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Codes of Practice while operating the Bulk Mixing Delivery (BMD) for use
of Site Mix Emulsion (SMS):
A. Safe practices at the mine site for loading pre-mix:

1. Select and wear personal protective equipment appropriate for work activities.
2. Inspect the work area, establish barricades, and signpost loading area.
3. Identify, address and report potential risks and hazards.
4. Segregate incompatible goods prior to loading BMD according to legislation and
Codes of Practice.
5. Inspect mobile processing unit (BMD) for loading of explosive materials.
6. Ensure attachments comply with standards and licensing requirements.
7. Placard mobile processing unit (BMD) and attachments to show the goods carried.
Hazchem identity and emergency information according to legislation and Code of
Practice.
8. Check the safety equipment is fitted and ready for use according to legislation
and Codes of Practice.
9. Calculate batch quantities for ingredients to manufacture explosive to
specification, and check availability of ingredients.
10.Apply parking brake throughout materials loading operation.
11.Load materials in a safe manner to prevent spillage or injury to personnel and
observe emergency procedures.
12.Record the details of all materials loaded according to site procedures and
legislative requirements.

B. Safe practices for Transportation to site:

1. Carry out vehicle pre-start checks
2. Confirm and adhere to pre-planned route.
3. Operate vehicle to according to road conditions and in compliance with
established mine safety rules and speed limit.
4. Follow emergency procedures for accidents that result in a dangerous situation.
5. General precautions and rules regarding handling and transportation of explosives
shall be observed.

C. Safe practices during charging of boreholes at the Mine Site:

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1. Select most appropriate borehole discharge point and lay hosepipe over blast
hole.
2. Confirm the identity of blast hole and explosive loading requirements with
relevant personnel as per the blast design. Only necessary minimum persons shall
be allowed.
3. The area surrounding the BMD, not less than 10m in all direction shall be kept free
of rubbish or any combustible material.
4. Before mixing and delivery from BMD to any borehole, the vehicle shall be
properly earthed with chain link.
5. Ensue that, hose with anti-static properties only should be used.
6. Regulate the discharge of explosive to the blast hole to achieve specified weight
or stemming height as per the blast design.
7. Complete loading hole and prepare vehicle for next blast hole by ensuring area is
clear and safe to move vehicle.
8. No smoking and no open flame should be allowed with 60m of BMD.
9. Due care shall be taken to ensure that the pre-mix is pumped into properly drilled
holes and there is no spillage.
10.Charging of the explosives shall be done in such a manner that to ensure
continuity of the explosive column in each borehole. For deck charging also
continuity is to be ensured.
11.Area of loaded holes shall be conspicuously marked by visible bright red flags
during day light hours and by fluorescent signs during night hours and
unauthorized entry shall be cordoned off effectively.
12.All operation of charging and firing shall be done in daylight hours only.
13.Explosives should not be allowed to sleep over in the borehole, unless required
permission obtained from the DGMS.
14.Complete records required by site and legislation.
15.In case of misfires, precautions as laid down in various coal / metal mines
regulations shall be strictly followed.
16.The entire operation of loading, transportation and charging of explosives to the
site shall be placed under a competent and capable mining engineer.

D. Safe practices after completion of charging;

1. After completion of charging operation, the BMD system including hoses should be
emptied of explosives by evacuating compressed air flushing with water. At the

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end of the operation for the day, the BMD including hoses shall be completely
cleaned and the vehicle shall be parked inside the erection yard.
2. All spillage of explosives, shall be collected and destroyed at a safe place and the
effluents are discharged after proper treatment.

Specific Safety Requirements for all Blasting Operations:

