Certified Performance

BIAFO operates at the intersection of powerful industrial forces and fragile human environments. Blasting reshapes terrain, affects ground vibration, generates fumes, and takes place near communities. The company's responsibility framework is designed to manage every one of these impacts — not as a compliance exercise, but as an operational standard.

ISO 45001:2018 certification governs occupational health and safety across all sites. Technical Services teams provide on-site monitoring and risk management throughout every project lifecycle.

ISO 9001 Certified
Quality Management
System
ISO 9001:2015 Certificate
ISO 45001 Certified
Occupational Health
& Safety Management
ISO 45001:2018 Certificate

Operating Standards

Workforce Safety
Clients operate in the knowledge that BIAFO's field teams are certified, continually audited and trained to international HSE standards — on every site without exception. Safety is not a variable adjusted to project budget or location.
Environmental Control
Vibration is monitored continuously. Blast designs are optimised to minimise ground disturbance. Communities and ecosystems near a site experience the least possible disruption — this outcome is engineered into the blast design, not hoped for after the fact.
Community Operations
Residential proximity standards and controlled blasting protocols mean that communities living near active sites are protected throughout every operation. Pre-blast notifications, vibration limits, and re-entry protocols are applied without exception.
Responsible Disposal
The safe removal of explosives is equally important as their safe use. BIAFO provides certified, regulatory compliant and environment-conscious destruction of obsolete material — available to BIAFO clients and third-party operators.
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A Safer Explosive
by Design

Tovex® Water Gel's environmental profile is inherent to its chemistry — not an add-on. The result is an explosive that is simultaneously safer for workers, less disruptive to surrounding environments, and more controllable in the field.

Significantly lower toxic fume output after every blast

Stable shelf life — less product waste from deterioration

Resists accidental initiation from impact, friction, and fire

Near-immediate re-entry in tunnel operations — no ventilation delay

Minimises hole-to-hole propagation — better delay sequence control

No nitroglycerin — eliminates NG headaches and toxic skin absorption

Excellent water resistance — no ground contamination in wet boreholes

Aerial view of a controlled blast at an open-pit site