SAFEX eLearning modules

SAFEX International: Overview and Legal Disclaimers

SAFEX International operates independently and is not classified as a Trade Association. The organization primarily focuses on critical issues pertaining to safety, health, environmental protection, and security in relation to explosives and their precursor chemicals throughout the entire product life cycle.

To support these objectives, SAFEX International has developed a series of documents and guidelines known as the Basis of Safety (BoS). These materials have been collaboratively created by various member companies on an international scale, with the aim of enhancing safety standards in the operations, transportation, storage, and disposal of explosive products and hazardous chemicals.

It is important to note that the BoS documents are intended solely as training materials and guidelines for users. While SAFEX International strives to provide comprehensive and accurate resources, the organization expressly disclaims any legal liability arising from the application or execution of actions undertaken by individual users based on the content provided. Users are encouraged to exercise their own judgment and seek professional advice as necessary when implementing safety practices and protocols related to explosives and hazardous materials.

By utilizing the BoS documents and guidelines, users acknowledge and accept that SAFEX International cannot be held responsible for any consequences resulting from their actions or decisions.

SAFEX Newsletter

The SAFEX Newsletter was initiated for all members and other interested parties:

To inform the SAFEX Community of what is happening in SAFEX.

To provide a forum for readers to learn from the published articles and opinions expressed.

To encourage networking among members of the SAFEX Community.

To ensure SHE practices stay current and is shared.

Incident Notification

Members can now notify SAFEX of incidents online by completing the Notification of Incident form after accessing the restricted pages (Intranet) with their access codes.

If your Company is a SAFEX Member and you don't have your individual access codes, please request them using the Member Nomination Form. Please do NOT use anyone else's access codes

SAFEX eLearning modules – ENAEX commits to contribute to the next module with a paper presented at the Salzburg Congress

By Martin Held

At the recent SAFEX Congress in Salzburg, an update on the available eLearning modules, formats, translations, and its use had been given. Though starting early in the morning, we experienced high participation of attendees to listen in.

On the 2nd day of the congress, Maria Virginia Ramirez (‘Marivi’) gave a presentation with the title ‘Emanation of Nitrous Gases in [the] Nitration Process’ at ENAEX Rio Loa plant in Chile. The paper discussed the immediate and root causes and inconsistencies in the emergency procedures very openly. The slides showing the sequence of events and walking the audience through the analysis had a high grade of animation and graphic information in a very professional style.

Immediately after the presentation, the idea was born that this incident – which has multiple Management of Change (MOC) components in it – would be an ideal candidate for the next SAFEX eLearning module.

The author reached out to the presenter and Juan Andres Errazuriz – ENAEX’ CEO – to ask for authorization to use the paper and content for that purpose. Juan Andres’, who attended the Congress, response and approval were quick and very positive:

‘First of all, I want to congratulate you and all the people leading the different initiatives at Safex. You [all] have done a terrific job, that allows the industry to increase our safety standards and the sustainability of all the companies. The idea of the eLearning modules is outstanding, and I definitely support it.’

I on behalf of SAFEX give Juan Andres, Marivi and ENAEX full credit for that commitment.

At the end of the day, this it’s what the SAFEX idea is all about: Reporting and sharing of incidents and learnings to help prevent this happening to others or to repeat.

In this example, we can see the snowballing effect: A SAFEX member company is presenting an incident and its learnings to a broader audience at the Congress and – with the eLearning tool – we as SAFEX are making it available for all our members in a different format.

What more can you expect ?