Illinois Administrative Code
Title 62 - MINING
Part 1850 - TRAINING, EXAMINATION AND CERTIFICATION OF BLASTERS
Section 1850.13 - Training
Universal Citation: 62 IL Admin Code ยง 1850.13
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Training required herein, for those persons not previously trained in the subjects required herein, shall be conducted by the Department, the operator or his representative. The operator's representative may include, but is not limited to junior colleges, consultants, and explosives manufacturers. The training must meet the requirements of this Section.
b) The training for blasters certification shall include instruction in:
1) The design
and layout of blasts, including geology, topography and the proper use of
delays.
2) Control of ground
vibration.
3) Control of flyrock
and air blast.
4) Design and
loading of boreholes.
5) Priming
and boosting.
6) Tamping and
stemming, including methods and materials.
7) Blast initiation systems.
8) The use of blasting machines.
9) The use of circuit testing
equipment.
10) The general
properties of explosives, including blasting agents, and selection
criteria.
11) Ground vibration, air
blast and monitoring.
12) The use
of ground vibration and air blast records as blast design factors.
13) The need for accurate reports and
blasting logs and their proper preparation.
14) Current Illinois and Federal law and
regulation pertaining to blasting at the mine site, including 62 Ill. Adm. Code
1780.13,
1816.11(f),
1816.61
to
1816.68,
1817.61
to
1817.68;
this Part; 62 Ill. Adm. Code
220.130;
the Illinois Explosives Act [225 ILCS 210 ];
30 CFR
816.61 to
816.68,
48 Fed. Reg. 9806-9807, 9492, 9809, 44780 (1983), 817.61 to 817.68, 48 Fed.
Reg. 9809-9811, 9492, 44781 (1983), 30 CFR 850, 48 Fed. Reg. 9492 (1983);
30
CFR 56.6000 - 56.6250, 50 Fed. Reg. 5040
(1985),
30
CFR 57.6000 - 57.6250, 50 Fed. Reg. 4082
(1985), 36 Fed. Reg. 9634 (1971); 43 Fed. Reg. 12320 (1978).
15) Planning for unpredictable blasting
hazards to the public and mine personnel. Illustrative example are adverse
weather, stray electrical currents, flyrock, radio frequency energy, and
misfires.
16) Signs, warning
signals and control of the potential flyrock area.
17) Blasting plan requirements.
18) Pre-blast and condition surveys and their
use in blast design.
19) Required
blasting notices.
20) Training and
certification requirements.
21)
Handling, transportation and storage of explosives.
22) New technology as it develops and is
implemented in the field. The Department shall advise operators of new
technology which should be included in future training programs.
c) The blaster shall provide direction and on-the-job training to all non-certified blasting personnel under his supervision.
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