BLASTING CERTIFICATE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What authorization is required before explosives may be used on a mine or exploration
site?
The manager must apply and receive a storage and use permit
Who, or what agency establishes the standard fir explosive magazines
Explosives act of canada
How close to overhead power lines can a magazine be located?
The manager must select a site in accordance with the table of distance 8.1. The distance must be
greater than the two closest adjacent power pole footings
Give three regulations relating to magazines to protect explosives from fire
Gas, oil, and other flammable material shall not be store in a mag
How often shall a magazine be inspected
Weekly
Where are detonators stored
Detonator house, not with explosives
In what order should explosives be taken from a magazine
Oldest to newest(rotating stock)
Who may conduct a blasting operation
A person holding a blasting ticket or a valid provisional ticket
What is necessary before a person can be granted a blasting certificate?
The applicant must be able to give and receive orders in the english language
How long is the provisional blasting certificate good for?
90 days
What powers does the inspector hold in regard to blasting ticket?
The power to restrict, suspend, remove a ticket if he thinks a person is careless with explosives
or is unfit for duty
Of what materials are implements made with, which are used to open cases of explosives?
Non-sparking tools
, May frozen explosives be used?
No, unless given permission and direction to do so by the chiefs mine inspector
Where the temperature of the rock or material to be blasted exceeds a certain temperature,
special blasting precautions as approved by the inspector shall be followed. The
temperature referred to is
Sixty five degrees centigrade
If a miner sees his partner commit a careless act with explosives, the law requires that he...
Report it to his shift boss
A vehicle used in the transportation of explosives in surface mining operations must meet
certain specifications... what are they?
The vehicle must be fitted with visible signs marked explosives in letters no less than six inches
in height or red flags shall be displayed at the front or the rear if the vehicle, the vehicle shall not
be refueled when containing explosives, the vehicle shall not have exposed iron or steel in the
interior portion of the vehicle where the explosives are deposited.
What type of explosives may be carried on a locomotive, if any?
None
How close are vehicles allowed to approach loaded holes?
8 meters
Is the posting of a sign such as blasting-keep out at entrances to a working place a
satisfactory warning to keep out persons who might want to enter during blasting
operations?
No, the area must he cleared and guards must block all access into the blast zone
If it is necessary to drill an additional hole for the blasting of a misfired charge, who is
responsible for directing the angle and depth of the hole
Shift boss
What is the minimum length of fuse allowed in a mine in bc?
1 meter
What equipment may he used to fire electric blasts?
Approved blasting machines
When more than one shot is fired electronically, what step is required immediately before
blasting
Check for continuity with an approved circuit testing device
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What authorization is required before explosives may be used on a mine or exploration
site?
The manager must apply and receive a storage and use permit
Who, or what agency establishes the standard fir explosive magazines
Explosives act of canada
How close to overhead power lines can a magazine be located?
The manager must select a site in accordance with the table of distance 8.1. The distance must be
greater than the two closest adjacent power pole footings
Give three regulations relating to magazines to protect explosives from fire
Gas, oil, and other flammable material shall not be store in a mag
How often shall a magazine be inspected
Weekly
Where are detonators stored
Detonator house, not with explosives
In what order should explosives be taken from a magazine
Oldest to newest(rotating stock)
Who may conduct a blasting operation
A person holding a blasting ticket or a valid provisional ticket
What is necessary before a person can be granted a blasting certificate?
The applicant must be able to give and receive orders in the english language
How long is the provisional blasting certificate good for?
90 days
What powers does the inspector hold in regard to blasting ticket?
The power to restrict, suspend, remove a ticket if he thinks a person is careless with explosives
or is unfit for duty
Of what materials are implements made with, which are used to open cases of explosives?
Non-sparking tools
, May frozen explosives be used?
No, unless given permission and direction to do so by the chiefs mine inspector
Where the temperature of the rock or material to be blasted exceeds a certain temperature,
special blasting precautions as approved by the inspector shall be followed. The
temperature referred to is
Sixty five degrees centigrade
If a miner sees his partner commit a careless act with explosives, the law requires that he...
Report it to his shift boss
A vehicle used in the transportation of explosives in surface mining operations must meet
certain specifications... what are they?
The vehicle must be fitted with visible signs marked explosives in letters no less than six inches
in height or red flags shall be displayed at the front or the rear if the vehicle, the vehicle shall not
be refueled when containing explosives, the vehicle shall not have exposed iron or steel in the
interior portion of the vehicle where the explosives are deposited.
What type of explosives may be carried on a locomotive, if any?
None
How close are vehicles allowed to approach loaded holes?
8 meters
Is the posting of a sign such as blasting-keep out at entrances to a working place a
satisfactory warning to keep out persons who might want to enter during blasting
operations?
No, the area must he cleared and guards must block all access into the blast zone
If it is necessary to drill an additional hole for the blasting of a misfired charge, who is
responsible for directing the angle and depth of the hole
Shift boss
What is the minimum length of fuse allowed in a mine in bc?
1 meter
What equipment may he used to fire electric blasts?
Approved blasting machines
When more than one shot is fired electronically, what step is required immediately before
blasting
Check for continuity with an approved circuit testing device
