CHAPTER 115 - EXPLOSIVES ACT: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
INDEX TO
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
[Section 18]
[Currency mentioned in this regulation should be re-denominated as stipulated under S 4 of Re-denomination Act, 2012, read with S 29 of Bank of Zambia Act, 1996.]
Arrangement of Regulations
Regulation
PART I
PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL
103. Duties of owner and appointment of holder
104. Holder to enforce Regulations
105. Appointment of person to assist holder
106. Appointment of other persons to assist holder
107. Notice of appointments and cancellations
108. Appointments of other competent persons
109. Record and reporting of breaches of Regulations
110. Failure to comply with Inspector’s directions
112. Persons observing, knowing or hearing of danger
114. Copies of Regulations to be supplied where applicable
115. Precautions when using, storing, etc., explosives
116. Closure of mine, factory or works
118. Lightning protection system
119. Thunderstorms and loading operations
120. Thunderstorms and blasting operations
121. Precautions when using electric detonators underground
122. Radio transmitters and carrying of electric detonators
123. Conveyance of electric detonators
124. Radio transmission when electric detonators are being charged and blasted
125. Safety distances for magazines and boxes when storing electric detonators
127. Prohibition against radio transmitters underground
130. Reporting of accidents at works
131. Injury resulting in death
132. Accidental ignition of explosives at works
133. Free replacement license, authorisation or sanction
134. Minister’s power to exempt
135. Chief Inspector’s power to exempt
PART II
MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES
201. Prohibition of manufacture
202. License to manufacture explosives
203. Establishment of an explosives factory
204. Plans, specifications and site plans
206. Conditions of issue of license
APPENDIX 1
208. Fencing of manufacturing and storage areas
209. Specifications of fencing
210. Provision of and offences by searchers
211. Entrances to danger areas
212. Conditions to be observed in danger area
214. Authorisation of danger buildings
215. Documents to be exhibited in danger building
216. Specifications for danger buildings
217. Permitted tools in danger buildings
218. Danger buildings to be kept clean
219. Foreign matter in danger buildings
221. Prevention of danger from heat
223. Examination and removal of ingredients
225. Specifications for vehicles and receptacles
226. Inspection of danger buildings
227. Duties of person in charge of danger building
228. Repairs to or in danger buildings
229. Explosives to be protected from sun
APPENDIX 2
230. Mixing houses for blasting agents to comply with tables of distances
231. Specifications for mixing houses
232. Specifications for mixing plant
233. Fuel tanks to be separated from mixing operations
237. Materials to be compatible
238. Floors of mixing house to be kept clean
241. Welding in mixing house prohibited
242. Storage prohibited in mixing house
243. Blasting agent to be stored
245. Storage of blasting agents
246. Specification of storage buildings
247. Storage buildings to be licensed
248. Storage buildings to be kept locked
249. No cultivation, shrubs or weeds
APPENDIX 3
251. Blasting agents used or destroyed on day of manufacture
252. Equipment of approved design
254. Prohibition against smoking
255. Supervision in manufacture
257. Prohibition of manufacture underground
APPENDIX 4
258. Storage of ammonium nitrate
259. Requirements for storage of ammonium nitrate
263. Prohibition against smoking
264. Separation of ammonium nitrate
APPENDIX 5
266. Thunderstorms approaching explosives factory
267. Destruction of explosives
269. Persons under eighteen years
271. Monthly returns of explosives
272. No cultivation, shrubs or weeds
273. Effective means for fire-fighting
274. Inspection of fire-fighting equipment
275. Organisation and fire drills
278. Provision and requirements for first-aid station
279. Appointment of competent first-aid persons
280. Provision for first-aid canisters
282. Manager to ensure injured or sick persons treated without delay
284. Notification of accidents
285. Injury resulting in death
286. Danger occurrences to be reported
287. Provision for protective clothing and equipment
288. Wearing of protective clothing and equipment
289. Provision of adequate ventilation
PART III
TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES BY INLANDWATERWAY, ROAD, RAIL AND AIR
301. Compliance with Inland Waters Shipping Act
302. Regulations to apply to vessels transporting explosives
303. Chief Inspector to approve the transportation of explosives by vessel
305. Licensed magazine in a vessel
306. License to be posted in magazine
307. Transportation of explosives with inflammable goods and dangerous cargoes prohibited
308. Vessel less than thirty tonnes to be propelled by diesel engine
309. Requirement for vessel transporting electric detonators
