New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Saf - Department of Safety
Subtitle Saf-C - Commissioner, Department of Safety
Chapter Saf-C 1600 - EXPLOSIVES
Part Saf-C 1630 - BULK DELIVERY AND MIXING VEHICLES FOR BLASTING AGENTS
Section Saf-C 1630.03 - Operations of Bulk Vehicle Body
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Operation of bulk delivery vehicles shall conform to the requirements of this section.
(b) The hauling of ammonium nitrate prills or blasting agents over public highways shall be in compliance with existing local, state and federal regulation, including placarding requirements as specified in Saf-C 1621.02.
(c) Vehicles transporting blasting agents shall only be driven by and be in charge of a properly licensed driver, at least 21 years of age, who is in compliance with Saf-C 603.09. Such a person shall also be familiar with the vehicle and traffic laws of the state of New Hampshire.
(d) The operator shall be trained in the safe operation of the vehicle together with its mixing, conveying, and related equipment. The operator shall also be familiar with procedures for handling an emergency situation.
(e) No person shall ride upon, drive, load, or unload a vehicle containing blasting agents while smoking or under the influence of intoxicants, narcotics, or other dangerous drugs.
(f) Vehicles transporting blasting agents shall be in safe operating condition at all times.
(g) The hauling of either blasting caps or other explosives, but not both, shall be permitted on bulk trucks provided that a special wood or nonferrous-lined container is installed for the explosives. Such blasting caps shall be in shipping containers constructed as outlined in section Saf-C 1620.05.
(h) No person shall smoke, carry matches or any flame-producing device, or carry any firearms while in or about bulk vehicles effecting the mixing transfer or down-the-hole loading of blasting agents at or near the blasting site.
(i) Caution shall be exercised in the movement of the vehicle in the blasting area to avoid driving the vehicle over or dragging hoses over firing lines, cap wires, or explosive materials. The driver, in moving the vehicle, shall obtain the assistance of any second person to guide his movements.
(j) No in-transit mixing of materials shall be performed.
#2220, eff 12-31-82; ss by #2837, eff 8-27-84; ss by #4584, eff 3-3-89; ss by #5996, INTERIM, eff 3-3-95, EXPIRES, 7-1-95; ss by #6054, eff 7-1-95, EXPIRED: 7-1-03
New. #8116, INTERIM, eff 7-14-04, EXPIRES: 1-10-05; ss by #8231, eff 12-20-04
