Section 75.1317 - Primer cartridges(a) Primer cartridges shall be primed and loaded only by a qualified person or a person working in the presence of and under the direction of a qualified person.(b) Primer cartridges shall not be primed until immediately before loading boreholes.(c) Only a nonsparking punch shall be used when priming explosive cartridges.(d) Detonators shall be completely within and parallel to the length of the cartridge and shall be secured by half-hitching the leg wires around the cartridge or secured by an equally effective method.