California Code of Regulations
Title 19 - Public Safety
Division 1 - State Fire Marshal
Chapter 10 - Explosives
Subchapter 4 - Use and Handling of Explosives
Article 8 - Explosives Initiation
Section 1570 - Blasting Cap Prohibitions
Universal Citation: 19 CA Code of Regs 1570
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Electric blasting caps only shall be used for blasting operations in congested districts, or on highways, or adjacent to highways open to traffic, or within brush or grass covered lands, except where sources of extraneous electricity make such use dangerous.
1. New Article 8 (Sections 1570, 1570.1 through 1570.8) filed 3-4-69; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 69, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Section 12081, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 12000-12401 inclusive, Health and Safety Code.
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