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Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 3 - General Requirements for Permits and Applications › Section 460:25-3-8 - Permit application filing deadlines

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
General.
By June 1, 1996,
				all applicants using explosives or conducting blasting must have a valid permit
				issued by the State of Oklahoma.
(b)
Renewal of valid permits.
An
				application for renewal of a permit shall be filed with the Department prior to
				the expiration of the permit involved.
(c)
Revisions of permit.
Any
				application for revision of a permit shall be filed with the Department no more
				than 7 days after the revision is implemented.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 3 - General Requirements for Permits and Applications › Section 460:25-3-9 - Permit fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each application for the use of explosives or blasting agent
				  permit pursuant to the Department shall be accompanied by a fee. The fees shall
				  be as follows:
(1) One Time Permit fee
				will be $50.00.
(2) Limited Time
				Permit fee will be $100.00.
(3)
				Continuous Permit fee will be $150.00.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Use of Explosives and Blasting Permit Applications › Section 460:25-5-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This Subchapter establishes the minimum requirements
				  regarding the legal, financial, compliance and general information that must be
				  contained in permit applications for the use of explosives and blasting
				  activities.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Use of Explosives and Blasting Permit Applications › Section 460:25-5-2 - Objectives

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The object of this Subchapter is to ensure that all relevant
				  information regarding the persons who uses explosives and conduct blasting, the
				  ownership and control of the property to be affected by this operation, the
				  compliance status and history of such applications and other important
				  information is provided in the application to the Department for a permit per
				  attached Application form.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Use of Explosives and Blasting Permit Applications › Section 460:25-5-3 - Responsibility

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
It is the responsibility of the explosive and blasting permit
				  applicant to provide to the Department all of the information by this
				  Subchapter.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Use of Explosives and Blasting Permit Applications › Section 460:25-5-4 - Applicability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This Subchapter applies to any person who is required to have
				  a permit to use explosives or conduct blasting activities.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Use of Explosives and Blasting Permit Applications › Section 460:25-5-5 - Identifications of interests

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each
				application for the use of explosives or blasting permit shall contain the
				names and addresses of the permit applicant, including his or her telephone
				number.
(b) Each application shall
				contain the Certified Blaster's number with issuance date and expiration
				date.
(c) Each application shall
				contain the names and address of the Certified Blaster's employer per
				application form.
(d) A copy of the
				Certified Blasting Certificate.
(e)
				Proof of blasting liability insurance.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Use of Explosives and Blasting Permit Applications › Section 460:25-5-6 - Compliance information

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each blasting permit application shall contain:
(1) A statement of whether the applicant, any
				subsidiary, affiliate, or persons controlled by or under the common control
				with the applicant has had a permit suspended or revoked in the last five
				years; or
(2) If any such
				suspension, revocation, or forfeiture has occurred, a statement of the
				involved, including:
(A) Identification number
				and date of issuance of the permit;
(B) The current status of the permit
				involved;
(C) The date, location,
				and type of any administrative or judicial proceedings initiated concerning the
				suspension or revocation; and
(D)
				The current status of these proceedings.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Use of Explosives and Blasting Permit Applications › Section 460:25-5-7 - Permit application - location descriptions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Information set forth in the application required shall be
				  current, clear and concise as possible.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 5 - Use of Explosives and Blasting Permit Applications › Section 460:25-5-8 - Verification of application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each application for permits shall be verified by an official
				  of the applicant, that the information contained in the application is true and
				  correct to the best of the official's information and belief.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 7 - Permit Information › Section 460:25-7-1 - Responsibilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department has the responsibility to approve or
				  disapprove permits. The Department shall assure implementation of the
				  requirements of the Subchapter. The applicant shall provide all information in
				  a complete permit application for review by the Department in accordance with
				  this Subchapter.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 7 - Permit Information › Section 460:25-7-2 - Public notices of filing of permit application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
A permit application shall be posted at the principal office of the Oklahoma Department of Mines when filed with the Department. The posted permit application, which will serve as public notice, shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) The name and business address of the applicant;
(2) Verification of application;
(3) Blaster's state certificate number with issuance date and expiration date; and
(4) Copy of the certificate of blasting.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 7 - Permit Information › Section 460:25-7-3 - Public availability of information in permit applications on file with Department

