PART XIX GENERAL BLASTING — Preparing the blast loading
431
(1) A detonator shall be kept and handled separately from other types of explosives until the last practicable moment when the blaster primes the charge.
431(2)
A hole shall not be loaded with an explosive before it is necessary before firing.
431(3)
A nitroglycerine-based product shall not be unwrapped.
431(4)
A non nitroglycerine-based product shall remain in its original wrapping until the last practicable moment before use.
431(5)
An electric detonator shall be kept shunted or short circuited until it is used, except during the testing of the detonator.
431(6)
An employer shall ensure that tamping rods and other similar devices are made of wood or other non-sparking materials.
431(7)
Primed explosives shall not be slit or tamped.
431(8)
Undue pressure or pounding shall not occur during tamping.
431(9)
Where pneumatic loading of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil occurs, only a semi-conductive hose shall be used and the loader shall be effectively grounded and the bottom priming of drill holes shall be done with non-electrical initiation.
431(10)
A blaster, using a blasting meter, shall personally test the continuity of a loaded hole containing an electric detonator before the hole is stemmed with a suitable material.
431(11)
An explosive charge shall not be connected to another or by a means of initiation, including detonating cords, until the last practicable moment before firing.
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