# The Quarries Regulations 1999, Regulation 26: Supervision of shotfiring operations and trainee shotfirers and records of appointment

Extent: E+W+S

(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 or, as the case may be, trainee shotfirer’s employment at the quarry ends.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2024/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/quarries-regulations-1999/regulation-26
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