(a) blasting explosives and detonator products are kept and handled separately until the last practicable moment when the blaster primes the explosive;

(b) no explosive is primed in any place where explosives are stored;

(c) primed explosives are not slit or tamped;

(d) the wrapping is not removed from nitroglycerine-based products;

(e) only commercially manufactured safety fuse assemblies are used;

(f) safety fuse assemblies are not less than 1 m in length;

(g) time expired, deteriorated or damaged explosives are not used;

(h) where more than one drill hole is fired in any one round using safety fuses, the holes are fired by means of one igniter cord;

(i) where there is any danger to property or persons from flyrock from a blast, blasting mats of adequate size and strength are used;

(j) frozen explosives are used in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommended procedure;

(k) drill holes are of sufficient size to admit the free insertion to the bottom of the hole of the explosive to be used without ramming, pounding or undue pressure;

(l) only tamping rods of wood or other non-metallic, non-sparking material are used;

(m) drill holes are not tied in until the last practicable moment before firing and are fired in a single operation;

(n) no drilling is done in a previously blasted area until the surface to be drilled is exposed and carefully examined for remnants of explosives or holes containing explosives; and

(o) where remnants of explosives or holes containing explosives are found, the explosives are detonated or removed before drilling commences.