1. The employer shall designate one employee to be qualified as a blaster to be in
charge of blasting at each location where blasting operations are being performed.
2. No explosives or blasting agents shall be abandoned.
3. Smoking, firearms, matches, open flame lamps and other fire, flame , heat or sparkproducing devices are prohibited in or near explosives magazines or while explosives
are being handled, transported or used.
4. When blasting is done, persons and machineries shall be removed from the area
beyond danger zone or the blast shall be covered, before firing, with a mat or mats
so constructed as to control the throw of fragments.
5. The blaster shall be responsible for using every reasonable precaution such as visual
and audible warning signals, flags, and barricades, to ensure employee safety.
6. Blasting operations in the proximity of overhead power lines, communication lines,
utility services, or other services and structures shall not be carried on until the
operators or owners have been notified and measures have been taken to ensure the
safety of the same.
7. Due precautions shall be taken to prevent accidental discharge of electric blasting
caps by current induced by radar, radio transmitters, lightning, adjacent power lines,
dust storms, or other sources of extraneous electricity. These precautions shall
include.
a. The suspension of all blasting operations and removal of employees from the
blasting area during the approach and progress of an electrical storm.
b. The posting of signs warning against the use of mobile radio transmitters on all
roads within one thousand feet of the blasting operations.
8. Empty boxes, paper and fiber packing materials which have previously contained
high explosives shall not be used again for any purpose, but shall be destroyed by
burning at a location approved by the blaster, and no person shall be permitted near
the site after the burning has started.
9. Containers of explosive materials shall not be opened within fifty feet of any
magazine. In opening cases, non-sparking tools shall be used, except that metal
slitters may be used for opening fiberboard boxes.
10.Containers of explosive materials that are obviously deteriorated or damaged shall
not be used and shall be destroyed by or under the direction of the blaster.
11.Flagmen posted on highways to stop traffic during blasting operations shall be
stationed far enough away (outside danger zone) from the blasting for their own
safety.

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12.Transportation of explosives Vehicles used to transport explosives on the job site
shall have a non-sparking floor and side members and shall contain a suitable fire
extinguisher. Explosives and blasting caps shall not be transported in the same
vehicle.
13.Loading of explosives or blasting agents No holes shall be loaded except those to
be fired in the next round of blasting.
14.Drilling shall not be started until all remaining butts of old holes are examined for
unexploded charges, and if any found, they shall be disposed of before work
proceeds.
15.No person shall be allowed to deepen drill holes which have contained explosives or
blasting agents.
16.No loaded holes shall be left unattended or unprotected.
17.The explosives using in wet holes or holes that may become wet shall be waterresistant.
18.Initiation of explosives charges Primers for use in blasting shall be made up only as
required for each round of blasting.
19.No blasting cap shall be inserted in the explosive materials without first making a
hole in the cartridge for the cap with a non-sparking punch.
20.If there are any misfires, it should be handled as per DCMS stipulation
21.For electric cap blasting, bus wires, connection wires and lead wires shall be insulated
single solid wires of sufficient current-carrying capacity.
22.Blasters, when testing circuits to charged holes, shall use only blasting
galvanometers powered with a silver chloride cell especially designed for the
purpose.
23.Only the blaster making the final check on the wire connections shall fire the shot.
24.In any single blast using electric blasting caps. All caps shall be of the same style or
function, and of the same manufacturer.
25.Electric blasting shall be carried out by using blasting circuits or power circuits in
accordance with the electric blasting cap manufacturers recommendations.
26.When firing a circuit of electric blasting caps, every reasonable precaution shall be
exercised to ensure that an adequate quantity of delivered current is available in
accordance with the manufacturers recommendations.

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Specification of BMD vehicle

The Bulk Delivery Vehicle normally called the BMD vehicle is specially designed for carrying
non-explosive matrix along with other ingredients like Ammonium Nitrate, gassing agent
etc. in separate containers mounted on a vehicle chassis to the blasting site. The vehicle
also has a water tank, control panel, hydraulic oil tank, radiator, hose reel with pump,
hydraulic pump, product pump, air receiver, gassing agent pump, water pump and a drivers
cabin mounted on the chassis. The mounting of various containers on the chassis is done in
such a way that the vehicle is stable during movement both in empty and laden condition.

BMD vehicle shall meet the following requirements:

1. The vehicle must be in good mechanical condition and all the tanks and other
equipments mounted there on shall be properly secured to the vehicle to avoid any
damage during movement of the vehicle.
2. The vehicle must be strong enough to carry a load without difficulty and be
constructed of non-combustible materials, compatible to the ingredients and / or
premix, to be contained or transported.
3. There shall be separate compartment for each ingredient or premix, each provided
with separate means of filling and discharge so as to eliminate possibility of
accidental mixing of ingredients during transit of otherwise. The compartment
containing liquid shall be provided with shut-off valve.
4. No parts of the equipments and fittings shall be projected outside the vehicle.
5. The vehicle shall be provided with means and mechanisms for controlling and
monitoring various essential parameters like temperature, flow, density and the
control panel displaying the status of above parameters and control switches shall be
located in a conspicuous position visible and accessible to the operator.
6. The cabin of the vehicle shall be provided with non-splinter type glass.
7. The vehicle shall be provided with essential tools secured in a box.
8. All moving parts of the mixing system must be designed to prevent heat build-up.
9. Shafts or axles which contact the product must have outboard bearings with a
minimum of one- inch clearance between the bearings and the outside of the product
container. Special attention must be given to the clearances on all moving parts.
10.When electrical power is supplied by a self-contained motor-generator located on the
vehicle, the generator shall be separated from the discharge point of the explosives.
The generator or the battery shall be provided with a cut-off switch in a readily
accessible position.
11.Wiring shall be so fixed and protected so as to minimize accidental damage or undue
wear.

