Statutory Instrument 1993 No. 208

      The Coal and Other Safety-Lamp Mines (Explosives) Regulations 1993

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1993 No. 208

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Coal and Other Safety-Lamp Mines (Explosives) Regulations 1993

Made 4th February 1993
Laid before Parliament 16th February 1993
Coming into force 1st April 1993


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
Inrerpretation and Application
1.  Citation and commencement.
2.  Interpretation.
3.  Application.
PART II
Appointment of Shotfirers and Trainee Shotfirers
4. 
PART III
Materials and Equipment
5. 
PART IV
Safety and Security of Explosives and Detonators
6.  Handling and use of explosives and detonators.
7.  Manager's duties in respect of the storage, handling, use, issue and return of explosives and detonators.
8.  Rules for the movement of explosives and detonators.
9.  Locked containers and carriages.
10.  Control of explosives and containers of explosives.
11.  Control of detonators and containers of detonators.
12.  Action on finding explosives.
PART V
Shotfiring Procedures
13.  Duty to ensure safe shotfiring operations.
14.  Stray electrical currents and voltages.
15.  Shotfiring fumes.
16.  Priming cartridges.
17.  Use of priming station and security of primed cartridges.
18.  Examination for general safety and tests for firedamp.
19.  Firedamp in the general body of the air.
20.  Restrictions on the drilling and charging of shotholes.
21.  Removal of part of a charge from a charged shothole.
22.  Persons who may carry out shotfiring operations.
23.  Danger zones and withdrawal of persons.
24.  Sentry's duties.
25.  Duty to comply with sentry's orders and notices.
26.  Shotfiring cable.
27.  Steps to be taken before firing a shot or round of shots.
28.  Operation of exploder.
29.  Maximum number of shots.
30.  Prohibited shots.
31.  Precautions after firing.
32.  Steps to be taken in the event of a misfire.
33.  Additional duties of shotfirers.
34.  Shotfirer's records.
PART VI
Application to Barriers
35. 
Miscellaneous and General
36.  Records.
37.  Defence.
38.  General duty of mine manager.
39.  Exemption certificates.
40.  Disapplication of sections 69(3) and (4) and 157 of the Mines and Quarries Act 1954.
  Revocations and modifications.
42.  Transitional and saving provisions.

  The Schedule. 

 

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