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Information contained in permit applications on file with the
				  Department shall be open, upon written request, for public inspection and
				  copying at reasonable times.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 7 - Permit Information › Section 460:25-7-4 - Review of permit application

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department shall review the complete application and
				  written comments, and written objections submitted.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 7 - Permit Information › Section 460:25-7-5 - Criteria for permit approval or denial

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
No permit or revision application shall be approved, unless
				  the application affirmatively demonstrates and the Department finds, on the
				  basis of information set forth in the application or from information otherwise
				  available, which is documented in the approval and made available to the
				  applicant, that the permit application is accurate and complete and in
				  compliance with all requirements of the Chapter.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 7 - Permit Information › Section 460:25-7-6 - Permit approval or denial actions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Department shall approve, require
				modifications of, or deny, applications for permit on the basis of:
(1) Complete applications for permits and
				revisions or renewals thereof; and
(2) Processing and review of application as
				required by this Subchapter,
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 7 - Permit Information › Section 460:25-7-7 - Permit terms

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each permit
				shall be for a term of:
(1) One-Time use from
				date of issuance.
(2) Limited time
				use not to exceed 4 months from issuance date.
(3) Continuous Blasting Operations permit for
				one year from date of issuance.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 7 - Permit Information › Section 460:25-7-8 - Environmental, public health and safety conditions of permits

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each permit issued by the Department shall ensure the
				  following:
(1) Permittee shall take
				all possible steps to minimize any hazardous impact to the environment or
				public health and safety resulting from non compliance with any term or
				condition of the permit.
(2) The
				permittee shall conduct the operations in accordance with any measure specified
				in the permit as necessary to prevent significant, imminent environmental harm
				to the health or safety of the public.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Permit Revisions and Renewals › Section 460:25-9-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This Subchapter establishes the minimum requirements for
				  revisions to permits previously issued by the Department and renewal of permits
				  previously issued by the Department.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Permit Revisions and Renewals › Section 460:25-9-2 - Objectives

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The objectives of this Subchapter are to provide for
				  procedures for the Department to review and renew permits.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Permit Revisions and Renewals › Section 460:25-9-3 - Responsibilities

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department shall:
(1) Ensure that permits requesting revisions
				are revised prior to changes in the blasting operations;
(2) Effectively review and act on
				applications to renew existing permits, in a timely manner, to ensure that
				blasting operations continue, if they comply with and 63 O.S. (1995), Section
				123.1 - 123.8 et seq., and this Chapter.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Permit Revisions and Renewals › Section 460:25-9-4 - Permit revisions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A
				revision to a permit shall be obtained: For changes in the blasting operations
				described in the original permit, when such changes constitute a significant
				departure from the method of conduct of blasting contemplated by the original
				permit. Significant departures may include change in certified blaster,
				incidental enlargement of the permit area, changes in the blasting design such
				as a change in explosives.
(b) The
				application for revision shall submit the application information
				required.
(c) The Department shall
				approve or disapprove the complete application for a revision in accordance
				with the requirements of Subchapter 11 of this Chapter, with a reasonable time
				as established in this Chapter.
(d)
				Any extensions of the boundaries shown in the initial permit, except for
				incidental boundary revisions, shall be made by application for a new permit
				and shall not be approved under this Subchapter.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 9 - Permit Revisions and Renewals › Section 460:25-9-5 - Permit renewals

