Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 25 - DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Chapter 150 - VIRGINIA GAS AND OIL REGULATION
Part I - Standards of General Applicability
Article 5 - Technical Standards
Section 4VAC25-150-250 - Blasting and explosives
Universal Citation: 4 VA Admin Code 4VAC25-150-250
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Applicability. This section governs all blasting on gas, oil or geophysical sites, except for:
1. Blasting being
conducted as part of seismic exploration where explosives are placed and shot
in a borehole to generate seismic waves; or
2. Use of a device containing explosives for
perforating a well.
B. Certification.
1. All blasting on gas, oil
and geophysical sites shall be conducted by a person who is certified by the
department, the Board of Coal Mining Examiners, or by the Virginia Department
of Housing and Community Development.
2. The director may accept a certificate
issued by another state in lieu of the certification required in subdivision B
1 of this section, provided the department, the Board of Coal Mining Examiners,
or the Department of Housing and Community Development has approved reciprocity
with that state.
C. Blasting safety. Blasting shall be conducted in a manner as prescribed by 4VAC25-110, Regulations Governing Blasting in Surface Mining Operations, designed to prevent injury to persons, and damage to features described in the operations plan under 4VAC25-150-100 B.
Statutory Authority
§§ 45.1-161.3 and 45.1-361.27 of the Code of Virginia.
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