Job Description
CHIEF SUPERINTENDING INSPECTOR OF EXPLOSIVES, EIGHT (8) POSTS V/NO. 132
Basic Salary: Kshs. 90,200 – 124,630 p.m (CSG 7)
House allowance: Kshs. 45,000
Commuter Allowance: Kshs. 12,000
Leave Allowance: Kshs. 10,000
Terms of service Permanent and pensionable
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
(i) served for a minimum period of eight (8) years, three (3) of which should be in the
grade of Inspector of Explosives I, CSG 9 and above or in a comparable and relevant
position in the wider public service;
(ii) a Bachelor degree in the following fields: - Explosives Science/Engineering, Mining
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science/ Engineering chemistry and
Physics from a university recognized in Kenya; and
(iii) demonstrated technical competence as reflected in work performance and results
Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will include:-
(i) drafting policies, standards, guidelines and procedures of technical services and
management of commercial explosives;
(ii) assessing suitability for persons applying for permit to use blasting materials;
(iii) carrying out statutory pre-licensing verification inspections of Explosives magazines,
quarries, mines and other works to facilitate licensing;
(iv) enforcing compliance in the storage, movement, sales and use of blasting materials
and pyrotechnics;
(v) carrying out surveillance on importation, movement, storage, sale and use of
commercial explosives and pyrotechnics;
(vi) investigating explosives accidents and incidents, in liaison with other relevant
stakeholders;
(vii) providing technical advice and assistance during incidence and accidents related to
commercial explosives to protect life and property;
(viii) receiving applications and evaluating blasting designs, parameters, magazines
designs and site plans; and
(ix) receiving applications and evaluating plans on safe storage, transportation and
disposal of commercial explosives