Indiana Administrative Code › Title 675 - FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING SAFETY COMMISSION › Article 26 - REGULATED EXPLOSIVES; USE AND LICENSURE › Rule 3 - Use Requirements › Section 3-1 - Adoption of NFPA 495; Explosive Materials Code

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  22-11-14.5-3; IC
				  22-13; IC
				  35-47.5-4-4.5
Affected: IC
				  35-47-1-5; IC
				  35-47.5-5-11
Sec. 1.
(a) That
				certain document, being titled the NFPA 495, Explosive Materials Code, 2001
				edition, published by the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch
				Park, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269, is hereby incorporated by reference as if
				fully set out in this rule save and except those revisions made in this
				rule.
(b) This rule is available
				for reference and review at the Fire and Building Services Department, Indiana
				Government Center-South, 402 West Washington Street, W246, Indianapolis,
				Indiana 46204.
(c) Delete Chapter 1
				in its entirety.
(d) Delete Chapter
				2 in its entirety.
(e) Amend
				Section 3.3.7 to read as follows: Blaster means a licensed regulated explosive
				use-blaster.
(f) Add Section
				3.3.45.1 to read as follows: Regulated explosive has the meaning set forth in
				IC
				35-47.5-2-13.
(g) Add Section 3.3.55.1 to read as follows:
				Stemming means the inert material, such as drill cuttings or crushed stone,
				used in a blasthole to confine the gaseous products of detonation.
(h) Add Section 3.3.55.2 to read as follows:
				Tamping means the process of compressing the stemming or regulated explosive in
				a blasthole.
(i) Delete Section 4.1
				in its entirety.
(j) Amend Section
				4.2.1 to read as follows: No person shall take possession of explosive
				materials for the purpose of detonation under the person's direction or control
				without first obtaining a licensed regulated explosive use-operator
				license.
(k) Add Section 4.2.1.1 to
				read as follows: The loading and firing of explosive materials shall be
				conducted only under the control of a licensed regulated explosive
				use-blaster.
(l) Amend Section
				4.2.3 to read as follows: Every licensed regulated explosive use-operator and
				every licensed regulated explosive use-blaster shall be responsible for the
				results and consequences of any loading or firing of explosive materials. All
				loading and firing shall be supervised and performed by a licensed regulated
				explosive use-blaster.
(m) Delete
				Section 4.3 in its entirety.
(n)
				Delete Section 4.4 in its entirety.
(o) Delete Section 4.5 in its
				entirety.
(p) Delete Section 4.6 in
				its entirety.
(q) Delete Section
				4.7 in its entirety.
(r) Amend
				Section 4.8.1 to read as follows: A licensed regulated explosive use-operator
				shall keep a record of all transactions or operations involving explosive
				materials.
(s) Delete Section 4.8.2
				in its entirety.
(t) Amend Section
				4.8.3 to read as follows: A licensed regulated explosive use-operator shall
				keep a daily record of all explosive materials received and fired or otherwise
				disposed of by the licensed regulated explosive use-operator.
(u) Add Section 4.8.3.1 to read as follows: A
				record of each blast shall be kept. All such records shall contain at least the
				following data:
(1) The name of the licensed
				regulated explosive use-operator.
(2) The exact location of the blast, with
				date and time of detonation.
(3)
				The name, signature, and license number of the licensed regulated explosive
				use-blaster on site at the blast.
(4) The type of material blasted.
(5) The number of holes, burden, and
				spacing.
(6) The diameter and depth
				of holes.
(7) The types of
				explosives used.
(8) The total
				amount of explosives used, in pounds.
(9) The maximum weight of explosives per
				delay period of eight (8) milliseconds or greater.
(10) The method of firing and type of
				circuit.
(11) The direction,
				distance in feet, and identification of the nearest Class 1 or Class 2
				structure that is neither owned nor operated by the entity in subdivision (1)
				or (3).
(12) The weather
				conditions.
(13) The type and
				height or length of stemming.
(14)
				A statement as to whether mats or other protections against flyrock were
				used.
(15) The type of detonators
				used and delay periods used.
(16)
				Seismograph readings, where required, shall accurately indicate the exact
				location of the seismograph and the distance from the seismograph to the blast.
				The seismograph shall create a visually inspectable Cartesian presentation of
				all three (3) mutually perpendicular vibration traces and one (1) acoustic
				channel versus time, and having both vertical and horizontal scaling
				factors.
(17) Seismograph records,
				where used, shall include the following:
(A)
				The name of the person analyzing the seismographic record.
(B) The seismograph reading.
(18) The maximum number of charges
				within any period of eight (8) milliseconds.
(19) A sketch of the blast pattern, including
				the number of holes, burden and spacing delay pattern, and a hole
				profile.