S-34.1, r. 2 - Regulation respecting petroleum exploration, production and storage on land

Section 48 Disposition versions

2018-09-20

48. The authorization holder must comply with the following firing procedure:

(1)  before proceeding with the firing, the person responsible for the blasting must ensure that the persons present have taken shelter;

(2)  the following sound signals must be emitted with a siren of at least 120 decibels:

(a)  immediately before blasting, 12 short horn signals at one-second intervals;

(b)  30 seconds must elapse between the last warning signal and the time of firing;

(c)  after blasting, once the blasting area is safe, one continuous 15-second horn signal must announce that work may be resumed in the area;

(3)  the person responsible for the blasting must make sure that workers take shelter outside the blasting area before the first signal and that they remain there until the 15-second signal is sounded;

(4)  a code of sound signals reserved for blasting operations must be written in coloured letters 150 mm high, against a contrasting background, on a board 1.2 m high by 2.4 m wide, placed at all points of access to the blasting site.

O.C. 1252-2018, s. 48.

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In force: 2018-09-20

48. The authorization holder must comply with the following firing procedure:

(1)  before proceeding with the firing, the person responsible for the blasting must ensure that the persons present have taken shelter;

(2)  the following sound signals must be emitted with a siren of at least 120 decibels:

(a)  immediately before blasting, 12 short horn signals at one-second intervals;

(b)  30 seconds must elapse between the last warning signal and the time of firing;

(c)  after blasting, once the blasting area is safe, one continuous 15-second horn signal must announce that work may be resumed in the area;

(3)  the person responsible for the blasting must make sure that workers take shelter outside the blasting area before the first signal and that they remain there until the 15-second signal is sounded;

(4)  a code of sound signals reserved for blasting operations must be written in coloured letters 150 mm high, against a contrasting background, on a board 1.2 m high by 2.4 m wide, placed at all points of access to the blasting site.

O.C. 1252-2018, s. 48.