311. Vessel in charge of competent person
313. Types of explosives which may be conveyed together
315. Carrying explosives with non-dangerous goods
316. Position of explosives in relation to engine or exhaust pipe
318. Containers for explosives
319. Limitation on quantity of ammonium nitrate
320. Time for loading and unloading
321. Testing for lifting appliance
326. Liability of competent person
327. Liability of Port Officer
328. Compliance with the provisions of the Roads and Road Traffic Act
329. Regulations for road vehicles
331. Blasting license holder in charge and no transportation in hours of darkness
333. Limitation of persons on explosives road vehicles
334. Prohibition of conveyance by certain means
337. Prohibition against stopping and parking
338. Procedure for vehicles involved in accidents
340. Authorised vehicle requirements
341. Only unopened boxes or approved containers in authorised vehicles
342. Requirements for other vehicles transporting explosives
343. Explosives to be effectively protected
344. Fuel only to be carried in fuel tank
345. Conveyance of different types of explosives
346. Engine switched off during loading and unloading
347. Prohibition against smoking
348. Prohibition on matches, means of ignition, steel or iron heels or exposed nails
349. Explosives not to be carried in cab
350. Explosives compartment to be clean
351. Vehicle upon arrival at destination to be unloaded
352. Thunderstorm during transportation
355. Compliance with relevant Railway Act
356. Rail trucks to which Regulations apply
357. Types of explosives loaded in rail truck
360. Prohibition on passengers
362. Positioning of rail trucks in special explosives train
363. Positioning of rail trucks in ordinary explosives train
364. Positioning of dangerous goods
365. Prohibition against conveyance of flammable goods
368. Responsibility of railways official for labels
369. Rail truck to be approved
371. Prohibition against stopping of rail trucks and trains
374. Reporting of defective braking mechanism
376. Unloading at final destination
378. Definition of safe storage bay
379. Standing in safe loading bay
380. Unloading under supervision of blasting license holder
381. Rail truck only to be opened in presence of blasting license holder
382. Railway authority responsible for effective distribution scheme
383. Vacuum and parking brakes and stop block when unloading
384. Notification of accidents and incidents to rail trucks
386. Restrictions on rail trucks containing explosives
388. Prohibition on explosives in aircraft
389. Information about aircraft accidents
PART IV
TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES AT ANY MINE OR WORKS
401. Permitted types of conveyance for transportation of explosives at any mine or works
402. Requirements of rubber tyred vehicles
403. Requirements for vehicles running on rails
404. Painting of vehicles used exclusively for explosives
405. Transportation in vehicles and conveyances only in unopened boxes and approved containers
406. Limitation on speed for various conveyances
407. Use of approved vehicles for other materials
408. Explosives in transit under a blasting license holder
409. On setter or cage tender and crew only to travel
PART V
STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES
503. Damaged containers to be repaired
504. Storage of other materials prohibited
505. Naked light, matches or smoking prohibited
508. Electrical switches and fuses
512. Magazines and boxes to be kept clean
513. Deterioration of explosives
516. Responsibility for magazines and boxes
517. Magazines and boxes to be kept locked
519. Nitro-compound explosives, detonating fuses and blasting agents may be stored together
521. Limitations on contents of magazines and boxes
522. Exhibition and cancellation of licenses, authorisations and sanctions
523. Permission of local authority
529. Persons entering fenced areas
532. Licensed magazines: General conditions
533. Licensed magazine to be a substantial building
534. Licensed magazine: Construction requirements
535. Licensed magazine: Equipment requirements
536. Licensed magazine: Manner of storing explosives
537. Licensed magazine: Lightning protection
538. Licensed magazine: Inspection of lightning protection system
539. Authorised magazines: General conditions
540. Authorised boxes: General conditions
541. Storage of explosives underground
542. Sanctioned magazines: General conditions
543. Underground storage boxes: General conditions
544. Location of underground storage boxes
545. Register of underground storage boxes
546. Explosives to be used within six months
547. Notification of closure of magazine
PART VI
IMPORTATION, EXPORTATION, SALE PURCHASE ACQUISITION
602. Authorisation to import or export explosives
603. Explosives in transit through the Republic
604. Persons under twenty-one years
605. Permit to purchase, acquire and possess: Procedure
606. Open permits: General conditions
607. Employee may possess explosives
PART VII
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, HIDING AND ABANDONING OF EXPLOSIVES
