Current through November 30, 2024
Section 56.6602 - Static electricity dissipation during loadingWhen explosive material is loaded pneumatically into a blasthole in a manner that generates a static electricity hazard-
(a) An evaluation of the potential static electricity hazard shall be made and any hazard shall be eliminated before loading begins;(b) The loading hose shall be of a semiconductive type, have a total of not more than 2 megohms of resistance over its entire length and not less than 1000 ohms of resistance per foot;(c) Wire-countered hoses shall not be used;(d) Conductive parts of the loading equipment shall be bonded and grounded and grounds shall not be made to other potential sources of extraneous electricity; and(e) Plastic tubes shall not be used as hole liners if the hole contains an electric detonator.