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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › PURCHASER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-63010 - Applicant information

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Applicants must provide the following information to the
					 department:
(1)  The reason explosives
				  or blasting agents will be used;
(2)
				   The location where explosives or blasting agents will be
				  used;
(3)  The kind of explosives
				  or blasting agents to be used;
(4) 
				  The amount of explosives or blasting agents to be used;
(5)  An explosives storage plan:
(a)  Documenting proof of ownership of a
				  licensed storage magazine; or
(b) 
				  With a signed authorization to use another person's licensed magazine;
				  or
(c)  With a signed statement
				  certifying that the explosives will not be stored.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › PURCHASER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-63020 - Authorized agents

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(1)
Required information.
The purchaser must provide the following written
					 information for people on their authorized agent list:
(a)  Legal name;
(b)  Address;
(c)  Driver's license number or other valid
				  identification;
(d)  Date of
				  birth;
(e)  Place of
				  birth.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › PURCHASER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-63025 - Explosive order deliveries

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(1) 
				  Any person receiving explosives purchased from a dealer must:
(a)  Provide proper identification and prove
				  to the satisfaction of the dealer that they are:
(i)
				   The purchaser; or
(ii)
				   Their authorized agent.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › PURCHASER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-63030 - Notify the department of blaster changes

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The purchaser must:
(1)
				   Notify the department when the licensed blaster
				  changes.
(2)  Provide their current
				  blaster's license number to the department.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-63030, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64005 - Responsibility to obtain a blaster's license

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(1)
				   No one may conduct a blasting operation without a valid blaster's
				  license issued by the department.
Note:
A blaster's license is not required for a "hand
								  loader."
(2)
Blaster license classifications table.
The following
				  information shows classifications for blasting licenses:
(a)
Classification list
				  assignment.
Classification list assignment is determined by the use of
				  single or multiple series charges; and the knowledge, training, and experience
				  required to perform the type of blasting competently and safely.
(b)
Multiple list applications.
When an applicant wants to apply for multiple classifications and the
				  classifications desired are from two or more classification table lists:
(i)  All classifications must be requested on
				  the application;
(ii)  Qualifying
				  documentation for all classifications being applied for must be included in the
				  applicant's resume (WAC
				  296-52-64050, Applicant
				  information). Training and experience may fulfill qualification requirements in
				  multiple classifications.
(c)
Request classifications not lists.
Applicants must
				  request specific classifications (not list designations) on their blaster
				  application. Licenses are not issued or endorsed for Classification Table lists
				  A, B, or C.
(d)
License
				  additions.
To add a classification to an existing license, see WAC
				  296-52-64085, Changes to a
				  blaster's license classification.
License Classifications Table
LIST A
LIST B
LIST C
AB
Aerial Blasting
DE
Demolition
BT
Bomb Technician*
AG
Agriculture
SB
Surface Blasting*
UL
Unlimited*
AV
Avalanche Control
UB
Underground Blasting
ED
Explosives Disposal*
UW
Underwater Blasting
FO
Forestry*
LE
Law Enforcement*
IO
Industrial Ordnance
SE
Seismographic
TS
Transmission Systems
WD
Well Drilling
* Detailed classification information.
(e)
Aerial blasting.
Will
				  require experience and passing aerial blasting test.
(f)
Bomb technician.
Disposal
				  of bombs, illegal fireworks and explosive devices.
(g)
Explosives disposal.
Disposal of explosive materials by licensed blasters.
(h)
Forestry.
Includes logging,
				  trail building, and tree topping.
(i)
Law enforcement.
Diversionary devices, explosive
				  detection K-9 dog handlers, crowd control devices (stingers) requires taking a
				  handlers test. Tactical entry (breaching) requires taking the tactical entry
				  test.
(j)
Surface
				  blasting.
Includes construction, quarries, and surface mining.
(k)
Unlimited.
Includes all
				  classifications except underground blasting and law enforcement.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64020 - General qualifications for blasters