701. Theft or loss of explosives to be reported
702. Secretion and abandonment of explosives
703. Tampering with locks of magazines and storage boxes
704. Explosives not to be taken away
PART VIII
USE OF EXPLOSIVES
802. Blasting license holder to carry out blasting
803. Blasting operations at night
805. Suspension of blasting license
806. Cancellation of blasting license
807. Employer to retain blasting license
808. Blasting license not transferable
809. Blasting license to be signed
810. Replacement of blasting license
811. Fastening detonator to fuse
813. Position of primer cartridge
814. Primer cartridges not to be stored
815. Blown out explosives not to be used again
816. Opening cases of explosives
817. Wrappers not to be removed
818. Explosives not to be forced into holes
819. Explosives not to be removed from holes
821. No tamping between cartridges
823. Tamping not to be removed
825. Pumping of misfired holes containing electric detonators prohibited
826. Distance of drilling from misfired holes
827. Deepening of holes that have contained explosives forbidden
828. Distance of drilling from sockets
829. Marking of position of holes
830. Making safe misfired holes
831. Primary blasting schedules
832. Control of secondary blasting
833. Duties of blasting license holder
836. Duties of person in charge
838. Connection between two places
841. Charging of pre-charged holes
842. Pre-charged holes to be plugged
844. Inspection of pre-charged holes
845. Holes in open cast workings
846. Storage and transportation of explosives
847. Protection of blasting agents
849. Pneumatic equipment to be approved
852. Prohibition, welding machine and electric detonators
PART IX
MACHINERY
906. Precautions for belt-driven machinery
907. No loose clothing or long hair near machinery
908. Provisions of goggles, face masks or screens
909. Precautions when machinery started
910. Crossing or riding on conveyors
911. Audible warning device for lifting appliance
912. Stability of lifting appliance
913. Ballasting diagram for lifting apparatus
914. Passageway to be provided
915. Erection of lifting appliances
916. Safe loads and identification marks
917. Automatic indicator or tables
918. Provision for chain or wire rope
919. Securing of chain or rope
920. No suspension from unattended appliance
921. Efficient brakes to hold load
923. Persons not to ride except on platform
924. Safety factor for lifting appliance
925. No appliance to be loaded beyond safe load
927. Competent person only to operate lifting appliance
928. Distinct signals to be given
930. Suitability of track upon which lifting appliance moves
931. Brakes on travelling mechanism of lifting appliance
932. No person to work on lifting appliance
934. Containers to be designed to prevent spillage
936. Provisions for all lifting gear
938. Annealing of chains and lifting gear
939. Testing of chains, and examination of wire rope slings
940. Platforms, etc., becoming slippery
941. Use of impaired rope prohibited
PART X
STEAM BOILERS, STEAM CONTAINERS AND STEAM AND AIR RECEIVERS
1003. Standards of construction
1004. Requirements for boilers
1005. Safety valves for boilers
1006. Provision of stop valves
1007. Pressure gauges for boilers
1011. Pipes and fittings not to be screwed into shell
1012. Steam receiver modification
1014. Conditions before cleaning boilers
1016. Examination of hydraulic pressure
1017. Reduction of maximum working pressure
1018. Record of particulars and information on boilers
1019. Safety valves for evaporators
1020. Regulations not applicable to evaporators
1021. Particulars to be shown on air receivers
1022. Examination and testing of air receivers
1023. Mounting of air receivers
1024. Safety valves for air receivers
1025. Pressure gauges for air receivers
1028. Examination of air receivers
1029. Record of examinations and tests
1030. Fittings of thermometers and pyrometers
1031. Exemption for gas cylinders
PART XI
LIFTS
1102. Certificate of Permission
1103. Suitability of lift installation
1104. Appointment of competent person to examine installation
1106. When persons forbidden to ride
1109. Construction of conveyance
1113. Underrun and overrun clear space
1114. Not to be used during repairs
PART XII
BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION
1203. Standard of construction
1204. Scaffold, inspection and erection
1205. Frequency of inspections
1206. Skips, buckets, boatswain’s chair, etc.
1209. No overloading of scaffolds
1210. Provisions for platforms
1211. Planking, guard-rails and toe-boards on platforms
1212. Openings left in roofs or floors
1213. Working on sloping surfaces
1214. Protection for persons on roof
1216. Guard-rails for gangways, etc.
1217. Platforms, etc., to be unobstructed
1218. Competent person to be in charge of demolition
1219. Precautions to be taken during demolitions
1220. No overloading of floors, etc.
1222. When any working place becomes permanent, provisions for safety
PART XIII
ELECTRICITY
1303. Notice of introduction of electricity
1305. Plans and diagrams to be kept
1306. Main switchgear for controlling the supply of electricity
1308. Suitability of apparatus
1309. Protection of person and apparatus
1310. Inspection, examination and testing of apparatus
1311. No person to willfully damage apparatus
1317. Switchgear and electrical joints and connections
1319. Precautions and offences
1320. Competent person to be available
PART XIV
PETROL AND FUEL OIL STORAGE
