Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XV - Office of Conservation-Surface Mining
Subpart 5 - Permanent Program Performance Standards
Chapter 53 - Permanent Program Performance Standards: Surface Mining Activities
Section XV-5353 - Use of Explosives: General Requirements
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XV-5353
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Each operator shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations in the use of explosives.
B. Blasts that use more than five pounds of explosive or blasting agent shall be conducted according to the schedule required under §5357
C. Blasters
1. All blasting operations in the state shall
be conducted under the direction of a certified blaster and in accordance with
Policy Statement No. PS-1 entitled "Blasters Certification Requirements,
Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations." All such blasting operations
in the state shall be conducted by competent, experienced persons who
understand the hazards involved.
2.
Certificates of blaster certification shall be carried by blasters or shall be
on file at the permit area during blasting operations.
3. A blaster and at least one other person
shall be present at the firing of a blast.
4. Any blaster who is responsible for
conducting blasting operations at a blasting site shall:
a. be familiar with the blasting plan and
site-specific performance standards; and
b. give direction and on-the-job training to
persons who are not certified and who are assigned to the blasting crew or
assist in the use of explosives.
D. Blast Design
1. An anticipated blast design shall be
submitted if blasting operations will be conducted within:
a. 1,000 feet of any building used as a
dwelling, public building, school, church, community or institutional building
outside the permit area; or
b. 500
feet of an active or abandoned underground mine.
2. The blast design may be presented as part
of a permit application or at a time, before the blast, approved by the
office.
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 airblast, flyrock and ground-vibration standards in
§5361
4. The blast design shall be
prepared and signed by a certified blaster.
5. The office may require changes to the
design submitted.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:901-932.
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