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Explosives Regulations, 2013 — 74
Information on explosives 74 (1) The following information must be displayed on each explosive that is manufactured at the factory or satellite site: (a) the name and address of the person who obtained the explosive’s authorization; (b) either the date of its manufacture and the shift during which it was manufactured, if any, or its lot number; (c) its product name; and (d) instructions, in both English and French, for its safe handling, storage, use and destruction. Manner of displaying information (2) The information must be (a) legibly printed on the explosive; (b) legibly printed on a label affixed to the explosive, if it is not possible to comply with paragraph (a); (c) contained in a barcode or matrix code that is printed on the explosive, or on a label affixed to it, and can be read by a device that is available to the general public (for example, a smartphone), if it is not possible to comply with paragraphs (a) and (b); or (d) legibly printed on the packaging containing the explosive or on a label affixed to the packaging, if it is not possible to comply with paragraphs (a) to (c). Information on packaging (3) The following information must be legibly printed on the packaging, or on a label affixed to the packaging, of the explosive: (a) the words “Ammunition/ Munitions ”, “Explosives/ Explosifs ”, “Fireworks/ Pièces pyrotechniques ”, “Pyrotechnics/ Pièces pyrotechniques ” or “Rocket Motors/ Moteurs de fusée ”, or other descriptive wording, as the case may be, on the outer packaging and any inner packaging; (b) the product name of the explosive and the name and address of the person who obtained its authorization, on the outer packaging; (c) in the case of a type F explosive, whether it is type F.1, F.2, F.3, F.4 or F.5, on the outer packaging; and (d) in the case of a type S explosive, whether it is type S.1 or S.2, on the outer packaging. Information on industrial explosives (4) The manufacturer’s division 1 factory licence number must be printed in a legible and permanent manner on the outer packaging or container of every industrial explosive. Exception (5) Subsection (4) does not apply to (a) the outer packaging or containers of industrial explosives if the number is contained in a barcode or matrix code that is printed on the packaging or container; (b) containers holding industrial explosives in bulk; (c) intermediate bulk containers holding industrial explosives in bulk; or (d) plastic bags that meet the requirements of UN packaging code 5H1, 5H2, 5H3 or 5H4. SOR/2016-75, ss. 10, 39; SOR/2018-231, ss. 43, 44(F) SOR/2022-121, s. 4 SOR/2024-77, s. 20
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Responsibilities of licence holder 75 A holder of a division 1 factory licence must ensure that the worker and visitor safety requirements set out in sections 76 to 79 are met at the factory and, if they also hold a satellite site certificate, at each satellite site.
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Access 76 (1) Only people authorized by the holder of a division 1 factory licence may have access to the factory or a satellite site. Orientation sessions (2) A visitor may be authorized to enter the factory or a satellite site only if they have attended an orientation session on visitor safety within the 12 months before the date on which they enter. If any of the safety procedures have changed since their last orientation session, they must attend a new session before their entry is authorized. Visitors — general public (3) A visitor may be authorized to enter any part of the factory or a satellite site if they are at least 17 years old and remain under the supervision of a competent person.
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Lists of personal protective equipment 77 (1) Up-to-date lists of the personal protective equipment, clothing and devices that are needed to protect workers and visitors from the hazards to which they could be exposed while at the factory or a satellite site must be maintained and must be made available to all workers and visitors. Personal protective equipment (2) Every worker and visitor must be required to wear the personal protective equipment, clothing and devices that are needed to protect them. Hair, clothing and accessories (3) Every worker and visitor must be required to confine or cover any loose hair and confine, cover or remove any loose clothing, jewellery or other accessories if the hair, clothing or accessories could increase the likelihood of an ignition or the likelihood of harm to the worker or visitor. Electronic devices (4) Every worker and visitor must be required to deactivate any electronic device in their possession (for example, a cellphone or two-way radio) in any part of the factory or a satellite site where the device, if activated, could increase the likelihood of an ignition.
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Performance-diminishing substance 78 A worker or visitor must not be authorized to enter the factory or a satellite site if there are reasonable grounds to believe that they are under the influence of or carrying alcohol or another performance-diminishing substance. However, a worker or visitor who has taken a prescription drug may be permitted to enter if they have medical proof that the drug is needed and that it will not impede their ability to carry out their functions or to visit safely.