1403. Vehicles to be replenished at filling stations
1404. Quantities of fuel which may be stored
1408. Conditions for taking petrol or fuel
1410. Mobile containers to be earthed
1411. Removal of contaminated material
1412. No smoking or naked lights
1413. Competent person to be in charge of storage and filling stations
PART XV
TRANSPORT AND TRAMMING BY VEHICLES
1503. Specification for vehicles
1504. Driver to ensure that vehicle has necessary safety requirements
1507. Vehicle not to be left unattended
1508. Drivers to have unobstructed view
1509. Vehicle to be of non-flammable material
1510. Scheme for inspection of vehicles
1513. Offences in connection with vehicles
1514. No riding unless accommodation
PART XVI
HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE
1607. Change house accommodation
1608. Responsibility for protective clothing
1609. Responsibility for protective equipment
1610. Permitted articles in danger areas
[Regulations by the Minister]
Act 13 of 1994,
SI 71 of 1974,
SI 74 of 1974,
SI 72 of 1979,
SI 87 of 2018.
PART I
PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL
These Regulations may be cited as the Explosives Regulations.
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“ammonium nitrate” means ammonium nitrate containing less than ten per centum inert material as a diluent;
“approval” means written approval of the Chief Inspector;
“approved” means approved in writing by the Chief Inspector;
“blasting agent” has the meaning assigned thereto in the First Schedule;
“blasting license holder” means a person who holds a valid blasting license issued in Zambia in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations;
“charged up area” has the meaning assigned thereto in regulation 833;
“competent person” means any person who, in relation to any duty or function, has had adequate training and experience so as to enable him to perform such duty or function without avoidable danger to himself or to any other person;
“danger area” has the meaning assigned thereto in regulation 208;
“danger building” has the meaning assigned thereto in regulation 214;
“dangerous goods” has the meaning assigned thereto in the Inland Waters Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations and in the Railways (Handling and Transportation of Explosives and other Dangerous Goods) Regulations;
“hang-up” means a blockage of an ore or waste pass, chute or draw-point by rock or other material;
“hole” means any hole drilled in rock for the purpose of containing explosives;
“magazine” means any building or structure licensed, authorised or sanctioned under these Regulations for the storage of explosives;
“misfired hole” means a hole in which the explosives or any portion thereof have failed to explode;
“nitro-compound explosives” has the meaning assigned thereto in the First Schedule;
“on site” means at any mine or works;
“open cast working” means any working beneath the original surface of the ground excluding underground but not including any trench, pit or any other like working;
“precharged area” means any part of a mine or works in which precharged holes are located;
“precharged hole” means a hole charged with explosives which is not to be detonated during the shift in which it is charged;
“primary blasting” means the act of detonating holes charged with explosives for the purpose of fragmenting virgin ground at any mine or works;
“public service vehicle” has the meaning assigned thereto in section 2 of the Roads and Road Traffic Act;
“rail truck load” means the maximum permitted quantity of explosives which may be transported in an approved rail truck;
“re-entry period” means the period of time specified by the manager during which no person shall enter any working place after any primary or secondary blast has been detonated therein;
“road” has the meaning assigned to that word in section 2 of the Roads and Road Traffic Act;
“road vehicle” means any vehicle capable of and designed for being used on any road;
“safe loading bay” means a duly approved bay where explosives are loaded or unloaded into or out of any rail truck approved for transporting explosives;
“secondary blasting” means any blast other than a primary blast and shall include the fragmenting of large rocks, the blasting of hang-ups, sockets or hitches and the reblasting of misfired holes and any blasting to make a place safe;
“socket” means a hole or part of a hole remaining after being charged with explosives and detonated which is not known to be a misfired hole;
“special explosives train” has the meaning assigned thereto in regulation 362;
“underground” means any working beneath the surface of the ground access to which is by means of a ramp, adit, raise, shaft, tunnel or winze, but does not include open cast workings;
“vessel” includes every description of water craft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water.
103. Duties of owner and appointment of holder
(1) Every operation involving explosives at any mine, explosives factory or works shall be under the control, supervision and direction of a holder who shall be appointed by the owner.
(2) Every owner shall at the holder’s request provide the necessary means to the holder for observing and enforcing the provisions of these Regulations and any owner who refuses or fails to do so shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) No owner shall appoint himself to be the holder except with the prior approval of the Chief Inspector.
