Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 38-2C-2 - Definitions2.1."Active Blasting Experience" means experience gained by a person who has worked on a blasting crew, supervised a blasting crew, or worked on a drilling crew which performed blasting operations. Two hundred forty working days constitutes one year of experience. Experience may only be gained by "first-hand" participation in activities associated with the storing, handling, transportation and use of explosives or the immediate supervision of those activities within surface coal mines, and the surface areas of underground coal mines. Experience should be related to surface mine blasting; Provided that other related blasting experience (quarrying operations, etc.,) may be accepted by the Director on a case-by-case basis as qualifying experience.
2.2. "Blast" means any detonation(s) of an explosive(s) being initiated simultaneously by a single energy source.2.3."certified Blaster" means a person who has taken and passed the examination described in subsection 5.2 of this rule, and has been issued a certification card by the Division of Environmental Protection.2.4."Certified Examiner/Inspector" means a person employed by the Division of Environmental Protection who administers training or examinations to applicants for certification as certified blasters, or who inspects surface mining operations and who has taken and passed the examination described in subsection 5.1 of this rule.2.5."Detonation" means a chemical reaction resulting in rapid release of energy.2.6."Explosive(s)" means any chemical compound, mixture or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion; including, but not limited to, water gel, slurries, emulsions, dynamites, permissibles, pellet powder, blasting caps, cast primers and boosters, detonating cord, detonating cord delay connectors, and blasting agents.2.7."Supervised a Blasting Crew" means that a person assumed responsibility for the conduct of a blasting crew(s) and that the crew(s) reported directly to that person.2.8."Surface Mine and Surface Area of Underground Mines" means all areas except underground workings surface mined or being surface mined, including adjacent areas ancillary to the operations, i.e., preparation and processing plants, storage areas, shops, haulageways, roads, and trails, which are covered by the provisions of West Virginia Code § 22-3-1 et sea and rules promulgated under that article.2.9."Worked on a Drilling Crew" means that a person has directly participated in the loading, connecting, and preparation of blast holes and has detonated blasts.2.10."Worked on a Blasting Crew" means that a person has first-hand experience in storing, handling, transporting, and using explosives.