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(1)
				   An applicant must be in good physical condition.
(2)
Drug use.
An applicant
				  cannot be addicted to narcotics, intoxicants, or similar types of
				  drugs.
Note:
This rule does not apply to physician prescribed
								  drugs and/or narcotics when taken as directed if their use will not place the
								  blaster, or other employees in danger.
(3)
Knowledge, experience, and performance in transportation, storage,
				  handling, and use of explosives.
A blaster applicant must:
(a)  Have working knowledge of state and
				  local explosives laws and regulations;
(b)
				   Have adequate blaster training, experience, and
				  knowledge;
(c)  Be able to:
(i)  Safely perform the type of blasting to
				  be used; and
(ii)  Recognize
				  hazardous conditions.
(d)
				   Be competent in the use of each type of blasting method to be
				  used
(e)  Have the ability to
				  understand and give written and oral directions.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64030 - List A qualifications

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To be considered for a blaster's license, limited to one
					 or more List A classifications, an applicant must have a minimum of forty hours
					 documented training accrued during the previous six years.
(1)  The training must include a minimum of
				  one of these three requirements:
(a)  Eight
				  hours basic blaster safety classroom training and thirty-two hours
				  classification specific field training experience under a qualified
				  blaster;
(b)  Sixteen hours basic
				  blaster safety classroom training and twenty-four hours classification specific
				  field training experience under a qualified blaster;
(c)  Twelve months classification specific
				  field training experience.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64035 - List B qualifications

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To be considered for a blaster's license, which includes
					 one or more List B classifications, the applicant must meet one of the
					 following requirements listed below:
(1)
				   Eighteen months of documented blasting experience which includes
				  a minimum of twelve months of documented experience in List A and six months
				  documented blasting experience in each classification being applied for in List
				  B;
(2)  Twelve months of documented
				  blasting experience in the past six years in the specific classification being
				  applied for in List B.
Note:
Up to eighty hours of classroom training may be
								  substituted for experience.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-64035, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64040 - List C qualifications

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(1)
Unlimited classification.
To be considered for unlimited
				  classification, the applicant must submit a detailed resume documenting:
(a)  Experience in the majority of the
				  classifications in Lists A and B;
(b)
				   A minimum of five years of continuous full time blasting
				  experience in the explosives industry where blasting has been the applicant's
				  primary responsibility during the previous five years.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64045 - Application

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-64045, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64050 - Blaster license applicant information

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An applicant for a blaster's license must provide the
					 following information to the department:
(1)
				   The application must be signed by the blasting course instructor
				  and the qualified blaster the applicant trained under;
(2)  A detailed resume of blasting training
				  and experience;
(3)  Satisfactory
				  evidence of competency in handling explosives;
(4)  Information required by WAC
				  296-52-61010, License applicants
				  must provide this information.
Note:
The department may request additional information
								  for the classification being applied for upon review of a blaster's
								  resume.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-08-110, §
						296-52-64050, filed 4/5/05, effective 6/1/05. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-64050, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64055 - Blaster license testing

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List A and B applicants must pass a written test prepared
					 and administered by the department. List C applicants are exempt from
					 testing.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-64055, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64065 - Blaster license limits

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(1)
A blaster's license documents:
(a)
				   The classifications the blaster is authorized to
				  perform
(b)  Any limitations
				  imposed on the licensee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64075 - Blaster license disclosure

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A blaster must provide their blaster's license and a valid
					 identification card to the department or other law enforcement representatives
					 upon request.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-64075, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64080 - Purchaser disclosure

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A blaster may be required to verify the name of the
					 explosives purchaser.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-64080, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64085 - Changes to a blaster's license classification

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Additional blaster classifications may be added to a
					 license. Applicants must:
(1)  Submit
				  a detailed resume which documents blasting experience in the specific
				  classification being applied for;
(2)
				   Pass a written exam prepared and administered by the
				  department.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-64085, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64090 - Blaster license renewal

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The following requirements are for license renewal:
(1)  General applicant qualifications, WAC
				  296-52-64020, General
				  qualifications, apply.
(2)  Renewal
				  qualifications include the requirements of WAC
				  296-52-64090 License renewal,
				  through WAC
				  296-52-64100, List C renewal
				  qualifications.
(3)  Training,
				  experience, and responsibility requirements must be accrued during the one year
				  before the application is submitted.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-08-110, §
						296-52-64090, filed 4/5/05, effective 6/1/05. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-64090, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64095 - List A and B renewal qualifications

