1. Regulatory Requirements for Blasting Operations
Blasting Regulations
Regulatory Requirements
for Blasting Operations
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

2. Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.
Legal Standards
29 CFR Part General Industry
29 CFR Part Construction
BATF
DOT
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

3. Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.
General Provisions:
General requirements not specifically related to a particular operation or procedure
Usually broad in scope
“Do’s and Don’ts”, “Always and Nevers”
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

4. Blaster Qualifications:
Knowledge and Experience
Training
Physical Ability
Evidence of Competency
Certified
Blaster
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

5. Storage of Explosives:
Storage in Magazines
Separate Magazines for Explosives and Detonators
Separation Distances
barricaded
unbarricaded
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.
mention weights added when not separated by this distance

6. Transporting Explosives
Requires CDL with
Hazmat Endorsement
Proper Placarding
No smoking, etc.
Same vehicle for explosives and detonators may be permitted
Route Plan
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

7. Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.
Loading Explosives:
No operating equipment within 50 feet of loaded holes
Load only those holes intended to be fired in the next round
Warning signs posted
Check all holes for
depth prior to loading
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

8. Initiation of Explosives:
Connections from boreholes back to source of firing current
Survey for extraneous electricity
Solid Connecting & Lead wires
EB detonators all the
same kind
Proper resistance
Leg wires shunted
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

9. Initiation of Explosives - cont:
Only the Blaster shall:
be in charge of the blasting machine
connect lead wires to machine
test circuits with Blasting
Galvanometers
fire the shot
immediately disconnect lead
wires after firing the shot
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

10. Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.
Firing the Blast:
Code of signals, familiar to everyone, must be posted
Loud warning signal prior
to firing the shot
Flagmen posted at every
roadway passing through
the blasting zone
Blaster must assure safety
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

11. Post Blast Inspection:
Disconnect firing line immediately after blast
Allow sufficient time
for dispersion of fumes
Blaster must verify all
charges have fired before
others are allowed into blast area
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

12. Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.
Misfires:
Exclude all employees from danger zone
No other work except that required to
clear the misfire
First attempt is to re-fire the hole
Explosives may be removed by washing
out with water if re-fire doesn’t work
All non-electric misfires require 1 hr wait
Misfires handled by Blaster in charge
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

13. Personal Protective Equipment:
Hard Hat
Safety Toed Shoes
Reflective Vest
Safety Glasses
Gloves
Hearing Protection
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.

14. Other Regulated Operations:
Underground Transportation
Use of Safety Fuse
Use of Detonating Cord
Underwater Blasting
Blasting in Excavation Work Under Compressed Air
Speaker notes to be adopted from current Instructor Manual.