(4) The owner shall not appoint any person to be the holder unless such person is suitably qualified or has had adequate experience acceptable to the Chief Inspector in the capacity to which he is to be appointed and such person shall be readily available to control, at all times, any operation involving explosives undertaken at any mine, explosives factory or works at which he is so appointed:
Provided that, with the prior approval of the Chief Inspector, a person may be appointed to be the holder if the operation involving explosives can be safely undertaken by another person working under such holder, who is suitably qualified or experienced but in such an event the holder shall not be relieved of his responsibilities under these Regulations.
(5) Where an owner is absent from the Republic he shall appoint some other person to be his representative during such absence and such other person shall be deemed to be the owner for the purpose of these Regulations.
(6) Any appointment made in accordance with this regulation may be cancelled at any time by the owner.
(7) A copy of every appointment and cancellation made in accordance with this regulation shall forthwith be forwarded to the Chief Inspector.
104. Holder to enforce Regulations
Every holder shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the provisions of these Regulations are observed and enforced and any holder who fails to do so is guilty of an offence:
Provided that this regulation shall not apply where the holder can prove that he took all reasonable steps for the observance and enforcement of these Regulations.
105. Appointment of person to assist holder
(1) The holder may appoint in writing one competent person to assist him in the control, supervision and direction of any operation involving explosives at the mine, explosives factory or works and such person shall have the same responsibilities under these Regulations as the holder and the letter of appointment shall specify the responsibilities of such person, but such appointment shall not be taken to relieve the holder of his personal responsibilities under these Regulations.
(2) Where, owing to absence or inability to act from illness or other cause, the holder is unable to exercise and perform the duties of his office for any period in excess of three days, the person appointed to assist him in accordance with sub-regulation (1) shall immediately assume all the responsibilities and duties of the holder who shall then be relieved of his personal responsibility under these Regulations:
Provided that, if the holder is absent from the mine, explosives factory or works, such person shall not carry out the duties of the holder for more than three months.
(3) Where no person has been appointed in accordance with sub-regulation (1), and the holder, owing to absence or inability to act from illness or other cause, is unable to exercise and perform the duties of his office for any period in excess of three days, such holder shall appoint a competent person to act as holder during the period of absence and thereupon all the responsibilities and duties of the holder shall devolve upon the person so acting as holder:
Provided that, if the holder is absent from the mine, explosives factory or works, such person shall not carry out the duties of the holder for more than three months.
106. Appointment of other persons to assist holder
(1) The holder may, in addition to any person appointed by him in accordance with sub-regulations (1) and (3) of regulation 105, appoint in writing such other competent persons as he may deem necessary to assist him in the control, supervision or direction of any operation involving explosives at the mine, explosives factory or works; any person so appointed shall have the same responsibilities for the mine, explosives factory or works under his control, supervision or direction as the holder has under these Regulations, but any such appointment shall not be taken to relieve the holder of his personal responsibilities under these Regulations.
(2) The Chief Inspector may require the appointment of more than one competent person under sub-regulation (1) if, in his opinion, it is necessary so to do.
107. Notice of appointments and cancellations
(1) A copy of every appointment made in accordance with regulation 105 or 106 shall forthwith be forwarded to the Chief Inspector.
(2) An appointment made in accordance with regulation 105 or 106 may at any time be cancelled by the holder.
(3) A copy of every cancellation made in accordance with sub-regulation (2) shall forthwith be forwarded to the Chief Inspector.
(4) Every letter of appointment referred to in regulation 103, 105 or 106 shall be countersigned by the person so appointed signifying his acceptance of the appointment, and no appointment shall be effective until so countersigned and dated.
108. Appointments of other competent persons
(1) Where the competent person appointed in terms of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 106 is of the status of superintendent such competent person may, if he has been specifically so authorised in his letter of appointment, appoint in writing, within the limits of his professional competency, one or more persons who are suitably qualified or have had adequate and suitable experience in the capacity to which they are appointed to assist him in the control, supervision and direction of any operation involving explosives in the mine, explosives factory or works under his control, supervision or direction, and every such person shall have the same responsibility under these Regulations as the competent person who appointed him but only to the extent specified in his letter of appointment; any such appointment shall not relieve the competent person making the appointment of his personal responsibilities under these Regulations.
(2) A copy of every letter of appointment made in accordance with sub-regulation (1) shall be kept at the office of the person making such appointment.
(3) Every letter of appointment made in accordance with sub-regulation (1) shall be countersigned and dated by the person so appointed signifying his acceptance of the appointment, and no appointment shall be effective until so countersigned and dated.
