Quarry Regulations (Chapter 61:03)

2. Prevention of dangerous falls.

3. Quarry worked in or without steps or galleries.

4. Space between outside rails of tramways and edges of galleries.

5. Top of quarry and shaft to be fenced. BLASTING

6. Storing of explosives , fuse or detonator.

7. Tool to be used for charging or stemming a hole.

8. Hole to be charged or fired by authorised person.

9. Warnings to be given before blasting.

10. Length of fuse. II. Number of explosions and "all safe" signal.

12. Provision of shelters.

13. Charge that has missed fire.

14. Regulations tor blasting to be displayed. ACCESS TO THE QUARRY

15. Secu re means of access. MACHINERY AND PLANT

16. Making of further regulations.

17. External inspection of appliances by competent persons.

18. Cleaning of machinery.

19. Repair. DUTIES OF OFFICIALS AND WORKMEN

20. Implementation of regulations.

21 . Inspection of working place or appliances.

22. Workman to examine his working place .

23. Warning to be given. / .4 RP.811l:1tinns tn hp. {lnstp.d at Qmlrry LR .O. 112006 UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www. legalaffairs.gov.tt 62 Chap. 61:03 Minerals [Subaldlar y ] G..28.IO.15. QUARRY REGULATIONS m.3.30 142/19461 . made under section 25 Citation. 1. These Regulation s may be cited as the Quarry Regulations. SAFETY os TIlE QUARRY Prevention of 2. (I ) T he working of the sides , top s, or overb urden of the dangerous falls. quarry shall be carried on so as to prevent dangerous falls. (2) The overburden or tops of the quarry, and all loose grou nd or material, shall be cleared far eno ugh back from the edge of the quarry to prevent danger to the person s employed. Quarry worked 3. When the quarry is worked in steps or galleries, these shall in or without steps or be of sufficient breadth in comparison with their height to ensure galleries. safety. When the quarry is worked without steps or galleries, sufficient support to the sides shall be left to ensure safety to those employed. Space between 4. There shall be a clear space between the outside rails of outside rails of tramways and tramway s and the edges of gall eries, sufficient to prevent both the edges of galleries. falling of stones from th e wagon s and the falling of the men themselves to galleries below. Where such a space is impracticable the edges shall be sec urely fenced. Top of quarr y 5. The top of the quarry, if dangerous, and the top of every and shaft to be fenced. shaft shall be securely fenced . BLASTING Storing of 6. (I) No explosive and no fuse or detonator shall be stored explosives, fuse or deto nator. otherwise than in a magazin e constructed and situated in accordance with the requirements and subject to the approval of the Senior Inspector of Factories. (2) Explosives, fuses and detonators req uired for blasting shall be conveyed from the magazine to the quarry at the time required and shall be kept till used in secure cases or canisters so made and closed as to prevent any escape of the explosives and any danger from sparks. Detonators shall be kept in separate and secure boxes . UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS HI" TRiNiDAD AND TUBAl;U MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Mineral s Chap. 61:03 63 Quarry Regulations [SubsIdiary] (3) Explosives, fuses and detonators not used in any blasting operation shall be returned immediately after any such operation to the magazine.

7. No iron or steel tool shall be used for charging or stemming Tool to be used for charging or a hole when dynamite is the explosive employed, and wooden stemming a rammers only shall be used. When powder is the explosive, copper hole. or wooden rammers shall be used. No straw fuses shall be used. After firing a charge of any explosive, no further charge shall be introduced into the hole nor into any rent made until after the lap se of half an hour.

8. No hole shall be charged or fired by any person unless Hole to be charged or fired duly authorised by the owner, agent or manager. by authorised ppr"nn

9. Due warning shall be given by an efficient system of signals Warnings to be given before before blasting may be commenced and when it is finished. In quarries blasting. where blasting occurs daily, it shall as far as possible take place only at fixed stated intervals. Where danger from blasting may arise to the public, efficient means shall be taken to give them due warning.

