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

Section 423 Disposition versions

2021-12-09

423. Notwithstanding section 418, when blasting work requires that the explosives be loaded without interruption during a work shift or during more than one shift, the explosives may be stored outside of the explosives magazine or recess and near the place of loading of the explosives provided that:

(1)  the quantity of explosives so stored does not exceed the quantity required for the loading or the quantity that can be loaded for a 24-hours period;

(2)  the storage site is located at least 60 m (196.9 ft) from a shaft, a hoistroom, a safety station, an explosives or inflammable substances magazine or a room of transformers using an inflammable liquid insulator; the minimum distance is 15 m (49.2 ft) for other types of transformers;

(3)  the place of loading is identified by notices bearing the word “LOADING” in light-reflecting paint on both sides in letters at least 102 mm (4.0 in) high and by at least one flashing red light installed at no less than 8 m (26.2 ft) from the site where explosives are stored;

(4)  access to the place of loading is closed in the absence of attendants assigned to that task by safety devices such as a barrier or a guardrail, so as to prevent any contact between explosives and a motorized vehicle; and

(5)  only authorized workers have access to the place of loading.

O.C. 213-93, s. 423; O.C. 465-2002, s. 30; O.C. 1190-2010, s. 15; O.C. 1431-2021, s. 9.

2012-09-01

423. Notwithstanding section 418, when blasting work requires that the explosives be loaded without interruption during more than one shift, the explosives may be stored outside of the explosives magazine or recess and near the place of loading of the explosives provided that:

(1)  the quantity of explosives so stored does not exceed the quantity that can be loaded for the shifts planned on the workday schedule;

(2)  the storage site is located at least 60 m (196.9 ft) from a shaft, a hoistroom, a safety station, an explosives or inflammable substances magazine or a room of transformers using an inflammable liquid insulator; the minimum distance is 15 m (49.2 ft) for other types of transformers;

(3)  the place of loading is identified by notices bearing the word “LOADING” in light-reflecting paint on both sides in letters at least 102 mm (4.0 in) high and by at least one flashing red light installed at no less than 8 m (26.2 ft) from the site where explosives are stored;

(4)  access to the place of loading is closed in the absence of attendants assigned to that task by safety devices such as a barrier or a guardrail, so as to prevent any contact between explosives and a motorized vehicle; and

(5)  only authorized workers have access to the place of loading.

O.C. 213-93, s. 423; O.C. 465-2002, s. 30; O.C. 1190-2010, s. 15.