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Explosives Inspectorate | Alert | No.104 V 1 | 04 August 2022

Incorrect consignment of security sensitive ammonium nitrate

What happened?

A full, (20 tonne) off-spec shipping container of security sensitive ammonium nitrate (SSAN) was incorrectly stored in the empty container area.

A transport triple road train combination vehicle attended the mine site reload to collect empty residual bulk SSAN containers and the full container was loaded onto the centre trailer and incorrectly recorded by the site consignor as an empty residual container.

During the journey from the reload location, the driver identified that a container was full and activated his security plan and travelled to a secure location.

How did it happen?

The authority holder investigated the incident and reported relevant findings:

Key issues

Recommendations

To prevent a recurrence of this type of significant incident the following recommendations are made:

Investigations are ongoing and further information may be published as it becomes available. The information in this publication is what is known at the time of writing.

We issue Safety Notices to draw attention to the occurrence of a serious incident, raise awareness of risks, and prompt assessment of your existing controls.

References and further information

Authorised by Snezana Bajic - Deputy Chief Inspector – Explosives

Contact: Haydn Isaac, Principal Inspector of Explosives , 07 4936 0142

Issued by Resources Safety & Health Queensland

Safety: This information is issued to promote safety through experience. It is not to be taken as a statement of law and must not be construed to waive or modify any legal obligation.
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All information on this page (Incorrect consignment of security sensitive ammonium nitrate - https://www.rshq.qld.gov.au/safety-notices/explosives/incorrect-consignment-of-security-sensitive-ammonium-nitrate) is correct as of time of printing (Mar 30, 2024 12:39 am).