N.J. Admin. Code § 12:190-7.6

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 12:190-7.6 - Time of blasting operations

(a) Blasting, except during normal unusual conditions and when approved by the Commissioner, shall be conducted only during daylight hours, but shall not be conducted before 8:00 A.M. or after 6:00 P.M. on the day of blasting.

(b) Blasting shall not be conducted on Sundays except as approved by the Commissioner. Blasting on State legal holidays shall not exceed 100 pounds of explosives in any single blast, except as approved by the Commissioner.

(c) Loading of explosives into blast holes shall not be performed in other than daylight hours on the day of blasting, except as approved by the Commissioner.

(d) Where loading of blast holes has occurred and blasting cannot be safely accomplished within the limits prescribed by (a) and (c) above, the blast holes shall be attended until the explosives have been disposed of, and the person conducting the blasting operations shall notify the appropriate officials of the Division of Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:190-7.6

Administrative correction.
See: 29 N.J.R. 566(a).
Amended by R.1998 d.110, effective 3/2/1998.
See: 29 N.J.R. 4624(a), 30 N.J.R. 847(a).
In (a) and (b), substituted "Blasting" for "Surface blasting", and in (c) and (d) deleted "surface" preceding "blast holes".
Amended by R.2008 d.303, effective 10/6/2008.
See: 40 N.J.R. 2200(a), 40 N.J.R. 5818(a).
In (d), substituted "Public Safety and Occupational Safety and Health" for "Workplace Standards".