10. The length of the fuse used shall in every case be sufficient Le ngth of fuse . to allow the firer to escape to a place of safety, and shall be so regulated that the charges shall explode at distinct intervals so that they may be easily counted.

11. The number of explosions shall be carefull y counted and note Numb~r of taken thereo f , an d when the f ull number 0 f exnlosi explosions have been heard exp lo sio n s a nd "a ll safe" signal. the signal for "all safe" shall be given by hom, bell or whistle.

12. A sufficient number of proper shelters shall be provided Piu visiun uf shelters. (which must be used by the persons employed) except where all leave the quarry during blasting.

13. If a shot has apparent!y missed fire, no person shall be allowed Charge that has missed fire . to go near it until after a lapse of half an hour from the time the fuse was ignited. The person or persons whose shot has apparent!y mi ssed fire shall immediate!y give waming of the same. A shot shall under no LR .O. 112006 UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS OF TJUNlDAD AND TOBAGO MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www. legalaffairs.gov.tt 64 Chap. 61:03 Minerals [S ub sldlury] Quarry Reguluuons consideration be unrammed, bored or picked out and no hole shall be bo red w ith in twelve inc hes of the nne that hns m issed fire . After the time specified has elapsed, another hole shall be bored for the purpose of dislodging or exploding the charge that has missed fire, and such hole shall be bored in such a direction that it will not touch at any point the hole containing the charge that has missed fire. After the shot has been fired a careful search shall be made amongst the material dislodged to recover the charge that has missed fire. Re gulations for 14. The owner, agent or manager shall frame regulations as to blasting to be displayed. intervals and signals for blasting , copies of which shall be kept constantly affixed in the quarry office , and in a sufficient number of places in and adjacent to the q uarry. ACCESS TO THE QUARRY Se cure mea ns of 15. Se cure means of access shall be provided by whi ch acce ss. workmen go to and from their working places . M ACHINERY AND PLANT Making of 16. Where machinery is used for raising and lowering persons, fur ther regulations. further regulations shall be made to suit the special circumstances of the case , copies of which shall be kept posted at the quarry. External 17. A competent person appointed for the purpose shall daily inspection of appliances by inspect the external parts of the plant, machinery and appliances, and competent persons. shall forthwith make or cause to be made a true report, signed by himself, of the condition thereof, in a book to be kept at the quarry. Clea ning of 18. Machi nery shall not be clean ed while in motion. machinery. Repair. 19. Th e mac hinery, app liances and permanent ways shall be kept in an efficient state of repair. DUTIES OF OFFICIALS AND WORKMEN Imp leme ntatio n 20. The own er or some compete nt person appointed by him of re gulations. or his agent shall see that the provi sion s of the regulations relating to Quarries and any regulations hereafter made are carried out. UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009 LAWS HI" TRiNiDAD AND TUBAl;U MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS www.legalaffairs.gov.tt Mineral s Chap. 61:03 65 Quarry Regulations [SubsIdiary]

21. The owner, agent or manager or person in charge shall Inspection of working place daily inspect every working place , and shall satisfy himself as to or uppliunces , the safety of any rope or other appliance used by the workmen; he shall also record all dangers observed by him or notified to him by the work men , in a hook to he kept at the quarry for the purpose, which shall be duly signed.

22. Each workman shall, before commencing work and during Workman to exa m ine hi s the course of it and especially after blasting, make a careful working place. examination of his working place, and remove any loose rock , stone or ground which might be dangerou s.

23. No workman shall throw down rock, stones, ground or Warning to be given. other material which might endanger other persons, without giving them warning and seeing that they have retired to a safe place. Every workman who notices anything that appears unsafe or likely to produce danger shall forthwith report it to the owner, agent, manager or person in charge.

24. A copy of the Regulations for the time being in force shall Re gulation s to be posted at be kept constantly posted at the Quarry in a conspicuous place, Quarry. where it can be conveniently read by persons employed. LR .O. 112006 UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009