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ISSUE NO. 5
August 1998
E.F.E.E. ELECTIONS
At the meeting which took place on the 16 May 1998 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Mr. Rolf Schillinger of Germany, was elected as President. He takes over from Mr. Raimo Vuolio of Finland. Mr. Aslak Ravlo of Norway was elected as Vice President.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS 1998/99
| Constitution
Jørgen Schneider, Denmark Chairman
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Conference/Seminars
Rolf Schillinger, Germany Chairman
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| Development
(Marketing & Membership)
Heinz Berger, Austria Chairman
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Finance
Jørgen Schneider, Denmark Chairman
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| European Shortfirers
Certificate
Mark Hatt, U.K. Chairman
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PRESIDENTS FOREWORD by Rolf Schillinger
This year E.F.E.E. celebrated
its 10th anniversary. Quiet and without any ostentatious ceremony. E.F.E.E.
lives from the contributions of its members that have continued to volunteer
their time and serve this federation in whatever capacity they can. We
gladly give a big thank you for that.
10 years can be a long or
a shot period, either one, from which side you are looking at. For E.F.E.E.
the last 10 years have flown by. Initially problems like a common language
and common goals were solved in a very short time. The members have known
that only common goals under European aspects have a chance of being successful
in acceptance by the EU.
Our industry is unique and
one which some other industries cannot work without. But, in the matter
of fact, the future of our branch, its basic existence, is dependent upon
an important point - extensive Education. This is an absolutely certain
factor in achieving success in our Branch.
As I see it, education consists
of three main goals that we have to concentrate on, as follows.
- We must educate the public. That means we have to show the necessity of our work in the field and the non - underestimate importance we have in their everyday lives. Out goal must be to change the perception that blasting is destructive and show the public that we are professionals in our job that accomplish good work under environmental aspects without causing injury or property damage. A source available to accomplish this goal is the E.F.E.E. Marketing Committee as an educational tool for the public.
- We must educate government and state authorities. That means we have to bring together shotfiring professionals and those authorities that control explosives works. No matter what the individual expectations may have been in the past, leaders from both shotfiring and govemment or state could learn a lot about each other and start to discuss the right ways to work together in making the professional shotfiring a better place in a sensitive environment.
CK Marking of Explosives by Dr R K JVharton
The European Directive 93/15/EEC
(the ’Civil Uses Directive’) covers the harmonisation of provisions governing
the placing on the market of commercial explosives and it will become mandatory
for all explosives within the scope of the Directive to be CE marked by
1 January 2003.
Explosives Notified Bodies
have been established in the UK, France and Spain to carry out the assessment
and certification work for blasting explosives, propellants, detonators
and detonating cord; and in Sweden for detonators only.
As users who may import
explosives, you should be aware of the service provided by the Explosives
Notified Bodies, and may wish to take steps to ensure that this information
is passed on to the manufacturers who supply your explosive products.
If you are the first point
of supply within the EU, you may be able to apply for certification yourselves
or to the manufacturer’s authorised representative.
The CE mark signifies that
the explosive products conform with the safety requirements of the Directive
and items so marked should have f’ree movement within the EU. This may
provide manufacturers with a competitive advantage when marketing their
products in Europe.
For further details you could contact:
Explosives Notified Body
Health 8c Safety
Laboratory
Harpur Hill, Buxton, SK127
9JN
U.K.
Tel: +44 1298 28150
Fax: +44 1298 28180
PRESENTATION OF VERBAND SCHWEIZERISCHER
SPRENGFACHLEUTE (VSSF)
(Swiss Society of Explosives Engineers)
The VSSF is an independent
professional society in explosives engineering with non-political interests.
The society was founded on 25 May 1976.
The Society Supports its
members as follows:
The Society Secretariat is at:
Sekretariat VSSF
Frau H Steiger
Chilenholzstrasse 43
CH - 8614 Sulzbach
Tel: + 41 l 940 6157
Fax: + 41 l 941 6821
CONFERENCE CALENDAR 1999
| 7-11 June 1999 | Euro Pyro 99 (Groupe de Trevail de Pyrotechnie) | Ensieta,Brest;
France
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| 29 May - 3 June 1999 | World Tunnel Congress (International Tunnelling Society) | Norway
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| 26-29 September 1999 | 3. International Symposium on Sprayed Concrete (Norwegian Concrete Association) | Gol,
Norway
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