Acts and Regulations

96-105 - Underground Mine

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Transportation of explosives
131(1)An employer shall ensure that
(a) a competent employee is in charge of the handling and transportation of explosives on the surface or between the surface and underground storage or a loading area,
(b) detonators are transported in separate containers from other explosives,
(c) explosives are transported in their original unopened containers or in suitable containers of non-sparking material designed for the purpose, or if small quantities are being handled, in a suitable container or bag of non-sparking material which is clearly marked as containing explosives,
(d) there is no undue delay in the transportation of the explosives, and
(e) a flashing red light accompanies the explosives when being transported.
131(2)Where explosives are transported in a shaft conveyance, an employer shall ensure that
(a) the employee in charge of the transportation of the explosives gives notice to the cage tender, deckman and hoist operator immediately before transportation commences,
(b) no other materials are handled with the explosives,
(c) no person travels on the conveyance with the explosives except a person required to handle the explosives, and
(d) explosives delivered to a shaft station are not left unguarded.
131(3)The employee in charge of the transportation of explosives in a shaft conveyance shall give notice to the cage tender, deckman and hoist operator immediately before transporting the explosives in the shaft conveyance.
131(4)During the transportation of explosives, an employer shall ensure that mobile equipment or a train used for transporting explosives
(a) is in good working condition,
(b) has wood, canvas or other non-sparking material covering all metal liable to come in contact with containers of explosives,
(c) is equipped with a multi-purpose fire extinguisher that is of a minimum size of nine kilograms and in good working condition,
(d) displays signs indicating the presence of explosives at the front, rear and sides, and
(e) when transporting more than five hundred detonators or two hundred kilograms of other explosives, is equipped with a fire suppression system.
131(5)An employer shall ensure that mobile equipment or a train used for transporting explosives underground, except when used in connection with the loading of drill holes, is not used for any other operation until the explosives are removed from the mobile equipment or train.