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The following requirements are for List A and B renewal
					 qualifications:
(1)  An application
				  for a license renewal must include documentation of:
(a)
				   Blasting experience, by providing a minimum of one blast record;
				  or
(b)  Successful completion of
				  eight hours of basic blaster's classroom training. The blasting course
				  instructor must witness the submitted documentation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-64100 - List C renewal qualifications

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The following requirements are for List C renewal
					 qualifications:
(1)
Unlimited
				  classification.
To be considered for a renewal of an unlimited license,
				  an applicant must submit a detailed resume documenting:
(a)  Experience in the majority of
				  classification in List A and B;
(b)
				   Full-time blasting experience in the explosives industry, where
				  blasting has been the applicant's primary responsibility.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-650 - Manufacturer's license

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-650, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-65005 - Responsibility to obtain a manufacturer's license

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Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or public
					 agency wanting to manufacture explosives or blasting agents, or use any process
					 involving explosives as a component part in the manufacture of any device,
					 article, or product must have a valid manufacturer's license from the
					 department and a valid permit or license issued by the ATF.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-08-110, §
						296-52-65005, filed 4/5/05, effective 6/1/05; 03-10-037, § 296-52-65005,
						filed 4/30/03, effective 5/24/03. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
						02-03-125, § 296-52-65005, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-65010 - Manufacturer applicant information

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The manufacturer applicant must provide the following
					 information to the department:
(1) 
				  The reason the applicant wants to manufacture explosives.
(2)  The manufacturing or processing
				  location.
(3)  The kind of
				  explosives manufactured, processed, or used.
(4)
				   The distance that the explosives manufacturing building is
				  located, or intended to be located, from other buildings, magazines, inhabited
				  buildings, railroads, highways, and public utility transmission
				  systems.
(5)  A site plan. The site
				  plan must:
(a)  Include the distance each
				  manufacturing building is located from:
(i) 
				  Other buildings on the premises where people are employed;
(ii)  Other occupied buildings on adjoining
				  property;
(iii)  Buildings where
				  customers are served;
(iv)  Public
				  highways;
(v)  Utility transmission
				  systems.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-65015 - Manufacturing site inspections

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(1) 
				  The department will inspect all manufacturing or processing locations:
(a)  Before they are placed in operation or
				  service; and
(b)  Prior to
				  licensing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-65020 - Conditions of a manufacturer's license

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The department will issue a license to the manufacturer
					 applicant(s) provided:
(1) The
				  required inspection confirms that the site plan is accurate and the facilities
				  comply with applicable regulations of the department.
(2) The applicant(s) or operating
				  superintendent and employees are sufficiently trained and experienced in the
				  manufacture of explosives.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-65020, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-65025 - Annual inspection

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The department will inspect manufacturing or processing
					 locations annually.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-65025, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-65030 - Site plan

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The site plan must include:
(1)  A copy of the site plan and
				  manufacturer's license must be posted in the main office of each manufacturing
				  plant.
(2)  The site plan must be
				  maintained and updated to reflect the current status of manufacturing
				  facilities, occupancy changes, or other pertinent information.
(3)  Notifying the department:
(a)  When a significant change occurs in the
				  site plan;
(b)  For a consultation
				  before changing operations if the change is of such nature or magnitude that
				  compliance with requirements of this chapter is questionable.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-660 - Storage license

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Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-660, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66005 - Responsibility to obtain a storage license

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Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or public
					 agency wanting to store explosive materials must have a valid license from the
					 department.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-08-110, §
						296-52-66005, filed 4/5/05, effective 6/1/05; 03-10-037, § 296-52-66005,
						filed 4/30/03, effective 5/24/03. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050.
						02-03-125, § 296-52-66005, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66010 - Storage applicant information

