Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article IV - Occupational Health and Safety › Chapter 210 - BLASTERS' LICENSES › Section 210.17 - Issuance and renewal of licenses

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A blaster's license is issued for a
					 specific classification of blasting activities. The classifications will be
					 determined by the Department and may include general blasting (which includes
					 all classifications except demolition, mine opening blasting and underground
					 noncoal mining), trenching and construction, law enforcement, surface mining,
					 underground noncoal mining, mine opening blasting, industrial, limited and
					 demolition.
(b) A person may apply
					 to amend the blaster's license for other classifications by meeting the
					 requirements of §
											210.14 (relating to eligibility
					 requirements) and by submitting a complete application.
(c) A blaster's license will be issued for 3
					 years.
(d) A blaster's license is
					 renewable if the blaster can demonstrate that he has had a minimum of 8 hours
					 of continuing education in Department-approved courses related to blasting and
					 safety within the 3-year period.
(e) The blaster's license may be renewed for
					 a 3-year term by submitting a renewal application to the Department and a check
					 for $30, payable to the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."
(f) A person who intends to be a blaster and
					 whose blaster's license was not renewed within 1 year of its expiration date
					 shall apply for a new license under §§
											210.14-210.16 (relating to eligibility
					 requirements; license application; and examinations).
(g) A person who conducted demolition
					 blasting under a general blaster's license may conduct demolition blasting
					 after July 14, 2001, by applying for and receiving a demolition blaster's
					 license. The Department may waive the examination required under under §
											210.14 and the application fee if
					 the blaster demonstrates at least 3 years of experience in demolition blasting.
					 The demonstration must be in the form of a notarized statement from the
					 blaster's employer that describes the blaster's experience.
The provisions of this §
													210.17 amended under section
						  4.2 of the Surface Mining
						  Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §
														1396.4b); section 11(e) of the Noncoal
						  Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §
														3311(e)); sections 1917-A
						  and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§
														510-17 and
						  510-20); sections 7 and 11 of
						  the act of July 1, 1937 (P.L. 2681, No. 537) (73 P.S. §§
														157 and
						  161); sections 3 and 4 of the
						  act of July 10, 1957 (P.L. 685, No. 362) (73 P.S. §§
														166 and
						  167); Reorganization Plan No.
						  8 of 1981 (71 P.S. §
														751-35);
						  section 2(f) of the act of May 18, 1937 (P.L. 654, No. 174) (43 P.S. §
														25-2(f)); and Reorganization
						  Plan No. 2 of 1975 (71 P.S. §
														751-22).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
													210.14 (relating to eligibility
						  requirements).