Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 805 - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT CABINET › Chapter 4 - Division of Explosives and Blasting › Section 805 KAR 4:105 - Underground transportation of explosives

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 351.350, 351.990
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 351.335 requires the
				Department for Natural Resources to promulgate rules and administrative
				regulations concerning the manufacture, transportation, sale, storage, or use
				of explosives and unassembled components of explosives, and the maintenance of
				such explosives which has a direct bearing on safety to life and property. This
				administrative regulation effects the provisions of that law.
Section 1. Underground Transportation of
			 Explosives (Noncoal).
(1) All explosives or
			 blasting agents in transit underground shall be taken to the place of use or
			 storage without delay.
(2) The
			 quantity of explosives or blasting agents taken to an underground loading area
			 shall not exceed the amount estimated to be necessary for the blast.
(3) Explosives in transit shall not be left
			 unattended.
(4) The hoist operator
			 shall be notified before explosives or blasting agents are transported in a
			 shaft conveyance.
(5) Trucks used
			 for the transportation of explosives underground shall have the electrical
			 system checked weekly to detect any failures which may constitute an electrical
			 hazard. A written record of such inspections shall be kept on file.
(6) The installation of auxiliary lights on
			 truck beds, which are powered by the truck's electrical system, shall be
			 prohibited.
(7) Explosives and
			 blasting agents shall be hoisted, lowered, or conveyed in a powder car. No
			 other materials, supplies or equipment shall be transported in the same
			 conveyance at the same time.
(8) No
			 one, except the operator, his helper, and the powder man, shall be permitted to
			 ride on a conveyance transporting explosives and blasting agents.
(9) No person shall ride in any shaft
			 conveyance transporting explosives and blasting agents.
(10) No explosives or blasting agents shall
			 be transported on any locomotive. At least two (2) car lengths shall separate
			 the locomotive from the powder car.
(11) No explosives or blasting agents shall
			 be transported on a man-haul trip.
(12) The car or conveyance containing
			 explosives or blasting agents shall be pulled, not pushed, whenever
			 possible.
(13) The powder or car or
			 conveyance especially built for the purpose of transporting explosives or
			 blasting agents shall bear a reflected sign on each side with the word
			 "Explosives" in letters, not less than four (4) inches in height, upon a
			 background of sharply contrasting color.
(14) Compartments for transporting detonators
			 and explosives in the same car or conveyance shall be physically separated by a
			 distance of twenty-four (24) inches or by a solid partition at least four (4)
			 inches thick.
(15) Explosives,
			 blasting agents, or blasting supplies shall not be transported with other
			 materials.
(16) Explosives or
			 blasting agents, not in original containers, shall be placed in a suitable
			 container when transported manually.
(17) Detonators, primers, and other
			 explosives shall be carried in separate containers when transported
			 manually.