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12.The BMD vehicle body and equipment shall be electrically continuous with the vehicle
chassis. The frame of the mixer and all other equipments that may be used shall be
electrically bonded. Bonding points and bonding cables for effective grounding shall
be provided.
13.During mixing or loading, a positive grounding device and a semi-conductive hose
shall be used to prevent accumulation of static electricity. The supervisor shall
evaluate all systems to ensure that they will adequately dissipate static electricity
under potential field conditions.
14.The flexible hoses used to deliver explosives directly in the boreholes shall be
electrically and mechanically continuous.
15.The exhaust of the vehicle shall be fitted with spark arrestor approved by the Chief
Controller.
16.At least two multipurpose fire extinguishers of suitable size and capable of fighting
electrical and petroleum fires shall be provided on each vehicle in an easily
accessible position.
17.The BMD vehicle shall be marked with the words BMD vehicle attached to the SMS
support license number...
18.The name and address of the license along with the phone number shall also be
marked on a conspicuous place legibly for contact in event of emergency.
19.Fuel cut-off system located in the drivers cabin shall be provided.
20.The ratio of the height of center of gravity of the vehicle in laden condition to the
distances between centers of outer rear tires shall not exceed 0.9.

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Safety Provisions for the Bulk Mixing Delivery (BMD) Vehicles

1. No welding or cutting shall be performed on a bulk mixing delivery vehicle until the
vehicle has been washed down and all explosive material, ingredients, oxidizer have
been removed. Before welding or cutting on a hollow shaft, the shaft shall be
thoroughly cleaned inside and outside and vented with sufficient ventilation.
2. Plastic tubes shall not be used as hole liners if the hole contains an electric detonator.
3. All spills or leaks shall be cleaned up immediately.
4. No welding or open flames shall be used in or around any part of the delivery
equipment unless it has been completely washed down and all oxidizer materials
removed.
5. Before welding or repairs to hollow loading shafts, the shaft shall be thoroughly
cleaned inside and outside and vented.
6. The entire loading and mixing equipment shall be cleaned to prevent hazardous
accumulations of ingredients and before open flame work is performed on the unit.
7. Mixing of blasting agents shall not be performed during transit.
8. The location chosen for water gel or ingredient transfer from a support vehicle into
the borehole loading vehicle shall be away from the blast hole site when the bore
holes are loaded or in the process of being loaded.
9. No person shall smoke, carry matches or any flame-producing device, or carry any
fire arms when in or about bulk vehicles effecting the mixing transfer or down-thehole loading of blasting agents as or near the blast site.
10.BMD vehicle shall only be driven by a capable and competent driver familiar with
regulations applicable to explosive materials, and the requirements of these rules.
11.The BMD vehicle operator shall be trained in the safe operation of the vehicle, as well
as with its mixing, conveying, and related equipments. The operator shall be familiar
with the general procedure for handling emergency situations.
12.Caution shall be exercised in moving the vehicle in the blasting area to avoid driving
the vehicle clear or dragging hoses over firing lines, cap wires, or explosive materials.
The driver shall obtain the assistance of a second person to guide the drivers
movements when moving the vehicle in the charging area.
13.Material shall not be mixed while vehicle is in motion.
14.Pneumatic loading from bulk mixing delivery vehicles into blast holes primed with
electric blasting caps or other systems sensitive to static-electricity shall be provided
with semi conductive discharge hose and suitable earthing device to prevent the
accumulation of static charges.
15.When electric power is applied by a self-contained motor-generator located on the
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The generator or the battery shall be provided with a cut-off switch in a readily
accessible position.
16.Wiring shall be so fixed and protected so as to minimize accidental damage or undue
wear.
17.The BMD vehicle body and equipment shall be electrically continuous with the vehicle
chassis. The frame of the mixer and all other equipment that may be used shall be
electrically bonded. Bonding points and bonding cables for effective grounding shall
be provided.