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
General requirements.
Any valid, existing permit issued pursuant
				to a regulatory program shall carry with it the right of successive renewal(s)
				upon the expiration of the term of the permit, in accordance with Subchapter 3
				of this Chapter. Successive renewal shall be available only for those areas
				which were specifically approved by the Department on the application for the
				existing permit and within the boundaries of the permit.
(b)
Completed applications.
Complete application for renewals of a permit shall be made prior to the date
				of expiration. Renewal applications shall contain, at a minimum, information
				approved on the original permit with any changes.
(c)
Term.
Any permit renewal
				shall be for a term of the permit not to exceed one year from the date of
				issuance.
(d)
Approval or
				denial.
The Department shall, upon the basis for a complete application
				for renewal and completion of all procedures required, either approve or deny
				said application.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff 8-26-96; Amended at 20 Ok
				  Reg 2818, eff 8-26-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This subchapter contains minimum requirements for obtaining
				  permit exemptions which are allowed by O.S. Title 63, Sections 123.1 et
				  seq.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3975,
				  eff 8-28-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-2 - Objectives

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The objectives
				of this subchapter are to ensure that each person who is exempt from the permit
				requirements of this Chapter has on file with the Department of Mines and on
				site an Affidavit of Permit Exemption.
(b) To ensure that all persons, exempt from
				the permitting requirements of this Chapter, obtains and maintains an Affidavit
				of Permit Exemption to present upon the purchase of blasting agents or
				explosives in this State.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3975,
				  eff 8-28-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-3 - Authority

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department of Mines is required by Oklahoma Statutes
				  Title 63, Section 123.1 et seq., to promulgate rules and regulations to enforce
				  the provisions of the Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Regulations Act which
				  creates and requires permit exemptions.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3975,
				  eff 8-28-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-4 - Responsibility

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Oklahoma Department of Mines shall assume primary
				  responsibility for review and decisions on issuing Affidavit for Permit
				  Exemptions.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3975,
				  eff 8-28-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-5 - Applicability

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Exemptions.
Pursuant to Subchapter 1, Section 6, the following
				persons are exempt from the permitting requirements of this Chapter:
(1) Oil and Gas Exploration;
(2) Mining operations;
(3) Non-Commercial use;
(4) Incidental or construction done as an
				incidental part of a Federal, State, or local government-financed highway or
				other Federal. State, or local government-financed construction;
(5) Duly qualified bomb
				technicians;
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-6 - Contents of application for permit exemption

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
An application for exemption shall include at a
				  minimum:
(1) The name and address of
				the applicant;
(2) Name and address
				of employer;
(3) Type of exemption:
(A) Oil and Gas Exploration;
(B) Mining Operations;
(C) Non-Commercial use;
(D) Incidental or other construction done as
				an incidental part of a Federal, State, or local government-financed highway or
				other Federal, State, or local government-financed construction;
(E) Duly qualified bomb
				technicians;
(F) Any municipalities
				or counties in this State using any blasting agents, explosives or conducting,
				supervising or controlling a blasting operation in this State.
(G) The Department of Transportation in the
				conducting, supervision or controlling of any blasting operations in the
				State.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-7 - Information to be maintained on site

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Any person, exempted from permitting only, who uses
				  explosives or blasting agents must maintain the following documents on
				  site
(1) A description of the
				project;
(2) The general location
				of the use of explosives or blasting agent, right-of-way or the boundaries of
				the area which will be directly affected by the use of explosives or blasting
				agents.
(3) A copy of the Affidavit
				of Permit Exemption.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3975,
				  eff 8-28-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-8 - Permit exemption application terms and deadlines

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
General.
Permit exemptions
				are for a twelve month period from date of issuance.
(b)
Renewal of valid permit
				exemptions.
An application for renewal of a permit exemption shall be
				filed with the Department at least 30 days before the expiration of the permit
				exemption involved.
(c) It is the
				exempt persons responsibility to notify the Department of any status change
				that occurs with in the permit exemption term.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3975,
				  eff 8-28-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-9 - Permit Exemption Fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Each Permit Exemption Application for the use of explosives
				  or blasting agent shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of twenty five
				  dollars.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3975,
				  eff 8-28-98; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2818, eff
				  8-26-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-10 - Permit Exemption approval or denial actions

