CAB profile

Health and Safety Executive, Science and Research Centre (UK Explosives Approved Body)

Published: 3 Dec 2020 Last updated: 11 Aug 2025
Status: Archived
Published: 3 Dec 2020 Last updated: 11 Aug 2025 Status: Archived

CAB details

CAB name
Health and Safety Executive, Science and Research Centre (UK Explosives Approved Body)
Body number
0519
Previous Body number(s)

Contact details

Address
Harpur Hill
Buxton
SK17 9JN
United Kingdom
Telephone
0203 028 2184
Registered office location
United Kingdom

Body details

Registered test location
United Kingdom
Body type
Approved body NI Notified body
Legislative area

Explosives

Archived

Regulation: Explosives Regulations 2014, as amended

Purpose of appointment
Civil explosives, defined as materials and articles considered to be explosives in the UN Recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods and falling within class 1 of those recommendations, but excluding ammunition (the acquisition of which is regulated or prohibited by virtue of the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1997), explosives intended for the lawful use by the armed forces or police of any country and pyrotechnic articles

Procedures

Part 1 – Module B Type examination
Part 2 – Module C2 Conformity to type based on internal production control plus supervised product checks at random intervals
Part 3 – Module D Conformity to type based on quality assurance of the production process
Part 4 – Module E Conformity to type based on product quality assurance

Product schedules

Product schedules supplied by UKAS are the active schedules at the time of appointment.

Explosives

File

Created By

Actions

The Explosives Regulations 2014

UKAS

History

Date and time Action Reason
11/08/2025
12:45
Archived
21/03/2025
11:31
Published None
19/04/2024
12:51
Published None
03/12/2020
00:00
Published None
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