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Applicants must provide the following information to the
					 department:
(1)  The address or a
				  legal description of the existing or proposed magazine or mobile storage site
				  must be clearly identified;
(2) 
				  The reason explosive materials will be stored;
(3)  The kind of explosives or blasting
				  agents that will be stored;
(4) 
				  The maximum quantity of explosive materials that are or will be
				  stored;
(5)  Identify the total
				  weight, in pounds, of all explosive materials to be stored on-site;
(6)  The distance that the magazine is
				  located or intended to be located from other magazines, inhabited buildings,
				  explosives manufacturing buildings, railroads, highways, and public utility
				  transmission systems;
(7)  How long
				  the storage license is needed;
(8) 
				  Information required by WAC
				  296-52-61010, License applicants
				  must provide this information;
(9) 
				  Any other pertinent information requested by the department.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060. 05-08-110, §
						296-52-66010, filed 4/5/05, effective 6/1/05. Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-66010, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66015 - Storage site inspections

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(1) 
				  The department will inspect magazines, mobile-storage sites, and manufacturing
				  plants:
(a)  Before being placed in operation
				  or service;
(b)  Prior to
				  licensing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66020 - Demonstration of handling and storage experience

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Applicants or officers, agents, or employees of the
					 applicant, must demonstrate satisfactory experience in:
(1)  Handling explosives.
(2)  The storage requirements for any type of
				  explosive materials to be stored.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-66020, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66030 - Storage license number

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The storage license number must:
(1) Be permanently affixed on the inside and
				  outside of each storage magazine.
(2) Stay with each magazine throughout its
				  life.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-66030, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66035 - Storage limit

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A storage license documents the storage limits imposed on
					 the licensee. Storage cannot exceed the limits specified on the
					 license.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-66035, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66040 - Annual storage inspection

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Magazines, mobile storage sites, and manufacturing plants
					 will be inspected annually.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-66040, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66045 - Mobile storage sites

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Semi-trailers or other mobile facilities used to transport
					 blasting agents on site or on highways are considered adequate for blasting
					 agent storage, provided they meet:
(1)
				  U.S. DOT requirements for transportation of blasting agents.
(2) The requirements of Table H-20, Table of
				  Distances for Storage of Explosives with respect to inhabited buildings,
				  passenger railways, and public highways.
(3) The requirements of Table H-22,
				  Separation Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from Explosives or
				  Blasting Agents with respect to one another.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-66045, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66050 - Moving a licensed magazine

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(1)
				  When a magazine is moved the owner of the magazine must notify the department
				  with:
(a) The license number of the
				  magazine
(b) The new location of
				  the magazine
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66053 - Altering or destroying a licensed magazine

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(1)  When a magazine is altered, the licensee
				  must notify the department with:
(a)  The
				  license number of the magazine;
(b)
				   The specific alterations made to the magazine.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66057 - Transfer, sale or lease of a magazine or mobile storage site

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(1)  When a
				  magazine or mobile storage site is leased, the owner of the magazine or mobile
				  storage site must notify the department with:
(a)
				   The magazine license number or site license number;
(b)  The name of the individual or company
				  leasing the magazine or mobile storage site.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part B - EXPLOSIVE LICENSING › BLASTER'S LICENSE › Section 296-52-66060 - Reporting changes in conditions

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Any change in conditions around a magazine, mobile storage
					 site, or manufacturing plant that could adversely affect compliance with any
					 requirement of this chapter must be promptly reported to the department.
					 Examples of reportable changes include:
(1) Construction of occupied
				  buildings.
(2) Public utilities
				  transmission systems.
(3) Roads or
				  railroads that have been built closer to the manufacturing plant or
				  magazine.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-66060, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-67010 - Blaster in charge responsibilities

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The blaster in charge is responsible for all aspects of
				  explosives use and must:
(1)  Carry a
				current license with the correct blaster classification for the type of
				blasting being performed.
(2) 
				Comply with all federal, state, and local government regulations.
(3)  Meet the general license qualifications
				identified in WAC
				296-52-64020, General
				qualifications.
(4)  Use every
				reasonable precaution to ensure the safety of the general public and workers.
				Reasonable precautions include the use of:
(a)
				 Blast area surveys.
(b)
				 Warning signal posters, which must be posted in suitable
				locations. Table T-1 shows the information that must be on the poster.
TABLE T-1
WARNING SIGNAL
A 1 minute series of long blasts 5 minutes
						  prior to blast signal.
BLAST SIGNAL
A series of short blasts 1 minute prior to
						  the shot.
ALL CLEAR SIGNAL
A prolonged blast following the inspection
						  of the blast.
(c) 
				Flags and barricades.
(d)  Blasting
				mats or other suitable protective material.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67020 - Black powder

