Bisbee daily review., 1913-08-17

occur in the use of explosives. person shall be permitted to handle the same without proper knowI edge instructions
 2 No explosives shall be used unless there shall be plainly printed marked. in the English Ian. gaage. on every original package containing such explosives. the name and place of business of the manuiacturer of such explosives, together with the date of it's manufacture.
 3 When explosives delivered near the shaft or the mine representative of the Company must receive the same and that they are safely placed Detonators shall not be stored with explosives D. Detonators shall not be transported in the same vehicle or carried in the with dyna- mite other explosives
 c. In tamping drill holes wooden rammers only shan 4e used. Tamping by strokes is forbidden and T. No iron or steel tools shall be used for tamp. 8. No explosive shall be taken into any nina except in securely covered case. .. Miners about to fire shots shall cause warn ngs to be given in every direction. and all enrarces 10 the place or places where charges are to be fired i shall be guarded while such firing is going on | 10 Tine number of shots exploding. except in case of electric firing, shall be counted by the miner ! firing .Eia 1 H. If said miner be not certain that an inc shots have. exploded. one shall be permitted to enter the places where snch charges were placed | lighted. 1 l2. It is strongly recommended that miners do rot extract or attempt to extract explosives from hole which has missed fire, but in every such case insert fresh charge above the missed explosive and then detonate same; and that miners do not deepen holes or any part of holes left standing or abandoned and therefore charged with explosives. IT for any reason hole Is missed and the miners consider t necessary to remove the charge the same shall be done with picket, scraDer and swab stick only and drill or otler metal tool shall not be used in at. tempting such removal, but men are warned that there is danger in the practice removing charges under any circumstances and are requested not to | do
 ! 13. ,Skewers are furnished for the use of all miners handling explosives and other instrument must be rsed for inserting the detonator s fl. Cap cTitnpers must be used in all cases | 15 When Crimpng detonators the greatest care must be taken not to squeeze the explosive composi aon and they must never be crinapes with the teeth for there is enough composition in one of these sma capsules to blow mans head of 1 UNDERGROUND MEN l Special Rules. l. Only miners are permitted to handle powder and other explosives in the mines Blasting supplies shall be taken out of the powder house only in nuan titles sufficient for round of blasting at any one time All unused powder other explosive must be promptly returned to the powder house ] 2. All employees of this Company, ir coming on or going on shift shall proceed directly by the usual or designated route to their respective places and shall net leave such places except on Company bus ness.
 ] 3. No employe shall travel from one part Of the mine to another through any raise stope or opening | but only by the ladderways and manways expressly reserved and in use for that purpose. Men are for oidden to slide down ropes, it is dangerous. 1. All employees shall absolutely refrain from al! dangerous and careless practices of every kind while going to and returning from, and while at their work, and while on the premises of this Com pany.
 ,. All employees are warned that those empJoved In these mines are engaged in extra hazardous business and are requested to exercise unusual in order to avoid accident to themselves fellow workmen.
 D. Miners warned to put fin ttmbers as soon as It becomes necessary. and not to leave their places with any considerable unprotected ground for any purpose whatsoever When working in cor ner sets, put tagging diagonay from cap to tie as soon sufficient room Is made. Half of the corner set will thus be covered.
 :. In sinking shaft, mora than sufficient room for another set of timber shall be left unprotected at the bottom of the shaft and immediately addi- tonal timber shall be placed as rapidly as space is mace therefor; except in very hard and firm ground when timber shall be kept as close to bottom of shaft as good practice will permit
 5. Miners are warned that ground is treacher. ous. and that slips sometimes occur in the hack diff cult to detect, and that as ofteT as necessary to secure safety, they must dress down the back ana keep 1t dressed down and secure
 3. All shafts drifts and levels in disuse. or in dlsrepalr shall be at once permanently closed and Kept closed, and no employees shall go be therein or thereon for any purpose whatever (except to re- rair the same) until the same again in good re-
 15 All shafts drifts stopes. levels and onant,ys shall, SO long in use be sufficiently and fregIIe5r ly Inspected. and kept we'll timbared and in gooa repair and any employe finding the same out of con Gition or repair. shall at once report the same to Shift Boss other superior
 H. All chambers backs and roofs shall be kent sufficiently secured, and shall be Inspected by the em p!oyes using the same, or someone or more Of them after each blast and shall be examined and sounded as often necessary by said employe using tba same. and all loose and dangerous rock shall be blasted or barred down and the back trimmed and secured and kept secured.
 F. Men are advised when punching chute that has been hung up, when chute begins to drop. to climb up manway a set Or two in order to avoid danger from the chute bursting
 Lighting
 l. The collar and working stations Of all shafts shall be properly lighted.
 9 Main levels where haulage Is used shah be lighted at suitable intervals. Lights shall be sta. toned at all switches. erossoyers, working chutes. and refuges
 g. There must be red light on the advancing end of all trains when the motor IS not in front
 4 Men are expected to call the attention of the Foreman. or Shift Bosses and Electrician to defect i've lighting
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