Blasting is the controlled use

of explosives and other methods such

as gas pressure blasting pyrotechnics, to
break rock for excavation. It is practiced
most often in mining, quarrying and civil
engineering such as dam or road
construction
DEMOLITION GROUND PREPARATION
 (1)Only the quantity
of dynamite required
for immediate use in
blasting of a part of a
building or other
structure shall be
removed from the
magazine.
 (2) No holes shall be
drilled: (a) within 3.3
m. (10 ft.) of a hole
containing explosives
or blasting agents;
(b) within 6.6 m. (20
ft.) of a hole being
loaded with
explosives or
blasting agents.
 (3) Every firing
circuit in connection
with blasting
operations shall be
broken in a suitable
manner at a safe
distance from the
blasting area.
 (4) When a charge is
fired, steps shall be
taken to see that
persons employed
are in a position free
from the explosives
or from flying
objects.
 (5)The applicable
provisions of Rule
1140 shall also apply
to the use, handling,
and storage of
explosives in
construction industry.