Acts and Regulations

91-191 - General

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Transporting electrical detonators
152Where it is necessary to transport electrical detonators in a vehicle equipped with a radio transmitter, an employer shall ensure that
(a) the detonators are transported in a package in accordance with the requirements set out in the Explosives Act (Canada) and the regulations under that Act,
(b) the radio transmitter is switched off whenever the package is open or, if the circumstances do not permit the radio transmitter to be switched off, the radio transmitter meets the requirements established by the Institute of Makers of Explosives in its publication entitled “Safety Guide for the Prevention of Radio Frequency Radiation Hazards in the Use of Commercial Electric Detonators (Blasting Caps)” (December 2011), as amended, and
(c) the detonators are transported in their original packages with their leg wires folded and shunted, as shipped by the supplier.
2024-38
Transporting electrical detonators
152Where it is necessary to transport electrical detonators in a vehicle equipped with a radio transmitter, an employer shall ensure that
(a) the detonators are transported in a resilient rubber-lined or felt-lined closed metal container, electrically bonded to the vehicle,
(b) the radio transmitter is switched off whenever the box is open, and
(c) the detonators are transported in their original containers with their leg wires folded and shunted, as shipped by the supplier.