A record of each blast shall be retained for at least 3
years and shall be available for inspection by the Department and the public on
request. Seismographic reports, if applicable, must be made a part of that
record. The record must contain the following data:
(1) The name of the operator conducting the
blast.
(2) The location, date and
time of blast.
(3) The name,
signature and license number of blaster-in-charge.
(4) The identification of and the direction
and distance, in feet, to the nearest dwelling, public building, school,
church, commercial or institutional building or other structure.
(5) Weather conditions, including
temperatures, wind direction and approximate velocity.
(6) The type of material blasted.
(7) The number of holes, burden and
spacing.
(8) The diameter and depth
of holes.
(9) The types of
explosives used.
(10) The total
weight of explosives used.
(11) The
maximum weight of explosives detonated per delay interval.
(12) The maximum number of holes detonated
per delay interval.
(13) The
initiation system.
(14) The type and
length of stemming.
(15) The mats or
other protections used.
(16) The
type of delay detonator and delay periods used.
(17) A sketch of the blast pattern, including
number of holes, burden, spacing, decks and delay pattern.
(18) The number of persons in the blasting
crew.
(19) Seismographic and
airblast records, when required, including the type of instrument, sensitivity
and calibration signal of the gain setting or certification of annual
calibration and the following:
(i) The
seismographic or airblast level, or both, reading, including the exact location
of seismograph and its distance from the blast.
(ii) The name of the person taking the
seismograph reading.
(iii) The name
of person and firm analyzing the seismographic record.
(20) The reasons and conditions for each
unscheduled blast.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 87.129 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789,
effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B.
2382; amended July 30, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2473, effective
7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B. 2382;
amended June 15, 1990, 20 Pa.B. 3383, effective 7/27/1991, 21 Pa.B. 3316; amended December 15,
1995, effective 12/16/1995, 25
Pa.B. 5821; amended August 8, 2008, effective 8/9/2008, 38 Pa.B.
4355.
The provisions of this § 87.129 amended under
the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §§
1396.1-1396.19a); The Clean Streams
Law (35 P. S. §§
691.1-691.1001); and section 1920-A
of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
510-20); amended under section 4.2 of the
Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §
1396.4b); section 11 of the Noncoal Surface
Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P. S. §
3311); and sections 1917-A and 1920-A of The
Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §
510-17 and
510-20).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
87.64 (relating to blasting plan);
25 Pa. Code §
87.76 (relating to surface mining
near underground mining); 25 Pa. Code §
87.127 (relating to use of
explosives surface blasting requirements); 25 Pa. Code §
90.43 (relating to blasting plan);
25 Pa. Code §
90.92 (relating to signs and
markers); and 25 Pa. Code §
90.148 (relating to
blasting).
