Alaska Administrative Code
Title 8 - Labor and Workforce Development
Part 4 - Occupational Safety and Health Division
Chapter 62 - Explosives Handlers
8 AAC 62.030 - General certificate of fitness

Universal Citation: 8 AK Admin Code 8 AAC 62.030

Current through August 30, 2024

A certificate of fitness authorizes the holder to use explosives in connection with activities described in AS 08.52.020, if the use of the explosives is not otherwise prohibited by law. A certificate of fitness, effective for three years after the date of issue, will be issued by the department if the applicant

(1) passes an examination provided by the department;

(2) has at least six months of documented, hands-on experience in this state as a chuck tender, driller, or helper of a holder of a certificate of fitness;

(3) is not afflicted with a mental or physical disability that could affect the applicant's safe handling and use of explosives;

(4) pays a $150 fee;

(5) is not under indictment for, and has not been convicted of, a crime as described in 18 U.S.C. 842(i)(1);

(6) is not under indictment for, and has not been convicted of, any of the following crimes:

(A) a misdemeanor, including an attempted misdemeanor, under AS 11.41 (Offenses Against the Person), or an offense under a law or ordinance of another jurisdiction having elements similar to that offense;

(B) a misdemeanor, including an attempted misdemeanor, under AS 11.46 (Offenses Against Property), or an offense under a law or ordinance of another jurisdiction having elements similar to that offense;

(C) a misdemeanor involving domestic violence; in this subparagraph, "misdemeanor involving domestic violence" means a misdemeanor within the meaning of "crime involving domestic violence" in AS 18.66.990; and

(7) would not be prohibited from transporting, possessing, storing, or manufacturing explosives under 18 U.S.C. 842(i)(2) - (7).

With Register 179, October 2006 and under the authority of AS 44.62.125, the regulations attorney changed obsolete terminology concerning persons with disabilities in conformity with ch. 25, SLA 2006.

Authority:AS 08.52.010

AS 08.52.020

AS 08.52.030

AS 08.52.040

AS 08.52.050

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