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Department shall approve, require
				modifications of, or deny applications for permit exemptions on the basis of:
(1) Complete applications for permit
				exemption thereof; and
(2)
				Processing and review of applications as required by this Subchapter.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-11 - Use of Affidavit of Permit Exemption

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) No person shall purchase blasting agents
				or explosives in this State without first obtaining a permit or obtain written
				notification from the Department that the person is exempt from this permit
				requirement.
(b) Distributors or
				sellers of blasting agents or explosives shall require presentation of either
				the permit to blast or Affidavit of Permit Exemption before the sale or
				transfer of blasting agents or explosives.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3975,
				  eff 8-28-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-12 - Inspections for compliance

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department may conduct periodic inspections on all issued
				  Affidavit for Permit Exemptions. Additional inspections may be ordered for just
				  cause by the Director of the Department of Mines or his
				  designees.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3975,
				  eff 8-28-98; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2818, eff
				  8-26-03
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 10 - Permit Exemptions › Section 460:25-10-13 - Violations and orders

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Any
				violation of this Subchapter shall be subject to the penalties and orders
				contained within Subchapter 17 of this Chapter.
(b) Any violation or order issued for
				noncompliance of any provision of this Subchapter shall be subject to all
				applicable hearing requirements contained within Subchapter 17 of this
				Chapter.
Added at 15 Ok Reg 3975,
				  eff 8-28-98
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 11 - General Requirements for Insurance › Section 460:25-11-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This Subchapter sets forth the provisions for insurance in
				  conjunction with the use of explosives and blasting
				  operations.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 11 - General Requirements for Insurance › Section 460:25-11-2 - Objective

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The objective of this Subchapter is to set forth the minimum
				  requirements and responsibilities for insurance coverage in conjunction with
				  the use of explosives and blasting operations.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 11 - General Requirements for Insurance › Section 460:25-11-3 - Liability insurance for blasting operations

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The Department shall require the
				applicant to submit as part of its permit application a certificate issued by
				an insurance company authorized to do business in the United States certifying
				that the applicant has a public liability insurance policy in force for the
				blasting operation for which the permit is sought. Such policy shall provide
				for personal injury and property damage protection in an amount adequate to
				compensate any persons injured or property damaged as a result of the blasting
				operations. Minimum insurance coverage for bodily injury and property damage
				shall be $300,000 for each occurrence and $500,000 aggregate.
(b) The policy shall be maintained in full
				force during the life of the permit or any renewal thereof, including the
				liability period necessary for permit release.
(c) The policy shall include a rider
				requiring that the insurer notify the Department whenever substantive changes
				are made in the policy including any termination or failure to renew.
(d) The Department may accept from the
				applicant, in lieu of a certificate for a public liability insurance policy,
				satisfactory evidence from the applicant that it satisfies applicable State
				selfinsurance policy requirements approved as part of the regulatory program
				and the requirements of this Section.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-1 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
This Subchapter established guidelines for the safe use of
				  explosives in all blasting operations except those exempted in Section 460:
				  25-1-6.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-2 - Objective

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The objective of this Subchapter is to ensure that the
				  general public and employees on site are protected through the safe utilization
				  of explosives, and to ensure the proper keeping of records necessary to ensure
				  compliance with this Subchapter, this Chapter and Oklahoma Statutes, Title
				  63.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-3 - Authority

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
The Department is authorized, through this Subchapter, to
				  make necessary inspection to monitor compliance with this
				  Subchapter.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-4 - Responsibility

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
It is the responsibility of the certified blaster to conduct
				  the blasting and the use of explosives in a safe manner and to maintain the
				  record required by this Subchapter.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-6 - Certified blaster qualifications

