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, school, church or commercial or
institutional building if it is one of the following:
(i) Not located in the permit area.
(ii) Not owned nor leased by the person who
conducts the surface mining activities.
(5) Weather conditions, including
temperatures, wind direction and approximate velocity.
(6) The type of material blasted.
(7) The number of holes, burdens and
spacing.
(8) The diameter and depth
of holes.
(9) The types of
explosives used.
(10) The scaled
distance.
(11) The total weight of
explosives used.
(12) The maximum
weight of explosives detonated per delay interval.
(13) The maximum number of holes detonated
per delay interval.
(14) The
initiation system.
(15) The type and
length of stemming.
(16) The mats or
other protections used.
(17) The
type of delay detonator and delay periods used.
(18) The arrangement of the delay
pattern.
(19) The seismograph
records, when required, including the calibration signal of the gain setting
and the following:
(i) A seismograph reading,
including exact location of seismograph and its distance from the
blast.
(ii) The name of the person
taking the seismograph reading.
(iii) The name of the person and firm
analyzing the seismographic record.
Notes
The
provisions of this § 88.137 adopted December 19, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 4789,
effective 7/31/1982, 12 Pa.B.
2382; amended March 30, 1984, 14 Pa.B. 1143, effective
8/10/1985, 15 Pa.B. 2872;
amended January 4, 1985, effective immediately upon the approval by the
Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior and publication
thereof in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, 15 Pa.B. 13; amended August 8, 2008,
effective 8/9/2008, 38 Pa.B.
4355.
The provisions of this § 88.137 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 §
88.493 (relating to minimum
environmental protection performance
standards).
