61.—(1) No person shall handle explosives at a blasting site unless he is —
(a)
a person engaged in the carriage of explosives to or from the blasting site;
(b)
a shotfirer or trainee shotfirer;
(c)
a person authorised by the operator at the blasting site to handle explosives at the blasting site; or
(d)
a person appointed by the operator at the blasting site to be in charge of the explosives store.
(2) No person shall —
(a)
bring any article or substance (other than any explosives) which is likely to cause an unintended explosion or fire; or
(b)
except for the purpose of lighting an igniter cord or safety fuse, take any naked flame,
within 10 metres of any explosives in a blasting site.
(3) No person shall forcibly remove any detonator lead, safety fuse or other system for initiating shots from a shothole in a blasting site after the shothole has been charged and primed.
(4) No person shall charge or fire a shot —
(a)
unless there is sufficient visibility to ensure that —
(i)
all work preparatory to shotfiring;
(ii)
the shotfiring operation; and
(iii)
any site inspection after the shot is fired,
can be carried out safely;
(b)
in a shothole which has previously been fired, unless he is dealing with a misfire; or
(c)
in any tunnel or excavation (other than a shothole) in the face or side of a quarry for the purpose of extracting minerals or products of minerals.
(5) No person shall fire a shot —
(a)
unless he is a shotfirer or trainee shotfirer; and
(b)
except by means of a suitable exploder or safety fuse.
(6) No person shall cap a safety fuse with a detonator unless —
(a)
he is using equipment designed for that purpose; and
(b)
he is in a suitably sheltered place designated by an operator for that purpose.