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Any person performing blasting activities
				must have a valid, current blasters certificate acceptable by the Department.
				Reciprocity shall be granted upon submittal of a recognized blasting
				certificate from another State.
(b)
				The blaster certification shall be carried by the blaster or shall be on file
				at the blasting area during the blasting operation.
(c) A blaster shall be able to understand and
				give written and oral orders.
(d) A
				blaster shall be capable of carrying out the duties and not be addicted to
				narcotics, intoxicants, or similar type of drugs.
(e) A blaster shall be qualified, by reason
				of training, knowledge, or experience, in the field of transporting, storing,
				handling, or use of explosives, and have a working knowledge of State and local
				laws and regulations which pertain to explosives.
(f) Blasters shall be required to furnish
				satisfactory evidence of competency in handling explosives and performing in a
				safe manner the type of blasting that will be required.
(g) The blaster shall be knowledgeable and
				competent in the use of each type of blasting method used.
(h) A blaster certification shall be valid
				for a period of two (2) years. Renewal of certification shall require a current
				OSBI background check be submitted prior to re-issuance. A certification or
				recertification shall not be granted to any person with a felony
				conviction.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff 8-26-96; Amended at 28 Ok
				  Reg 2371, eff 9-11-11
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-7 - Storage of explosives and blasting agents

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
Explosives and related materials shall be stored in approved
				  facilities required under the applicable provisions of the Bureau of Alcohol,
				  Tobacco and Firearms regulations contained in 27 CFR part 55, Commerce in
				  Explosives.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-10 - Use of safety fuse

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The
				use of a fuse that has been hammered or injured in any way shall be
				forbidden.
(b) The hanging of a
				fuse on nails or other projections which will cause a sharp bend to be formed
				in the fuse is prohibited.
(c)
				Before capping safety fuse, a short length shall be cut from the end of the
				supply reel so as to assure a fresh cut end in each blasting cap.
(d) Only a cap crimper of approved design
				shall be used for attaching blasting caps to safety fuse. Crimpers shall be
				kept in good repair and accessible for use.
(e) No unused cap or short capped fuse shall
				be placed in any hole to be blasted; such unused detonators shall be removed
				from the working place and destroyed.
(f) No fuse shall be capped, or primers made
				up, in any magazine or near any possible source of ignition.
(g) No one shall be permitted to carry
				detonators or primers of any kind on his person.
(h) The minimum length of safety fuse to be
				used in blasting shall not be less than 120 inches.
(i) At least two men shall be present when
				multiple cap and fuse blasting is done by hand lighting mehods.
(j) Not more than 12 fuses shall be lighted
				by each blaster when hand lighting devices are used. However, when two or more
				safety fuses in a group are lighted as one by means of igniter cord, or other
				similar fuse-lighting devices, they may be considered as one fuse.
(k) The so-called "drop fuse" method of
				dropping or pushing a primer or any explosive with a lighted fuse attached is
				forbidden.
(l) Cap and fuse shall
				not be used for firing mudcap charges unless charges are separated sufficiently
				to prevent one charge from dislodging other shots in the blast.
(m) Cap and fuse shall not be used to mitiate
				blasts in conjested areas or on or adjacent to highways open to
				traffic.
(n) When blasting with
				safety fuses, consideration shall be given to the length and burning rate of
				the fuse. Sufficient time, with a margin of safety, shall always be provided
				for the blasters to reach a place of safety.
(o) When a roll of fuse has not been used for
				three months, the burning rate shall be redetermined.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-11 - Use of detonating cord

