The Coal and Other Safety-Lamp Mines (Explosives) Regulations 1993

5.—(1) The manager shall ensure that no explosives, detonators, exploders, exploder test apparatus, circuit testers or shotfiring cable are provided for use or used unless they are safe for use and (except in the case of shotfiring cable) are of an approved type.

(2) No person shall–

(a) issue or use any material or equipment in connection with shotfiring operations; or

(b) use any vehicle, carriage or container to keep or carry explosives, detonators or primed cartridges,

unless (subject to paragraph (10)) it has been provided by the owner or manager of the mine concerned and is suitable for the purpose.

(3) The manager shall ensure that any equipment provided for use in connection with shotfiring operations is properly maintained and is stored when not in use.

(4) The manager shall ensure that each exploder available for use is thoroughly cleaned, overhauled and tested at appropriate intervals to ensure safety.

(5) The manager shall ensure that no exploder is issued for use unless the most recent of the tests required by paragraph (4) has proved it to be satisfactory.

(6) The manager shall ensure that a record is made each time an exploder is overhauled or tested in accordance with paragraph (4).

(7) The manager shall ensure that–

(a) the issue, use and return of explosives, detonators and exploders is properly controlled; and

(b) a record is made each time explosives, detonators or exploders are issued, used or returned.

(8) No person shall tamper with any explosives, detonator, exploder or circuit tester.

(9) If a shotfirer considers an exploder to be defective, he shall–

(a) withdraw it from use immediately;

(b) return it to the surface for examination; and

(c) report the facts to a person appointed for the purpose.

(10) Paragraph (2)(b) shall not apply to any vehicle which, within the mine concerned, is engaged in carriage to which the Road Traffic (Carriage of Explosives) Regulations 1989(1) apply.

(1)

S.I. 1989/615, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.