[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 30, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 30CFR56.6605]



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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES

 

  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

 

PART 56_SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS_SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES

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                          Subpart E_Explosives

 

Sec.  56.6605  Isolation of blasting circuits.



    Lead wires and blasting lines shall be isolated and insulated from 

power conductors, pipelines, and railroad tracks, and shall be protected 

from sources of stray or static electricity. Blasting circuits shall be 

protected from any contact between firing lines and overhead powerlines 

which could result from the force of a blast.



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