109. Record and reporting of breaches of Regulations
(1) The holder shall maintain a record of any disciplinary action taken under section 7 of the Act and shall forthwith forward a copy of such record to the Chief Inspector.
(2) Any breach of these Regulations which has not been dealt with under section 7 of the Act shall be reported in writing by the holder to the Chief Inspector not later than the fifteenth day of the month following the month during which the breach took place.
110. Failure to comply with Inspector’s directions
Any person who fails to comply with the directions issued by an Inspector of Explosives, Inspector of Mines or an Inspector of Machinery and any person who knowingly furnishes or causes any other person to furnish any false particular in any account, survey, statement or report called for by such an Inspector under these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence.
(1) Where any person admits to an Inspector of Explosives, Inspector of Mines or Inspector of Machinery or to an authorised official that he has contravened any of these Regulations, such person shall sign an admission of the contravention in question in the Form 17 in the Third Schedule and thereupon such admission shall be irrevocable.
(2) After obtaining admission of the contravention referred to in sub-regulation (1), the Inspector concerned may impose a fine upon such person in a sum not exceeding five hundred penalty units in respect of each of the contraventions for which such admission has been signed.
(3) After obtaining admission out of the contravention referred to in sub-regulation (1), the authorised official may impose a fine on such person in a sum not exceeding one hundred penalty units in respect of each of the contraventions for which such admission has been signed:
Provided that—
(i) the authorised official cannot impose a fine upon himself;
(ii) the authorised official imposing the fine shall forward to the Chief Inspector a true copy of the admission together with an endorsement thereon duly signed by him showing the amount of the fine so imposed;
(iii) the Chief Inspector may at any time by a written notice to any authorised official, withdraw the authority of such official to impose a fine under this sub-regulation;
(iv) the authorised official shall not have power to impose a fine where the contravention results in the death of or serious bodily injury to any person.
(4) The Inspector or authorised official shall, on receiving payment of any summary fine imposed under sub-regulation (2) or (3), as the case may be, give a receipt there for in the Form 18 in the Third Schedule.
(5) Any person who has been given time to pay any fine imposed under sub-regulation (2) or (3) may authorise the holder to deduct the amount of such fine from any wages due or which may become due to him; such authorisation shall be made on the Form 18 in the Third Schedule.
(6) The holder after deducting the amount of the fine due shall give a receipt in the Form 18 in the Third Schedule, and shall remit such amount to the Chief Inspector who shall pay such amount into the general revenues of the Republic.
(7) The payment of a fine in respect of any contravention shall operate as a bar to any further proceedings being brought in respect of or arising from such contravention against any person who has paid the fine.
(8) Any fine imposed under sub-regulation (2) or (3) shall, in the event of non-payment, be treated and recoverable, for all intents and purposes, as a civil debt.
[ Am by Act 13 of 1994.]
112. Persons observing, knowing or hearing of danger
Any person who notices, knows or learns about any danger or anything which is dangerous or is likely to be or become dangerous or cause danger of any kind to any person or anything at a mine or explosives factory or during any operation involving explosives at a works, shall either remove, remedy or repair such danger or thing immediately upon his noticing, knowing or learning about the same, and if he is unable to do so on account of lack of knowledge thereabout or for any other reason, he shall forthwith report the matter to a person in authority who shall take immediate steps to rectify the same.
No person shall—
(a) fail to observe any order given to him under these Regulations or in the interests of safety or health;
(b) ignore, damage, deface or remove any sign, notice, barricade, warning flag or other measure provided for the safety of any person:
Provided that such measures may be removed for the purposes of maintenance or repair after suitable precautions have been taken;
(c) omit to do any act which it is his duty to do in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations;
(d) omit to do any act, the omission of which endangers or is likely to endanger the safety or health of any person;
(e) commit any act which endangers or is likely to endanger the safety or health of any person.
114. Copies of Regulations to be supplied where applicable
A copy of the Act and of these Regulations shall be issued to each employee who, in the opinion of the holder, is required by virtue of his employment to have specific knowledge of them and for such issue the employee shall sign a receipt which shall be retained by the holder.
115. Precautions when using, storing, etc., explosives
(1) Every person engaged in the use, storage, manufacture, transportation or handling of explosives, and those engaged in charging or blasting operations shall take all due precautions for the prevention of an accident or incident by fire, explosion or concussion and for preventing any unauthorised person from having access to explosives, charged up areas or precharged areas.
