PART IIIStorage, issue and conveyance of explosive and detonators

Conveyance and care of detonators

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1

Any shot firer to whom a detonator case has been issued shall—

a

retain the key of the case in his own possession throughout the period during which he is on duty;

b

ensure that, apart from any check sheet for recording shots fired by him, nothing except detonators is in it;

c

ensure that at any time at which it is not on his person it is in a safe place and, unless he remains in the immediate vicinity, in a securely locked box; and

d

if at the end of his period of duty it contains any detonator, return it to the appropriate place on the surface appointed for the storage or deposit of explosives.

2

No shot firer shall remove a detonator from a detonator case unless it is required immediately for charging a shot hole.