Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Regulation 2017
sec.71Blasting in hot material
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sec.71 Blasting in hot material
This section applies if blasting is carried out at a mine in material that is at least 55ºC or in known, or potential, reactive ground. ground containing sulphides that oxidise easily Before the blasting is carried out, the site senior executive for the mine must ensure the mine has a written procedure or standard work instruction to ensure— heat-induced initiation does not happen before firing; or each person involved in loading or firing the blast has time to reach a safe place before heat-induced initiation happens. s 71 amd 2019 SL No. 140 s 21 sch 1 (sec.71-ssec.1) This section applies if blasting is carried out at a mine in material that is at least 55ºC or in known, or potential, reactive ground. ground containing sulphides that oxidise easily (sec.71-ssec.2) Before the blasting is carried out, the site senior executive for the mine must ensure the mine has a written procedure or standard work instruction to ensure— heat-induced initiation does not happen before firing; or each person involved in loading or firing the blast has time to reach a safe place before heat-induced initiation happens.
- (a) heat-induced initiation does not happen before firing; or
- (b) each person involved in loading or firing the blast has time to reach a safe place before heat-induced initiation happens.