Section 69-05.2-17-01 - Performance standards - Use of explosives - General requirements1. Operators shall comply with all applicable local and state laws in the use of explosives. 2. Blasts that use five pounds [2.27 kilograms] or less of explosive or blasting agent are subject to all requirements of this chapter except those of section 69-05.2-17-03. 3. All blasting operations must be conducted under the direction of a certified blaster. Each person responsible for blasting operations shall possess a valid certification as required by North Dakota Century Code section 38-14.1-24. 4. Blaster certificates must be carried by blasters or be on file at the mine office during blasting operations. 5. A blaster and at least one other person shall be present at the firing of a blast. 6. Persons responsible for blasting operations shall be familiar with the blasting plan and site-specific performance standards, and give direction and on-the-job training to persons who are not certified and who are assigned to the blasting crew or assist in the use of explosives. 7. Blast design. a. An anticipated blast design must be submitted to the commission if blasting operations will be conducted within: (1) One thousand feet [304.8 meters] of any building used as a dwelling, public building, school, church, or community or institutional building outside the permit area; or (2) Five hundred feet [152.4 meters] of an active or abandoned underground mine. b. The blast design may be presented as part of the permit application or at a time, before the blast, approved by the commission. c. The blast design must contain sketches of the drill patterns, delay periods, and decking and shall indicate the type and amount of explosives to be used, critical dimensions, and the location and general description of the structures to be protected as well as a discussion of the design factors to be used, which protect the public and meet the applicable airblast, flyrock, and ground vibration standards in section 69-05.2-17-05. d. The blast design must be prepared and signed by a certified blaster. e. The commission may require changes to the design submitted. N.D. Admin Code 69-05.2-17-01
Effective August 1, 1980; amended effective April 1, 1985; May 1, 1990; May 1, 1992.General Authority: NDCC 38-14.1-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 38-14.1-24