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Care shall be taken to select a detonating cord consistent with the type and
				physical condition of the bore hole and stemming and the type of explosives
				used.
(b) Detonating cord shall be
				handled and used with the same respect and care given other
				explosives.
(c) The line of
				detonating cord extending out of a bore hole or from a charge shall be cut from
				the supply spool before loading the remainder of the bore hole or placing
				additional charges.
(d) Detonating
				cord shall be handled and used with care to avoid damaging or severing the cord
				during and after loading and hooking-up.
(e) Detonating cord connections shall be
				competent and positive in accordance with approved and recommended methods.
				Knot-type or other cord-to-cord connections shall be made only with detonating
				cord in which the explosive cord is dry.
(f) All detonating cord trunk lines and
				branch lines shall be as near to 90 degree angles as possible and free of
				loops, sharp kinks, or angles that direct the cord back toward the oncoming
				line of detonation.
(g) All
				detonating cord connections shall be inspected before firing the
				blast.
(h) When detonating cord
				milli-second-delay connectors or short-interval-delay electric blasting caps
				are used with detonating cord, the practice shall conform strictly to the
				manufacturer's recommendations.
(i)
				When connecting a blasting cap or an electric blasting cap to detonating cord,
				the cap shall be taped or otherwise attached securely along the side or the end
				of the detonating cord, with the end of the cap containing the explosive charge
				pointed in the direction in which the detonation is to proceed.
(j) Detonators for firing the trunkline shall
				not be brought to the loading area nor attached to the detonating cord until
				everything else is in readiness for the blast.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-12 - Firing the blast

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A
				code of blasting signals equivalent to those identified in (1) through (3) of
				this subsection, shall be posted on one or more conspicuous places at the
				operation, and all employees shall be required to familiarize themselves with
				the code and conform to it. Danger signs shall be placed at suitable locations.
(1) Warning Signal-A 1-minute series of long
				blasts 5 minutes prior to blast signal.
(2) Blast Signal-A series of short blasts 1
				minute prior to the shot.
(3) All
				clear Signal-A prolonged blast following the inspection of blast
				area.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-13 - Inspection after blasting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
				Immediately after the blast has been fired, the firing line shall be
				disconnected from the blasting machine, or where power switches are used, they
				shall be locked open or in the off position.
(b) Sufficient time shall be allowed, not
				less than 15 minutes in tunnels, for the smoke and fumes to leave the blasted
				area before returning to the shot. An inspection of the area and the
				surrounding rubble shall be made by the blaster to determine if all charges
				have been exploded before the guards release traffic into the blasting site and
				employees are allowed to return to the operation, and in tunnels, after the
				muck pile has been wetted down.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-14 - Misfires

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) If a misfire is
				found, the blaster shall provide proper safeguards for excluding all employees
				from the danger zone. Misfires shall be reported to the supervisor
				immediately.
(b) No other work
				shall be done except that necessary to remove the hazard of the misfire and
				only those employees necessary to do the work shall remain in the danger
				zone.
(c) No attempt shall be made
				to extract explosives from any charges or misfired hole; a new primer shall be
				put in and the hole reblasted. If refiring of the misfired hole presents a
				hazard, the explosives may be removed by washing out with water or, where the
				misfire is under water, blown out with air.
(d) If there are any misfires while using cap
				and fuse, all employees shall remain away from the charge for at least 1
				hour.
(e) If there are any misfires
				using other non-electric detonators (that is other than cap and fuse) or using
				electric detonators, all personnel shall stay out of the blast site for at
				least 30 minutes.
(f) Misfires
				shall be handled under the direction of the person in charge of the blasting.
				All wires shall be carefully traced and a search made for unexploded
				charges.
(g) No drilling, digging,
				or picking shall be permitted until all missed holes have been detonated or the
				authorized representative has approved that work can proceed.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-15 - Underwater blasting

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) A
				blaster shall conduct all blasting operations, and no shot shall be fired
				without his approval.
(b) Loading
				tubes and casings of dissimilar metals shall not be used because of possible
				electric transient currents from galvanic action of the metals and
				water.
(c) Only water-resistant
				explosives, blasting caps and detonating cords shall be used for all marine
				blasting. Loading shall be done through a nonsparking metal loading tube when
				tube is necessary.
(d) No blast
				shall be fired while any vessel under way is closer than 1,500 feet to the
				blasting area. Those on board vessels or crafted, moored or anchored within
				1,500 feet shall be notified before a blast is fired.
(e) No blast shall be fired while any
				swimming or diving operations are in progress in the vicinity of the blasting
				area. If such operations are in progress, signals and arrangements shall be
				agreed upon to assure that no blast shall be fired while any person is in the
				water.
(f) Blasting flags shall be
				displayed.
(g) The storage and
				handling of explosives aboard vessels used in underwater blasting operations
				shall be according to provisions on handling and storing explosives.
(h) When more than one charge is placed under
				water, a float device shall be attached to an element of each charge to assure
				that no holes are missed and in such manner that it will be released by the
				firing. Misfires shall be handled in accordance of 460; 25-13-14.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-16 - Blasting in excavation work under compressed air

