Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety
Chapter 210 - BLASTERS' LICENSES
Section 210.13 - General

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code ยง 210.13

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) A person may not detonate explosives or supervise blasting activities unless the person has obtained a blaster's license.

(b) A blaster's license will only be issued or renewed after it is verified that the applicant is in compliance with 18 U.S.C.A. Chapter 40 and 27 CFR Part 555 (relating to commerce in explosives).

(c) The Department may exempt certain individuals from needing a blaster's license if the person is detonating extremely small amounts of explosives for industrial or research purposes. The Department will consider a written request for an exemption from the person seeking the exemption.

(d) Upon request, a blaster shall exhibit a blaster's license to the following:

(1) An authorized representative of the Department.

(2) The blaster's employer or an authorized representative of the employer.

(3) A police officer acting in the line of duty.

(e) A blaster's license is not transferable.

The provisions of this §210.13 amended under sections 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§ 510-17 and 510-20); section 4.2 of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. § 1396.4b); section 11(e) of the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. § 3311(e)); sections 7 and 11 of the act of July 1, 1937 (P.L. 2681, No. 537) (73 P.S. §§ 157 and 161); sections 3 and 4 of the act of July 10, 1957 (P.L. 685, No. 362) (73 P.S. §§ 166 and 167); Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1981 (71 P.S. § 751-35); section 2(f) of the act of May 18, 1937 (P.L. 654, No. 174) (43 P.S. § 25-2(f)); and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1975 (71 P.S. § 751-22).

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