Rui Chen is the Managing Director and CEO of Impact Drill and Blast in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 

Chen’s career has spanned senior roles around the world and across the quarrying, mining and heavy industrial industries. As an MD and CEO of Impact Drill and Blast in Australia, Chen is focused on delivering greater commercial impacts for clients with respect to better performance, improved safety and reduced costs.

The topic of discussion: Worker health and safety in drilling and blasting  

Worker health and safety in drilling and blasting involves taking preventative and corrective measures to deal with risks and hazards associated with drilling and blasting. The risks and hazards to worker health and safety include:

-Dust

-Misfires

-Airblast

-Fly rocks

-Explosives 

-Manual tasks

-Hot blast holes 

-Compressed air

-Ground vibrations

-Rotating and moving parts

-Hazardous substances – diesel, petrol, acids, oils and grease

In this Q&A session, we learn more about worker health and safety in drilling and blasting from Rui Chen, Managing Director and CEO of Impact Drill and Blast in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.