S-2.1, r. 14 - Regulation respecting occupational health and safety in mines

Section 418.3 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

418.3. Despite section 415 and the second paragraph of section 418, explosives used for a raise carried out by a raise climber may be temporarily stored in a container secured to the basket of the climber under the following conditions:

(1)  the raise exceeds 100 m (328.1 ft) from its opening;

(2)  the quantity of explosives never exceeds the quantity required for one shift; however, this quantity must never exceed 100 kg (220.5 lb);

(3)  the explosives used do not contain nitroglycerine;

(4)  the container used is designed and constructed according to the plans and specifications of an engineer and it must be designed for a fire resistance rating of at least 30 minutes; and

(5)  the electric squibs or detonators are placed in a separate closed container lined with an electric insulation material.

O.C. 42-2004, s. 19.