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Black powder, including black powder manufactured for
					 muzzle loading firearms, cannot be used for blasting.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67020, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67025 - Age of explosives

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The oldest explosive of the kind needed for a blast, must
					 be used first.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67025, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67030 - Blast site storage

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Explosive materials at blast sites must be
					 attended.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67030, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67035 - Day box storage

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A day box used for temporary storage of explosive materials
					 at a job site during working hours at a job site must be:
(1) Constructed in accordance with WAC
				  296-52-70065, Explosives day box
				  and WAC 296-52-70070, Detonator day
				  box.
(2) Fire, weather, and theft
				  resistant.
(3) Marked with the word
				  "EXPLOSIVES."
(4) Safely separates
				  detonators from other explosives.
(5) Attended to at all times against
				  theft.
(6) On ground which slopes
				  away from the day box for proper drainage.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67035, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67040 - Attendants must be present

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An authorized attendant must be:
(1) Physically present.
(2) Awake.
(3) Alert.
(4) Able to see the explosives at all
				  times.
(5) Able to reach the
				  explosives quickly, without interference.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67040, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67045 - Handling explosives

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Explosives must:
(1)
				   Be handled by only competent and authorized personnel.
(2)  Be delivered and issued only to a
				  purchaser or a purchaser's authorized agent.
(3)
				   Be delivered into authorized magazines, approved temporary
				  storage, or handling areas.
(4)  Be
				  carried to the blast site from the main storage magazines by the blaster or
				  blaster's helper in special insulated containers, day boxes, or original U.S.
				  DOT shipping containers.
(5)  Never
				  be carried in pockets or clothing, including detonators.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67045, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67050 - Trainee supervision

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Trainees and inexperienced personnel must work under the
					 direct supervision of a fully qualified licensed blaster who knows the
					 site's:
(1)  Blasting
				  method;
(2)  Safety
				  procedures;
(3)  Blasting
				  signals.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67050, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67055 - Storms

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(1)
Dust
				  storms.
Blasting operations must be completely stopped and all personnel
				  removed from the blast area if a heavy dust storm approaches or is present
				  because it could cause static lightning.
(2)
Thunderstorms.
Blasting
				  operations must stop and all personnel be removed from the blast area if a
				  thunderstorm approaches or is present.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67055, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67060 - Extraneous electricity and radio frequency (RF) transmitters

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Precautions must be taken to prevent unintended electric
					 detonator discharge from extraneous electricity and radio frequency (RF)
					 transmitters. The following are sources of common hazards for extraneous
					 electricity and RF transmissions:
(1)
Extraneous electricity.
Common hazardous sources of extraneous
				  electricity include:
(a)  Adjacent power
				  lines;
(b)  Dust storms;
(c)  Lightning storms.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67065 - Vibration and damage control

