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DetNet South Africa Copyright © 2019
DetNet safety philosophy is to design, manufacture and provide control equipment, detonators and
accessories to the highest safety standards.
SmartKeys to remain in possession of the accountable person, and should only be used to complete
the blast circuit at such a time as stipulated by the Mine after completion of the required Risk
Assessment.
All products must conform to local and international standards before it is sold for use
DetNet complies to ISO 9001, SANS 551:2009, CEN/TS 13763-27 which is acceptable to countries we
operate in; in countries not subscribing to the above marks, we advise users to engage with DetNet to
ensure that all equipment comply to local regulations.
Safety is ensured when the user supplements the product’s in-built safety systems through adequate training
in the safe use of the product:
Induction training
Refresher training
DetNet continuously upgrades software to make our products more user friendly and to ensure that users stay
abreast on latest developments, it is important that users get trained on the relevant changes before their
equipment is updated.
CE4 DigiShot
®
Plus CE4 Tagger is “Inherently Safe” as it cannot produce the necessary minimum
required firing voltage to blast the electronic DigiShot
®
Plus detonator.
In addition, the DigiShot
®
Plus CE4 Tagger is not equipped to produce the “fire signal” necessary to
initiate the detonator.
T
HE
D
IGI
S
HOT
®
P
LUS
CE4
T
AGGER MUST
NEVER
BE CONNECTED TO A NORMAL ELECTRIC
DETONATOR AND SHOULD NEVER BE CONNECTED TO DETONATORS WHILE BEING CHARGED
.
DigiShot
®
Plus CE4 Tagger equipment must be transported, stored, handled and used in conformity with all
federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations. Control equipment and accessories should be
handled with due care and not dropped, mishandled, subjected to excessive vibration or exposed to any
chemical agents. Connectors should be kept clean and the equipment must be kept in a safe environment to
avoid misappropriation or misuse.
E
LECTRONIC DETONATORS ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO CONVENTIONAL ELECTRIC DETONATORS AND
ABSOLUTELY NO CONNECTION WITH CONVENTIONAL ELECTRIC DETONATORS OR ANY OTHER
ELECTRONIC DETONATORS IS POSSIBLE AS IT CAN LEAD TO UNINTENDED INITIATION
.
A
LL
U
SERS
OPERATING THE ELECTRONIC INITIATION SYSTEM SHALL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE
SPECIFIC TRAINING BEFORE PERFORMING ANY WORK WITH THE DEVICE
(
S
).
D
O NOT USE ANY DEVICES
OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THIS TYPE OF ELECTRONIC DETONATOR
.
