# The Coal and Other Safety-Lamp Mines (Explosives) Regulations 1993, Regulation 7: Manager’s duties in respect of the storage, handling, use, issue and return of explosives and detonators


(1) The manager shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that explosives and detonators are stored, handled and used safely and securely.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (6), the manager shall ensure that no explosives or detonators are stored at, issued from or returned to any place other than an explosives store.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the manager may designate such number of places as may be necessary for the temporary storage underground of explosives brought from an explosives store pending their use in connection with shotfiring operations.
(4) The manager shall not designate any place in pursuance of paragraph (3) unless–
(a) it is suitable for the purpose referred to therein; and
(b) it is capable of being made secure.
(5) The manager shall ensure that any place designated by him in pursuance of paragraph (3) is, when not made secure, supervised by an attendant.
(6) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the manager may designate such number of places above ground as may be necessary (no such place being an explosives store) for the temporary and secure storage of unused explosives and detonators pending their return to an explosives store following shotfiring operations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/208/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coal-and-other-safety-lamp-mines-explosives-regulations-1993/regulation-7
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