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No smoking 79 (1) Smoking must be prohibited at the factory and any satellite site. No fire-producing devices (2) Fire-producing devices (for example, matches and lighters) must not be permitted in the factory or any satellite site unless they are authorized by the division 1 factory licence or satellite site certificate.
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Responsibilities of licence holder 80 A holder of a division 1 factory licence must ensure that the training requirements for workers set out in sections 81 to 84 are met at the factory and, if they also hold a satellite site certificate, at each satellite site.
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Employees’ qualifications 81 Every employee at a factory or satellite site must be required to meet the following requirements: (a) they must be a competent person; or (b) they must be at least 18 years old, participating in the training program referred to in section 82 and under the direct supervision of a competent person. SOR/2024-77, s. 21
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Training program 82 (1) Every employee must be trained to carry out their duties at the factory or a satellite site in a safe and lawful manner. The training must be given by a competent person. Contents of training (2) The training must include all information necessary to ensure the security of the factory or satellite site and the safety of the employee, other people at the factory or site and the general public. It must also include a review of the Explosives Act , these Regulations and the division 1 factory licence or satellite site certificate.
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Certification 83 (1) A holder of a division 1 factory licence must certify as trained any employee who is at least 18 years old if (a) the employee has completed the training referred to in section 82; or (b) the holder has reasonable grounds to believe that the employee understands the hazards to which they could be exposed at the factory or satellite site and is competent to carry out their duties in a manner that is safe, lawful and ensures the security of the site. Form and contents (2) Evidence of an employee’s certification may be either a training record or a document signed by the person who provided the training or, in the case provided for in paragraph (1)(b), by the holder of the division 1 factory licence. It must be given to the employee and record the employee’s name, the operating procedures the employee is competent to carry out and the date on which the certification will expire. Expiry (3) An employee’s training certification must expire not more than five years after the date of the certification. If a change occurs in the operating procedures for which the employee was certified, the employee must be trained in the new operating procedures but the expiry date of the certification must remain the same. Records (4) A training record and a record of work experience must be made and kept up to date for each employee at the factory or satellite site where they perform their duties. These records must be kept for two years after the date on which the employee’s certification expires.
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Training and supervision 84 Every worker at a factory or satellite site who is not an employee must (a) be trained to carry out their work in a manner that is safe and lawful and ensures the security of the factory or satellite site; and (b) remain under the supervision of a competent person while at the factory or satellite site, unless the holder of the division 1 factory licence has reasonable grounds to believe that the worker understands the hazards to which the worker could be exposed and is competent to carry out their duties in a manner that is safe, lawful and ensures the security of the factory or site. SOR/2018-231, s. 12
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Responsibilities of licence holder 85 A holder of a division 1 factory licence must ensure that the operational requirements set out in sections 86 to 91 are met at the factory and, if they also hold a satellite site certificate, at each satellite site.
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Operating procedures 86 (1) Operating procedures, including procedures to minimize the likelihood of an accidental ignition, must be put in place for every manufacturing operation. Update of procedures (2) The operating procedures must be kept up to date and reviewed annually. If a manufacturing operation is to be changed, the procedures for carrying out that operation must be reviewed and modified as needed before the change is implemented.
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Management of change 87 (1) Before any temporary or permanent technological or organizational change to manufacturing operations is implemented, an evaluation of the risk that the change could increase the likelihood of an ignition or a security incident must be carried out and a management of change procedure must be put in place for each change that could increase the likelihood of an ignition or a security incident. Approval of change (2) Each change must be approved by the holder of the division 1 factory licence before it is made. Record (3) A record of each change must be kept for two years after the date on which the change is made.
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Security plan 88 (1) If a security plan was included in the application for a division 1 factory licence or a satellite site certificate, it must be implemented and a copy of the plan must be kept at the factory or satellite site. Change of circumstance (2) The security plan must be updated to reflect any change in circumstances that could adversely affect the security of the factory or satellite site. A copy of the updated plan must be kept at the factory and satellite site and another copy must be sent to the Chief Inspector of Explosives as soon as the circumstances permit. Copy (3) A copy of the most recent version of the plan must be made available to the people who are responsible for implementing it.
