25-9-280
Section 25-9-280 Handling of explosives during blasting operations; warnings, guards, etc.
(a) Explosives, excluding blasting agents, must be unloaded in a safe manner and at a safe
distance from the blasting place. (b) If several boxes of explosives, except blasting agents,
are deposited near the blasting circuit, the boxes shall be stacked in an orderly manner and
protected from the sun by means of canvas or similar material so placed as to allow free circulation
of air under the canvas and around the stacked boxes. (c) Where blasting is carried on in
dangerous proximity to public thoroughfares, such thoroughfares shall be blocked off previous
to blasting or guards shall be stationed at each end of the endangered portion of such thoroughfare
and all traffic shall be halted, with no person or vehicle allowed within the danger zone.
Guards shall be provided with a metal sign having the words "Stop - Blasting" plainly
printed thereon and shall also use a red flag for warning purposes....
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25-9-276
Section 25-9-276 "Blasting agent" and "explosives" defined; storage and
transportation of blasting agents, explosives, and detonators generally. (a)(1) "Blasting
agent," as used in this article, means any material consisting of a mixture of fuel and
oxidizer which: a. Is used or intended for use in blasting; b. Is not classed as an explosive
by the State Department of Transportation; c. Contains no ingredients classed as an explosive
by the State Department of Transportation; and d. Cannot be detonated by a No. 8 blasting
cap when tested as recommended in Bureau of Mines information circular 8179. (2) The term
"explosives," as used in this article, includes blasting agents, unless blasting
agents are expressly excluded. (b) Main explosive storage magazines shall be located outside
of the pit and shall comply with Section 25-9-131. Blasting agents shall be stored in the
manner prescribed by Part 181, Title 26, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Department of the
Treasury, and...
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