Before firing blasting charges, the blasting crew shall clear the vicinity surrounding the blast site of all personnel, make provision to guard all means of access to the area, and give warning in every direction from which access may be had to the place where blasting is being done. Misfire holes shall be reported to the mine foreman or the shift boss in charge at the locality of the holes.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 27-324

  • Mine: means all lands containing excavations, underground passageways, shafts, tunnels and workings, structures, facilities, equipment, machines or other property including impoundments, retention dams, tailings and waste dumps, on the surface or underground, used in, to be used in or resulting from the work of extracting minerals or other materials, excluding hydrocarbons. See Arizona Laws 27-301