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Detonators and explosives shall not be
				stored or kept in tunnels, shafts, or caissons. Detonators and explosives for
				each round shall be taken directly from the magazines to the blasting zone and
				immediately loaded. Detonators and explosives left over after loading a round
				shall be removed from the working chamber before the connecting wires are
				connected up.
(b) When detonators
				or explosives are brought into an air lock, no employee except the powderman,
				blaster, lock tender and the employees necessary for carrying, shall be
				permitted to enter the air lock. No other material, supplies, or equipment
				shall be locked through with the explosives.
(c) Detonators and explosives shall be taken
				separately into pressure working chambers.
(d) The blaster or powderman shall be
				responsible for the receipt, unloading, storage, and on-site transportation of
				explosives and detonators.
(e) All
				metal pipes, rails, air locks, and steel tunnel lining shall be electrically
				bonded together and grounded at or near the portal or shaft, and such pipes and
				rails shall be cross-bonded together at not less than 1,000-foot intervals
				throughout the length of the tunnel. In addition, each low air supply pipe
				shall be grounded at its delivery end.
(f) The explosives suitable for use in wet
				holes shall be water-resistant and shall be Fume Class 1.
(g) When tunnel excavation is in a rock face
				and is approaching a mixed face, and when tunnel excavation is in mixed face,
				blasting shall be performed with light charges and with light burden on each
				hole. Advance drilling shall be performed as tunnel excavation in rock face
				approaches mixed face, to determine the general nature and extent of rock over
				and the reaming distance ahead to soft ground as excavation advances.
Added at 13 Ok Reg 1111,
				  eff 1-11-96 (emergency); Added at 13 Ok Reg 3499, eff
				  8-26-96
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-17 - Blasting plan

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) Each
				permitted blasting operation shall be conducted pursuant to a blasting plan and
				the blasting plan shall include at a minimum the following information;
(1) Types and appropriate amounts of
				explosives to be used for the type of blasting operation to be
				conducted;
(2) Description of
				procedures and plans for recording and retention of information during
				blasting; and
(3) Description of
				blasting warnings and site access control equipment and procedures.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-18 - Blasting requirements

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) All
				blasting shall be conducted between sunrise and sunset.
(1) The Department may specify more
				restrictive time periods, based upon public requests or other relevant
				information, according to the need to adequately protect the public from
				adverse noise.
(2) Blasting may,
				however, be conducted between sunset and sunrise if:
(A) A blast that has been prepared during the
				afternoon must be delayed due to the occurrence of an unavoidable hazardous
				condition and cannot be delayed until the next day because of a potential
				safety hazard.
(B) A complete
				written report of blasting at night is filed by the operator with the
				Department not later than three days after the night blasting. The report shall
				include the reasons for the delay in blasting, including why the blast could
				not be held over to the next day, when the blast was actually conducted, the
				warning signals given, and a copy of the blast report.
Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 460 - Department of Mines › Chapter 25 - Oklahoma Explosives and Blasting Rules and Regulations › Subchapter 13 - Performance Standards › Section 460:25-13-19 - Blasting standards

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) In all blasting operations, except as hereinafter otherwise provided, the maximum safe peak particle velocity shall not exceed at the immediate location of any dwelling house, public building, school, church, commercial or institutional building, the following:
(1) Distance of structure from a blast 0-300 feet 2.0"/sec PPV.
(2) Distances of structure from blast 301 feet and beyond 1.0"/sec PPV initially until the blaster can determine from a history of blasts that a preponderance of frequencies, 40 HZ or above, are high enough to justify the 2.0"/sec PPV limit.