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09/20/2021Originally developed in 2008 with DOT/PHMSA, the AESC/IME JPG Standard has been successfully used to process thousands of jet perforating gun systems without the need for costly laboratory testing a...
READ NOW(Updated 5/5/2021) PHMSA Outreach: Requirement to Pass the UN 6(d) Test Expanded
01/27/2021(Updated 5/5/2021) PHMSA Outreach: Requirement to Pass the UN 6(d) Test Expanded to 4 Additional Explosive 1.4S Entries Mandatory Compliance Date (May 10, 2021) Coming Soon Take action now As p...
READ NOWProposed Rulemaking Seeks to Remove Duplicatively Regulated Explosives from CFATS
01/06/2021Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) took an important step toward regulatory rightsizing by publishing an Advanced Notice of Propos...
READ NOWIME-MSHA Alliance Issues Electronic Detonators Safety Alert
12/09/2020As part of the IME-MSHA Safety Alliance, IME produced a Safety Alert to educate miners about the differences between electronic detonators and electric detonators. The Safety Alert is posted on ...
READ NOWIME Staff Interviewed on the Academy Blasting Podcast
12/07/2020IME Director of Technical Services, Dr. Joshua Hoffman, was interviewed by Dr. Anthony Konya for the Academy Blasting Podcast. The discussion addressed a range of topics relevant to the commerci...
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