Regulation 20 Restrictions on the drilling and charging of shotholes

(1)

Any person who drills a shothole shall ensure that it is not placed or drilled into any charge or socket remaining from a previous shot.

(2)

A person shall not charge a shothole unless it is safe to do so.

(3)

A person shall not charge a shothole as part of a delay round unless–

(a)

he inserts the primed cartridge first with the detonator at the back of the shothole; and

(b)

he has allowed for suitable delay periods between the shots having regard to the circumstances of the particular case.

(4)

A person shall not charge a shothole or different shotholes in a round with primed cartridges which contain explosives or detonators of a different type from those used in the remainder of the charge or round concerned.

(5)

A person responsible for charging a shothole shall ensure that–

(a)

where necessary, the back of the shothole is plugged with stemming material;

(b)

the shothole is stemmed with a sufficient amount of suitable stemming material; and

(c)

any tool inserted into a charged shothole is made of wood or of an anti-static material.