IExpE Guidance

The IExpE Guidance Series is a set of eight volumes setting out how explosives work in the United Kingdom should be managed and carried out safely, lawfully and to a standard that can be evidenced. It is written for the people who commission explosives work, the people who supervise it and the people who do it, and it follows a single thread from the law, through the way the work is controlled, to the records that show it was done correctly.

Volume 1 covers the management of all explosives work.

Volumes 2 to 8 each take one sector and give practical guidance to the people doing the work. Each show how the work is run both in-house and through a subcontracted specialist.

The series is currently being finalised. Details of availability will be published on this page.

Volume	Title	Scope
1	Management of Explosives Operations and Safety	The law, governance and assurance that apply to any organisation commissioning, managing or overseeing explosives work, whether delivered in-house or by a contractor. Shows an organisation with no explosives expertise how to meet the Intelligent Customer obligation.
2	Explosives Operations and Safety in Construction and Demolition	The use of explosives on construction, tunnelling and demolition projects, including controlled collapse of structures.
3	Explosives Operations and Safety in Mining and Quarrying	Blasting operations in mines and quarries, from primary blasting to secondary breaking.
4	Explosives Operations and Safety in Commercial Ordnance Disposal and Maritime EOD	Commercial unexploded ordnance risk assessment, survey, clearance and disposal, on land and at sea.
5	Explosives Operations and Safety in Maritime and Offshore Oil and Gas	Explosives work offshore, including well operations, decommissioning and seabed clearance.
6	Explosives Operations and Safety in Firework Displays and Special Effects	Firework displays, theatrical and screen pyrotechnics, and re-enactment effects.
7	Explosives Operations and Safety in Design and Manufacture	The design, manufacture and storage of explosives and explosive articles, and placing them on the market.
8	Explosives Operations and Safety in Remediating Former Explosive Sites	The investigation and clean-up of land formerly used to make, store or test explosives.