Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a)
General Requirements.
(1) Charges shall be
armed (assembled or combined with detonators) at the point of deployment or in
a safe, dry location as close to the deployment area as possible.
(2) Explosives and blasting agents shall not
be armed in any occupied area or building.
(3) If no such facility exists near the
deployment area, charges may be armed at the bottom of the slope in an arming
room that meets requirements in Section
5355.1.
(b) Method I. Handcharge Arming at the
Deployment Site.
(1) The capped fuse shall be
inserted in the explosive charge at the deployment site.
(2) The initiation system shall consist of a
fuse cap and water resistant safety fuse, or detonating cord, or non-electric
shock-tube assembled as recommended by the manufacturer.
(3) Fuse caps shall be attached to correct
length fuses prior to being transported to control routes.
(4) No spark-producing metal tools shall be
used to open explosives containers.
(5) Only non-sparking implements shall be
used to punch holes in an explosives cartridge.
(6) Disbursement of explosive materials from
the storage magazine shall be done outside the storage magazine. Records shall
be maintained for all explosives disbursed in accordance with Section
5251(n) of these
Orders.
(7) Fuse caps, capped
fuses, armed handcharges, or fuse igniters shall not be allowed in any magazine
storing explosives.
(c)
Method II. Handcharge Arming Inside an Arming Room. Method II is different from
Method I in that the capped fuse is inserted in the explosive charge inside an
arming room. The assembly procedure of Method II shall include requirements of
subsection (b) and the following:
(1) No
other explosive materials shall be present when fuse caps and fuses are being
assembled in the arming room;
(2)
The handcharges shall not be armed until just before the intended time of
distribution;
(3) The capped fuse
shall be laced or taped in position after inserting the cap in the
charge;
(4) Each handcharge shall
be placed in an explosives box or avalanche blasting pack immediately after
assembly is completed.
1.
Amendment of section heading and section and new NOTE filed 9-24-97; operative
10-24-97 (Register 97, No. 39).
2. Repealer and new section heading
and section filed 10-10-2007; operative 11-9-2007 (Register 2007, No.
41).
Note: Authority cited: Section
142.3, Labor
Code. Reference: Section
142.3, Labor
Code.
