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What is prohibited while handling explosives or preparing charges?
What is prohibited while handling explosives or preparing charges?
- Using a battery-powered watch
- Smoking or using a mobile phone (correct)
- Wearing synthetic clothes and socks
- Using an enclosed light or electric torch
Where is it prohibited to take a mobile phone or light other than an electric torch?
Where is it prohibited to take a mobile phone or light other than an electric torch?
- Parking lot
- Break room
- Mine site
- Explosive magazine or store (correct)
What is the responsibility of the owner, agent or manager regarding explosives?
What is the responsibility of the owner, agent or manager regarding explosives?
- To take adequate steps to prevent pilferage (correct)
- To store explosives in dwelling houses
- To allow mobile phones in the explosive magazine
- To provide smoking areas
What should be done with found explosives in or about a mine?
What should be done with found explosives in or about a mine?
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What type of foot-wears should shot-firers and their helpers use?
What type of foot-wears should shot-firers and their helpers use?
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What is prohibited in a dwelling house?
What is prohibited in a dwelling house?
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Why are shot-firers and their helpers prohibited from using battery-operated watches?
Why are shot-firers and their helpers prohibited from using battery-operated watches?
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Study Notes
Precautions when Handling Explosives
- No smoking, mobile phone use, or open flames are allowed when handling explosives or preparing charges.
- Only enclosed lights, electric torches, or lamps are permitted in these situations.
Explosive Storage and Security
- Mobile phones and open flames are prohibited in explosive magazines, stores, or premises.
- The owner, agent, or manager must take measures to prevent explosives theft during storage, transport, and use in the mine.
Possession and Reporting of Explosives
- Explosives can only be possessed as permitted by regulations and never in a dwelling house.
- Any discovered explosives in or around a mine must be deposited in the magazine, store, or premises, and reported in writing to the manager.
Shot-Firers' Safety Precautions
- Shot-firers and their helpers must avoid:
- Battery-operated watches and mobile phones
- Synthetic clothes and socks
- They must use:
- Conductive type footwear
- Leather shoes or boots with leather soles (no hobnails)
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