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Audits 89 (1) All operating procedures must be routinely audited. Every audit must include the following verifications: (a) whether facilities and equipment are being operated and maintained in a manner that ensures the security of the factory or satellite site and minimizes the likelihood of harm to people and property; and (b) whether these Regulations and the terms and conditions of the division 1 factory licence and any satellite site certificate are being complied with. Corrections (2) Any deficiency found during an audit must be corrected as soon as the circumstances permit. Record (3) A record of each audit must be made and the record must include a copy of the action plan to correct any deficiencies found and set out the corrections made. It must be kept for two years after the date on which the audit is conducted. Audit procedure (4) A procedure must be put in place to ensure that the audits are conducted in a complete and timely manner.
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Records 90 (1) A record of each explosive in the factory or at a satellite site (including any explosive that is used as raw material) must be kept for two years after the date on which the record is made. It must set out, for each explosive, (a) the product name, UN number and a short description of the explosive; (b) if the explosive was acquired, the quantity acquired and the date of acquisition; (c) if the explosive was used to manufacture another explosive, the quantity used and the date of use; (c.1) if the manufactured explosive referred to in paragraph (c) was used at the factory or a satellite site or client site, the quantity used and the date of use; (d) if the explosive was manufactured at the factory or a satellite site, the quantity manufactured and the date of manufacture; (e) if the explosive was stored, the quantity stored, the magazine in which it was stored and the dates on which it was placed in and removed from the magazine; (f) if the explosive was shipped from the factory or a satellite site, the quantity shipped, the date of shipment and the name and address of the person to whom it was shipped; and (g) if the explosive was destroyed at the factory, the quantity destroyed and the date of destruction. Inventory control systems (2) Any system used for inventory control or tracking of an explosive must not increase the likelihood of an ignition. SOR/2016-75, s. 39; SOR/2018-231, s. 44(F) SOR/2022-121, s. 4 SOR/2024-77, s. 22
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Copy — licence and certificates 91 (1) A copy of the division 1 factory licence and all documents referred to in the licence must be kept at the factory. A copy of the satellite site certificate and all documents referred to in the certificate must be kept at each satellite site. Copy — this Division (2) A copy of this Division must be made available to workers at the factory and each satellite site. Copy — operating procedures (3) A copy of the operating procedures for each process unit, factory magazine and transport unit must be kept in the unit or magazine to which they relate and must be made available to the workers.
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Responsibilities of licence holder 92 A holder of a division 1 factory licence must ensure that the mobile process unit requirements set out in sections 93 to 100 are met at the factory and, if they also hold a satellite site certificate, at each satellite site.
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Structural requirements 93 (1) Every mobile process unit must be designed and constructed to conform to good engineering practices. It must be constructed in a manner that prevents the accumulation of explosives or raw material in cracks and cavities and that minimizes the harm to people and property that could result from an ignition of the explosives or raw material. The construction materials must be compatible with the explosives to be manufactured and transported and with the raw material to be used. Means of escape (2) Every mobile process unit must have a means of escape that will permit all people in the unit to leave it quickly and easily in an emergency. Equipment (3) All tools, equipment, hoses and hydraulic systems in or on a mobile process unit must be designed, constructed and installed to conform to good engineering practices. Compatibility (4) Every thing that is in or on a mobile process unit must be made from materials that are compatible with the explosives and raw material with which they could come into contact during manufacturing operations. Control of safety-critical parameters (5) All equipment designed to control safety-critical parameters on pumps, and on other process equipment that puts energy into explosives, must be installed and maintained in good condition so that the equipment operates while the pumps and process equipment are in use. SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Foreign matter 94 (1) If the likelihood of an ignition could be increased as a result of foreign matter (for example, bolts, gravel or grit) being present in or mixed with any raw material, or explosive used as raw material, the material must be carefully examined and passed through a sieve or treated to remove or exclude the foreign matter before manufacturing operations begin. Loading and unloading (2) Explosives and raw material must not be loaded into or unloaded from a mobile process unit except at the factory or a satellite site or at a client site specified in the division 1 factory licence or satellite site certificate. However, in the case of a mechanical breakdown, unloading