§ 33.13. Transportation.

 (a)  All dynamite, black powder, blasting caps, electric blasting caps or detonators, electric squibs, or other explosives shall be transported into a pit or quarry in a box, cage, wagon, car, skip or truck provided for that purpose. Rubbish or man boxes may be used in deep pit quarries.

 (b)  No person shall be allowed to ride on any box, cage, skip or car that is carrying explosives, and only the driver or chauffeur may ride on other vehicles.

 (c)  Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit a person from walking into a pit or quarry carrying the daily supply of explosives or any part of such supply if the amount carried at any one time by the person does not exceed 50 pounds of dynamite and 50 electric blasting caps or detonators or 100 blasting caps. The amount of black powder carried at any one time by any one person into a pit or quarry shall not exceed 25 pounds or one keg.

 (d)  Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit blasters or shooters from taking dynamite or black powder direct from the main storage magazine to the working face to load holes.

 (e)  No person is permitted to carry the daily supply of explosives or any part of the supply into a pit or quarry if the explosives are either carried on any planes having a grade of more than 30° or on any ladders.

 (f)  No person using black powder in a pit or quarry may put it into open containers or transport it in any manner except in the original container unless the transportation is effected in a closed container.

 (g)  Persons carrying boxes of dynamite shall be provided with slings designed for the purpose.

 (h)  Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prohibit the preparation of a primer at the Class B magazine provided for in §  33.14 (relating to daily supply), nor the carrying of a charge from the boxes to the working face without a special container.



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