
www.laborers-highhill.org (website)
CANCELLED - TRAINING DATE:  February 10, 2012
Instructor:  Mr. Louis Behnken, Jr.

Worsey and Associates
16681 Maries Road 527
Rolla, MO  65601
573/467-0011
pworsey@mst.edu (email)
TRAINING DATE:  Monday, November 21, 2011
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
MO S&T Experimental Mine at Bridge School Rd. and Spencer Road
Rolla, MO  65401
$250 per person (please bring check made payable to Worsey & Associates)

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Dept. of Mining Engineering
226 McNutt Hall
Rolla, MO  65409
573/467-0011
pworsey@mst.edu (email)
TRAINING DATE:  MARCH 12-14, 2012
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Blasters Training Seminar
TRAINING DATE:  MARCH 14-16, 2012
St. Charles Convention Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza
St. Charles, MO

Heartland Chapter, International Society of Explosive Engineers
Kelli Jones, ISEE
30325 Bainbridge Rd
Cleveland, OH  44139-2295
440-349-4400; FAX 440-349-3788
TRAINING DATE:  February 11, 2012
ISEE Blasters Training Seminar - 8 hrs.
Nashville, TN
TRAINING DATE:  February 12-15, 2012
ISEE Technical Program of the 2012 Conference - actual hours
Nashville, TN

Other contacts:
  Dave Creek, 913/488-4654
  Don Doyon, 913/797-3438
  Butch Ohl, 816/223-1115
  Russ Pilshaw, 913/907-5022
  Phil Porter, 816/289-5107

The Division has approved the following course for blaster training continuing education credits:

Academy of Blasting & Explosives Technology
6990 Summers Rd., PO Box 189
Montville, OH  44064
440/474-6700
info@idc-pbs.com (email)
http://www.idc-pbs.com (web)

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Direct Questions to:

William Zieres
Deputy Chief

Investigations & Explosives Enforcement
P.O. Box 844
Jefferson City, MO  65102
(573) 751-2930

House Bill 298 - Blasting Safety State Statute

Blasting Rules and Regs

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