25 Pa. Code § 88.134 - Blasting: general requirements
(a) Each person who conducts surface mining
activities shall comply with this chapter and all applicable State and Federal
laws in the storage, handling and use of explosives.
(b) Blasts that use more than 5 pounds of
explosive or blasting agents shall be conducted according to the schedule
required by the operation plan of this subchapter.
(c) All blasting operations shall be
conducted by or under the supervision of a competent blaster licensed and
operating in compliance with Chapter 210 (relating to blasters'
licenses).
(d) All blasting
operations shall be conducted in compliance with Chapters 209 and 211 (relating
to coal mines; and storage, handling and use of explosives).
(e) Each person who conducts blasting
operations, in connection with surface mining activities, within 500 feet of
any active underground mine shall do so in a manner that protects the health
and safety of persons working underground, and that prevents any adverse impact
upon an active, inactive or abandoned underground mine.
Notes
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 88.493 (relating to minimum environmental protection performance standards).
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