Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 1816 - PERMANENT PROGRAM PERFORMANCE STANDARDS - SURFACE MINING ACTIVITIES
Section 1816.61 - Use of Explosives: General Requirements
Universal Citation: 62 IL Admin Code ยง 1816.61
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Each person who conducts surface mining activities shall comply with all applicable State and Federal laws in the use of explosives.
b) All blasting operations shall be conducted by persons certified by the Department in accordance with 62 Ill. Adm. Code 1850.
c) Blast design.
1) An anticipated blast design shall be
submitted if blasting operations will be conducted within:
A) One thousand (1,000) feet of any building
used as a dwelling, public building, school, church, or community or
institutional building outside the permit area; or
B) Five hundred (500) feet of an active or
abandoned underground mine.
2) The blast design may be presented as part
of the permit application or at a time, before the blast, approved by the
Department.
3) The blast design
shall contain sketches of the drill patterns, delay periods, and decking and
shall indicate the type and amount of explosives to be used, critical
dimensions, and the location and general description of structures to be
protected, as well as a discussion of design factors to be used, which protect
the public and meet the applicable air blast, flyrock, and ground vibration
standards in Section
1816.67.
4) The blast design shall be prepared and
signed by a certified blaster.
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