136(1)Before drilling, sampling or similar work is commenced on any working face, an employer shall ensure that the working face is washed with water and examined for misfires and bootlegs.

136(2)No employee shall commence to drill, sample or do similar work on any working face unless the working face is washed with water and examined for misfires and bootlegs.

136(3)An employer shall ensure that non-sparking tools and materials are used to wash and examine holes and remnants of holes for misfires and bootlegs.

136(4)An employee who washes or examines a hole or remnant of a hole for misfires and bootlegs shall ensure that non-sparking tools and materials are used.

136(5)Where hygroscopic minerals and salts are mined and water cannot be used to wash the working face, an employer shall ensure that before drilling, sampling or similar work is done on any working face, a written procedure is prepared in consultation with the committee for an alternate method of checking the working face for misfires and bootlegs.

136(6)Where hygroscopic minerals and salts are mined and water cannot be used to wash the working face, no employer shall permit any person to drill, sample or do similar work on the working face unless the work is done in accordance with the written procedure referred to in subsection (5).

136(7)An employer shall make a copy of the written procedure referred to in subsection (5) available to an officer upon request.

136(1)Before drilling, sampling or similar work is commenced on any working face, an employer shall ensure that the working face is washed with water and examined for misfires and bootlegs.

136(2)No employee shall commence to drill, sample or do similar work on any working face unless the working face is washed with water and examined for misfires and bootlegs.

136(3)An employer shall ensure that non-sparking tools and materials are used during the washing and examination referred to in subsection (1).

136(4)An employee who washes or examines a working face shall ensure that non-sparking tools and materials are used.

136(5)Where hygroscopic minerals and salts are mined and water cannot be used to wash the working face, an employer shall ensure that before drilling, sampling or similar work is done on any working face, a written procedure is prepared in consultation with the committee for an alternate method of checking the working face for misfires and bootlegs.

136(6)Where hygroscopic minerals and salts are mined and water cannot be used to wash the working face, no employer shall permit any person to drill, sample or do similar work on the working face unless the work is done in accordance with the written procedure referred to in subsection (5).

136(7)An employer shall make a copy of the written procedure referred to in subsection (5) available to an officer upon request.