may be carried out at the location of the breakdown if the Minister is notified of the breakdown and determines that precautions that minimize the likelihood of ignition have been taken. Loaded units to be attended (3) A mobile process unit that contains explosives must be attended in person except when it is at the factory or a satellite site or when it is awaiting towing or repair and is secured in an access-controlled mine site or quarry. Storage — contaminated units (4) A mobile process unit that has not been decontaminated must be kept at the location specified in the licence or certificate. Tanks and hoppers (5) The explosives and raw material in the tanks and hoppers on a mobile process unit must be unloaded if the unit will not be used for three consecutive days. However, the fuel oil tank and prill hopper do not have to be unloaded. SOR/2016-75, s. 38 SOR/2022-121, s. 4 SOR/2024-77, s. 23
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Unit unused 95 (1) A mobile process unit must be cleaned if it will not be used, or has not been used, for 30 consecutive days. Removal from service (2) A mobile process unit must be decontaminated before it is removed from service. Decontamination (3) All decontamination of a mobile process unit must be carried out at the factory specified in the division 1 factory licence. After decontamination, a unit must be inspected by a supervisor to verify that it no longer contains any explosives. Destruction of waste (4) All explosives waste and explosives-contaminated material must be destroyed in a manner that does not increase the likelihood of an accidental ignition during or after the destruction. SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Operating procedures 96 (1) Operating procedures, including procedures to minimize the likelihood of an ignition, must be put in place for every manufacturing operation to be carried out in a mobile process unit. Copy (2) A copy of the operating procedures for each mobile process unit must be kept in the unit and must be made available to workers.
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Process unit records 97 (1) A record must be made for each period during which a mobile process unit operates. The record must be kept for two years after the date on which it is made and must include the following information: (a) the dates on which the period of its operation began and ended; (b) a short description of the explosives manufactured; (c) the quantity of explosives manufactured; and (d) the maintenance of and repairs to the unit, the dates on which the work was carried out and the name of the person who did the work. Decontamination records (2) A record must be made for each decontamination of equipment that is used in a mobile process unit. The record must describe the contamination and the means of decontamination and include the names of the workers who carried out the decontamination and the name of the supervisor who inspected the equipment after the decontamination. The record must be kept for two years after the date on which the equipment is disposed of. SOR/2022-121, s. 4 SOR/2024-77, s. 24
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Maintenance 98 (1) Every mobile process unit must be maintained in good operating condition. Servicing during use (2) Minor servicing of a mobile process unit may be done while it is in use if the following requirements are met: (a) the servicing is routine and integral to the use of the unit; and (b) the servicing is done by a competent person. Work permit (3) All other maintenance or repair work, if it is done at the factory, must be carried out by a competent person who has been issued a work permit by the licence holder. Contents of work permit (4) A work permit must set out the procedures to be followed during the maintenance or repair work and the measures that must be taken before, during and after the work to eliminate any possibility of an ignition. Decontamination (5) A mobile process unit must be decontaminated at the factory before it is taken outside the factory for maintenance or repair. Work done outside factory (6) If maintenance or repair work is done outside the factory on manufacturing equipment that is in or on a mobile process unit and whose malfunction could increase the likelihood of an ignition (for example, pumps or safety trips), it must be done by a competent person. Repairs at site of breakdown (7) In the case of a mechanical breakdown of a vehicle used as a mobile process unit, repairs to the vehicle may be done at the location of the breakdown only if doing the repair work will not increase the likelihood of an ignition and the work is done by a competent person. Unloading and towing (8) If doing the repair work could increase the likelihood of ignition, the unit must be towed to the factory for repair. Maintenance record and work permits (9) A maintenance record of all maintenance and repair work done to a mobile process unit, or to any manufacturing equipment in or on the unit whose malfunction could increase the likelihood of an ignition, must be kept for two years after the date on which the last entry is made. The work permits for the maintenance and repair work must also be kept for two years after the date on which the work is completed. The maintenance record and permits must be kept at the factory. Progressive cavity pump logbook and maintenance record (10) For each progressive cavity pump, a separate logbook that sets out the operating history of the pump and a separate maintenance record that sets out the maintenance and repair work done to it must be kept at the factory for the life of the pump. SOR/2022-121, s. 4 SOR/2024-77, s. 25