Iowa Code r. 661-231.6 - Issuance of a commercial explosive blaster license
A commercial explosive blaster license will be issued if all of the following conditions have been satisfied:
(1) The applicant is an employee of a
licensed commercial explosive contractor.
a.
If, after a commercial explosive blaster license is issued, such employment
ceases, the employing contractor and the commercial explosive blaster shall
each notify the department within three business days of the final day of
employment that the employment has ceased, and the commercial explosive blaster
license shall be suspended until the commercial explosive blaster is again
employed with a licensed commercial explosive contractor.
b. Upon reemployment, the employer shall
notify the department that the commercial explosive blaster is again employed
with a licensed commercial explosive contractor, and the department will
reinstate the commercial explosive blaster license as soon as practical,
provided that the commercial explosive blaster is not disqualified from holding
a license pursuant to any provision of this chapter.
c. If the department finds that a commercial
explosive blaster is disqualified from holding a license, the department shall
revoke the license.
(2)
All items required on the application have been completed and any items the
department deems necessary to verify have been verified and found to be
true.
(3) The applicant is not or
has not been:
a. Convicted of any offense
involving explosives or firearms;
b. Previously disqualified from being
licensed to handle explosives in this or any other state. The department may
grant a license to a person previously disqualified if the department is
satisfied that the condition or conditions that led to the disqualification
have been corrected;
c. An unlawful
user of or addicted to controlled substances;
d. Adjudged mentally incompetent at any time
by any court or committed by any court to any mental institution; or
e. A recipient of inpatient treatment for any
mental illness in the past three years or a recipient of treatment by a health
care professional for a serious mental illness or disorder that impairs a
person's capacity to function normally and safely toward themselves or
others.
(4) The
applicant has satisfactorily completed training approved by the department for
the handling and use of explosives as described on the department's website.
The training may be provided by the employer or by a reputable third party
knowledgeable about the storage, handling, and use of explosives. The
department may accept related job experience of 640 hours or more in lieu of
training if the experience is documented by a sworn affidavit provided by the
employing commercial explosive contractor licensee.
EXCEPTION: The department may issue a commercial explosive blaster license to a person licensed or certified as a blaster in another state, provided that the department finds that the requirements for licensing or certification in the other state are comparable to those provided for in this rule.
(5) An applicant
for a renewal license has completed continuing education from a nationally
recognized institution in professional explosives storage, handling, and
use.
(6) The applicant is 21 years
of age or older.
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