(2) No person shall smoke or have a naked light or allow any person subordinate to him to smoke or have a naked light in any place where such smoking or light could constitute a fire hazard or danger to any explosives.
116. Closure of mine, factory or works
(1) Where any mine or explosives factory is to be closed down for an indefinite period, or permanently, the manager or holder shall give at least one month’s written notice of such intention to close down to the Chief Inspector.
(2) All explosives shall be removed from any mine or explosives factory which has closed down and shall be disposed of in such manner and within such time as may be approved by the Chief Inspector.
(3) Where any works closes down for an indefinite period, or permanently, the holder shall cause all explosives to be removed from such works and shall within fourteen days give a written notice of such removal to the Chief Inspector.
The electrical wiring in any licensed magazine, danger building, mixing house and any building used for the storage of ammonium nitrate or blasting agents shall conform to the requirements of Central African Standard Number CC1 of 1996.
118. Lightning protection system
(1) Every licensed magazine, danger building, mixing house and any building used for the storage of blasting agents shall be provided with a lightning protection system in accordance with Central African Standard Number CC2 of 1967.
(2) Such system shall be thoroughly examined and tested at least once a year not earlier than the 1st July not later than the 30th September. The results and dates of such examinations and tests shall be recorded in the magazine register by the competent person carrying out such examinations and tests.
119. Thunderstorms and loading operations
(1) On the approach of a thunderstorm within the vicinity of any loading operation involving explosives, into or out of any vessel, road vehicle, rail truck, aircraft, conveyance, magazine or safe loading bay, it shall be the responsibility of the blasting license holder in charge of such operation, or where a more senior official is in charge, such official shall decide whether or not such thunderstorm constitutes a danger to such operation, but all of the abovementioned operations shall cease when the interval of time between the lightning-flash and the thunder-clap becomes less than ten seconds.
(2) If in the event of either of the above mentioned persons deciding that such thunderstorm constitutes a danger to such operation, such operation shall immediately cease and all persons shall be withdrawn to a safe place:
Provided that before any withdrawal takes place, such person shall ensure that any explosives are adequately protected against any possibility of being affected by water.
120. Thunderstorms and blasting operations
On the approach of or during a thunderstorm, the blasting license holder in charge of any charging or blasting operation on the surface shall suspend such operation and no person shall remain or be caused or be permitted to remain within any area where he may be injured by the accidental detonation of explosives.
121. Precautions when using electric detonators underground
The manager or holder of any mine or works shall ensure that adequate precautions are taken, as far as is reasonably practicable, to prevent, where electric detonators are used underground, the accidental detonation of any explosives.
122. Radio transmitters and carrying of electric detonators
(1) Where any vessel, road vehicle or rail truck is transporting electric detonators, such detonators shall only be carried in unopened boxes of origin in an explosives compartment constructed of steel or sheet metal lined internally with wood and, where such compartment is not constructed of steel or sheet metal, in an approved metal container.
(2) Where any vessel, road vehicle or train carrying electric detonators is equipped with a radio transmitter, no transmission shall take place from such transmitter when such detonators are being loaded into or unloaded from the compartment or container required to be provided by sub-regulation (1).
123. Conveyance of electric detonators
When electric detonators are being conveyed through any shaft, the use of any radio transmitter in such shaft shall be prohibited.
124. Radio transmission when electric detonators are being charged and blasted
The manager shall ensure, where any charging or blasting operation is being carried out involving the use of electric detonators, that radio transmitters shall only be operated outside those distances shown in the Fourth Schedule when such detonators are in the charging or blasting area.
125. Safety distances for magazines and boxes when storing electric detonators
Any magazine or box in which electric detonators are stored shall only be located outside of those distances set out in the Fourth Schedule.
Every person at any mine or explosives factory and every person engaged in operations involving explosives at a works shall behave in an orderly manner.
127. Prohibition against radio transmitters underground
Radio transmitters shall not be used underground at any mine or works except with the prior approval of the Chief Inspector.
If any person at an explosives factory or that part of a works where explosives are being used complains to the person in charge of his working place or any other official that such working place is dangerous, such person in charge or other official shall take immediate steps consistent with safety to confirm such danger, and then if it is so confirmed, take immediate steps to rectify such danger or prevent access to such working place.
(1) No person who has been pronounced medically unfit or who, in the opinion of any official or other responsible person, is in any other condition which may render or be likely to render him incapable of ensuring the safety and welfare of himself or any other person shall be or be allowed to be in or about any part of a works where operations involving explosives are being carried out.
