Current through September 30, 2024
Section 57.6161 - Auxiliary facilities(a) Auxiliary facilities used to store explosive material near work places shall be wooden, box-type containers equipped with covers or doors, or facilities constructed or mined-out to provide equivalent impact resistance and confinement.(b) The auxiliary facilities shall be- (1) Constructed of nonsparking material on the inside when used for the storage of explosives;(2) Kept clean, suitably dry, and orderly;(4) Located out of the line of blasts so they will not be subjected to damaging shock or flyrock;(5) Identified with warning signs or coded to indicate the contents with markings visible from any approach;(6) Located at least 15 feet from all haulageways and electrical equipment, or placed entirely within a mined-out recess in the rib used exclusively for explosive material;(7) Filled with no more than a one-week supply of explosive material;(8) Separated by at least 25 feet from other facilities used to store detonators; and(9) Kept securely locked unless all access to the mine is either locked or attended.