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(1) Ground vibration - maximum limits.
Either Table 8-A or Table 8-B can be used to
					 determine the maximum limits of ground vibration for
any dwelling,
					 public building, school church, commercial site, cofferdams, piers, underwater
					 structures, or institutional building nearby the blasting site. The methods
					 used for monitoring vibration and calculating frequency must be included in the
					 blast plan.
Table 8-A
PEAK PARTICLE VELOCITY LIMITS
Distance from blasting site
Maximum allowable peak particle
								  velocity1
0 to 300 ft (91.4 m)
1.25 in/sec (31.75 mm/sec)
301 to 5000 ft (91.5 m to 1524 m)
1.00 in/sec (25.4 mm/sec)
5001 ft (1525 m) and beyond
0.75 in/sec (19 mm/sec)
1 Peak particle velocity
								  must be measured in three mutually perpendicular directions and the maximum
								  allowable limits must apply to each of these measurements.
(a) Frequency
				  versus particle velocity graphics. In lieu of Table 8-A, a blasting operation
				  has the option to use the graphs shown in Figure 8a or 8b to limit peak
				  particle velocity based upon the frequency of the blast vibration. If either of
				  the graphs in Figure 8a or 8b is used to limit vibration levels, the methods
				  used for monitoring vibration and calculating frequency must be included in the
				  blast plan.
Figure 8a
Alternative Blasting Level Criteria
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								  image
BLAST VIBRATION FREQUENCY, Hz
Figure 8b
Alternative Blasting Level Criteria
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								  image
BLAST VIBRATION FREQUENCY, Hz
(b) Scaled distance equations. Unless a
				  blasting operation uses a seismograph to monitor a blast to assure compliance
				  with Table 8-A or Figures 9a or 8b, the operation must comply with the scaled
				  distance equations shown in Table 8-B.
Table 8-B
SCALED-DISTANCE EQUATIONS
Distance from Blasting Site
Scaled Distance Equation
0 to 300 ft (91.4 m)
W (lbs) = (d (ft)/50)2 or W (kg) = (d
								  (m)/22.6)2
301 to 5000 ft (92 m to 1524 m)
W (lbs) = (d (ft)/55)2 or W (kg) = (d
								  (m)/24.9)2
5001 ft (1524 m) and beyond
W (lbs) = (d (ft)/65) or W (kg) = (d
								  (m)/29.4)2
Key:
W
= The maximum weight of explosives
								  in pounds (or kilograms) that can be detonated per delay interval of 8
								  milliseconds or greater.
d
= The distance in feet (or meters)
								  from the blast to the nearest dwelling, public building, school, church,
								  commercial, or institutional building not owned, leased, or contracted by the
								  blasting operation, or on property where the owner has not given a written
								  waiver to the blasting operation.
Note:
To convert English Units of scaled distances
								  (ft/lb2) to metric units
								  (m/kg2) divide by a factor of 2.21.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67070 - Storage at blast sites

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(1)
Pack aging materials.
Empty boxes, paper, and fiber packing
				  materials that have previously contained explosive materials must be:
(a)  Disposed of in a safe manner;
				  or
(b)  Reused in accordance with
				  U.S. DOT hazardous materials regulations.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67075 - Blast area precautions

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(1)
Warning signs.
Blast area warning signs must:
(a) Be set up at all entrances to the blast
				  area.
(b) Have lettering a minimum
				  of four inches high and on a contrasting background.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67080 - Drilling

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(1)
Unexploded charges.
(a) 
				  Drilling cannot begin:
(i)  When there is
				  danger of drilling into a charged or misfired hole.
(ii)  Until all remaining butts of old holes
				  are examined for unexploded charges.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67085 - Loading blast holes

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(1)
Power lines and portable electric cables.
Power lines and portable
				  electric cables must be kept at a safe distance from explosives or blasting
				  agents being loaded into drill holes.
(2)
Equipment, machinery, and tools.
(a)  Any machine or tool not being used to
				  load holes must be removed from the immediate loading area.
(b)  Equipment cannot be operated within
				  fifty feet of loaded holes except when:
(i) 
				  It is needed to add burden or mats;
(ii)
				   Tracking drills out of the loading area.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67090 - Initiation systems

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(1)
General initiation rules.
(a)
Training and supervision.
(i) 
				  The blaster in charge must provide adequate on-the-job training and supervision
				  in the safe use of initiation systems.
(ii)
				   All members of the blasting crew must be instructed, by the
				  blaster in charge, in the safe use of the initiation system to be used and its
				  system components.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67095 - Use of safety fuse with detonators

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(1)
Restricted or prohibited
				  use.
(a) Safety fuse and detonators,
				  used for conventional blasting, must be in the following:
(i) When extraneous electricity or radio
				  frequency transmissions make the use of electric detonators and wire systems
				  dangerous.
(ii) When overhead
				  electric transmission lines cannot be deenergized and there is danger that
				  blasting wires may be thrown onto the overhead lines during a blast.
(iii) For avalanche control hand
				  charges.
(iv) For specialized
				  applications when detonators and fuses are more suitable than electric or other
				  nonelectric initiation systems.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67100 - Use of detonating cord

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(1) 
				  Care must be taken to select a detonating cord consistent with the:
(a)  Type and physical condition of the drill
				  hole;
(b)  Stemming;
(c)  Type of explosives used.