The purpose of EFEE is to provide a European forum for professionals working in the field of explosives techniques in rock. EFEE also arranges EFEE World Conferences on Explosives and Blasting.
So far following conferences have been held:
1st EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, Munich, Germany, 2000.
2nd EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, Prague, Czech Republic. 2003.
3rd EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, Brighton, UK, 2005.
4th EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, Vienna, Austria, 2007.
5th EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, Budapest, Hungary, 2009.
6th EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011.
7th EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, Moscow, Russia, 2013.
8th EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, Lyon, France, 2015.
9th EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, Stockholm, Sweden, 2017.
10th EFEE World Conference on Explosives and Blasting, Helsinki, Finland, 2019.
The 11th EFEE World Conference will be held in Maastricht, Netherlands, 2021.
In 1998, EFEE started issuing European Shotfirer Licences based on existing national licences in the member nations. The aim is to enable this category of professional engineers to apply for jobs outside their own countries without time-consuming delays in obtaining appropriate permits. EFEE is strongly involved in current discussions concerning EU working standards in this fields.