29 CFR Part 1926
§ 1926.911 — Misfires
OSHA 1926 · Subpart U — Blasting and the Use of Explosives. Full current text with cross-references on BuildSpec.
§ 1926.911 Misfires. (a) If a misfire is found, the blaster shall provide proper safeguards for excluding all employees from the danger zone. (b) No other work shall be done except that necessary to remove the hazard of the misfire and only those employees necessary to do the work shall remain in the danger zone. (c) No attempt shall be made to extract explosives from any charged or misfired hole; a new primer shall be put in and the hole reblasted. If refiring of the misfired hole presents a hazard, the explosives may be removed by washing out with water or, where the misfire is under water,…
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