(2) No person shall take, consume or have in his possession any intoxicating liquor while he is in or on that part of any works where operations involving explosives are being carried on unless he has received the prior permission of the manager or holder:
Provided that where any intoxicating liquor is in transit and is not removed from the vehicle in which it is being transported this sub-regulation shall not apply.
130. Reporting of accidents at works
(1) The holder at any works shall ensure that, on the form prescribed in sub-regulation (5), he shall give notice of any accident caused by or on account of the presence of explosives specified in sub-regulation (2) and that an inspector shall be immediately informed, by the quickest means available, of any such accident.
(2) The accidents of which notice is required to be given are those—
(a) involving the death of any person;
(b) in which the injuries sustained by any person are so serious that it is possible that they may prove fatal.
(3) In the case of death, the holder shall ensure that the police are notified immediately by the quickest means possible.
(4) The holder shall ensure that, on the form prescribed in sub-regulation (5), notice is given to the Chief Inspector of any accident caused by or on account of the presence of explosives in which any person injured thereby is incapacitated from performing his usual work for more than three days, excluding the day of the accident but including weekends or public holidays.
(5) The notice required to be given by sub-regulation (2) or (4) shall be in the Form 19 as set out in the Third Schedule; the completed form shall be despatched so as to arrive at the office of the Chief Inspector not later than twenty-one days from the date of the accident.
131. Injury resulting in death
(1) In addition to the requirements of sub-regulation (3) of regulation 130, where any injury results in the death of any person after notice has been given in accordance with regulation 130, or when any injury of which no notice was given results in the death of the injured person, the holder shall cause notice thereof to be given to the Chief Inspector.
(2) Where any injury results in the death of any person within twenty-four hours of the occurrence of the accident causing the injury, the place where the accident occurred shall not be disturbed or altered before the arrival of, or without the consent of, an Inspector of Explosives unless such interference is unavoidable to prevent further accidents, to remove dead bodies or to rescue persons from danger:
Provided that this regulation shall not apply to any place where any delay would seriously affect the safe working of the works, or if the inspector fails to visit the place within three days of such inspector being informed of the occurrence of such death.
132. Accidental ignition of explosives at works
Whether or not personal injury is caused by the accidental ignition or detonation of explosives or any accident involving explosives the holder at any works shall ensure that such accident is reported to the Chief Inspector within twenty-four hours of its occurrence and that such report, if not made in writing, is forthwith confirmed in writing.
133. Free replacement license, authorisation or sanction
Notwithstanding the provisions of these Regulations an Inspector of Explosives may, if he deems fit, issue free of charge any license, authorisation or sanction to replace a license, authorisation or sanction which has been lost, destroyed or damaged. Free replacement license, authorisation or sanction
134. Minister’s power to exempt
The Minister may, from time to time, exempt from the operation of these Regulations or from any provisions thereof any mine, explosives factory or works or part thereof for such period and under such conditions as he may think fit.
135. Chief Inspector’s power to exempt
Whenever the circumstances at any mine, explosives factory or works are such as to render any provisions of these Regulations inapplicable or unduly onerous to such mine, explosives factory or works, or whenever it is necessary for the purpose of carrying out experiments or tests as to the expediency of any regulation or proposed regulation, the Chief Inspector may grant written exemption from such provisions under such conditions as he may determine.
(1) The Explosives Regulations, Chapter 102 of the Revised Edition, are hereby revoked.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), any exemption, rule, notice, instruction, prohibition, authority, permission, certificate or document made, issued, given or granted and any other action taken, under any provision of any regulation revoked by sub-regulation (1), shall be deemed to have been made, issued, given, granted or taken under these Regulations unless specifically cancelled in writing by the Chief Inspector.
Except where otherwise provided in the Act or in these Regulations, any person who contravenes, aids or abets the contravention of any of these Regulations or fails to comply with any order given or direction made under the Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding four thousand penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both.
[ Am by Act 13 of 1994.]
PART II
MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES
201. Prohibition of manufacture
(1) No explosives shall be manufactured except in accordance with the regulations contained in this Part.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that—
(a) Appendix 1 hereto comprises regulations applicable to the manufacture of all classes of explosives for sale commercially;
(b) notwithstanding the provisions of Appendix 1, Appendix 2 hereto comprises regulations applicable to the manufacture of blasting agents for sale commercially;
(c) Appendix 3 hereto comprises regulations applicable to the manufacture of blasting agents on site;
(d) Appendix 4 hereto comprises regulations applicable to the storage of ammonium nitrate;
(e) Appendix 5 hereto comprises regulations applicable to the manufacture of all explosives.
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