# Quarries (Explosives) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006, Regulation 5: Supervision of shotfiring and trainee shotfirers and records of appointment

Extent: N.I.

(1) The operator shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that—
(a) a trainee shotfirer at the quarry does not fire shots and is not required to fire shots, except when he is under the close personal supervision of a shotfirer, until the operator is satisfied that he has completed a suitable period of training and has appropriate practical experience; and
(b) all shotfiring operations are carried out under the close personal supervision of the shotfirer.
(2) The operator shall ensure that a record of the appointment at the quarry of any shotfirer or trainee shotfirer is kept at a suitable place until three years after that shotfirer’s employment or trainee shotfirer’s employment at the quarry ends.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2006/204/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/quarries-explosives-regulations-northern-ireland-2006/regulation-5
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