1983 Ed.] Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations [CAP. 295
54. When charges are loaded for blasting-
(a) cartridges shall not be unwrapped from their paper coverings;
(b) tamping rods shall be of non-ferrous material and shall be cut off square at the ends;
(c) not more than one person shall work on the tamping of any one charge at any one time.
55. (1) When blasting is carried out-
(a) save as provided in regulation 57(1)(i), blasting shall be done by means of bore hole charges only and no surface charges shall be used except with the permission of the Authority;
(b) no bore hole shall be loaded with more than such quantity of explosive as shall be determined by the shot firer in each particular case;
(c) no blast shall be fired unless effective and adequate precautions are taken to prevent any fragments being projected in a dangerous manner;
(d) [Deleted, L.N. 104/67]
(e) for a period lasting from 5 minutes prior to the blasting until all charges have been fired, warning gongs shall be beaten continuously so as to be audible at a distance of 150 m therefrom and red flags shall be displayed continuously at all points of access to the place of blasting and at a distance of 150 m from such place;
(f) no fuse with a burning time of less than 2 minutes shall be used if ignition is not effected by means of igniter cord;
(fa) no fuse with a burning time of less than 1 minute shall be used if ignition is effected by means of igniter cord;
(g) if matches are used to light fuses, not more than 2 fuses shall be lit by any one person at any one time, and if 2 fuses are so lit, the first fuse lit shall be of not less than 3 minutes burning time (2 m of standard safety fuse);
(h) no fuse shall be lit by means of an acetylene lamp;
(i) if fuses are to be lit in a series by means of an igniting squib, then, except with the prior permission in writing of the Authority-
(i) the series shall consist of not more than 10 fuses,
(ii) each fuse of the series shall be longer than the preceding fuse by not less than 15 seconds burning time (150 mm of standard safety fuse),
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[Subsidiary] Loading of charges for blasting.
Firing of charges for blasting.
L.N. 104/67.
L.N. 119/83.
L.N. 21/71.
L.N. 21/71.
L.N. 119/83.
L.N. 104/67.
L.N. 104/67.
L.N. 119/83.
1983 Ed.] Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations [CAP. 295
54. When charges are loaded for blasting-
(a) cartridges shall not be unwrapped from their paper
coverings;
(b) tamping rods shall be of non-ferrous material and shall
be cut off square at the ends;
(c) not more than one person shall work on the tamping of
any one charge at any one time.
55. (1) When blasting is carried out-
(a) save as provided in regulation 57(1)(i), blasting shall be done by means of bore hole charges only and no surface charges shall be used except with the permission of the Authority;
(b) no bore hole shall be loaded with more than such quantity of explosive as shall be determined by the shot firer in each particular case;
(c) no blast shall be fired unless effective and adequate precautions are taken to prevent any fragments being projected in a dangerous manner;
(d) [Deleted, L.N. 104/67]
(e) for a period lasting from 5 minutes prior to the blasting until all charges have been fired, warning gongs shall be beaten continuously so as to be audible at a distance of 150 m therefrom and red flags shall be displayed contin- uously at all points of access to the place of blasting and at a distance of 150 mm from such place;
(ƒ) no fuse with a burning time of less than 2 minutes shall be
used if ignition is not effected by means of igniter cord;
(fa) no fuse with a burning time of less than 1 minutes shall be
used if ignition is effected by means of igniter cord;
(g) if matches are used to light fuses, not more than 2 fuses shall be lit by any one person at any one time, and if 2 fuses are so lit, the first fuse lit shall be of not less than 3 minutes burning time (2 m of standard safety fuse);
(h) no fuse shall be lit by means of an acetylene lamp;
(i) if fuses are to be lit in a series by means of an igniting squib, then, except with the prior permission in writing of the Authority-
(i) the series shall consist of not more than 10 fuses, (ii) each fuse of the series shall be longer than the preceding fuse by not less than 15 seconds burning time (150 mm of standard safety fuse),
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[Subsidiary] Loading of charges for blasting.
Firing of charges for blasting.
L.N. 104/67.
ご
L.N. 119/83.
L.N. 21/71.
L.N. 21/71.
L.N. 119/83.
L.N. 104/67.
L.N. 104/67.
L.N. 119/83.
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