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To protect worker safety, OSHA has detailed requirements on the use of explosives and blasting agents in construction operations. First and foremost, only authorized and qualified personnel are allowed to handle explosives and blasting agents. Employers are also required to follow specific storage, marking, equipment, transportation and procedural requirements when conducting blasting operations.


  
 
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TypeTitleDateState
Directives10/30/1978 - STD 3-19.1 - 29 CFR 1926.902(d) Proposed Modifications to Explosives and Blasting Agents and Surface Transportation of Explosives07/08/2003National
Interpretations1926.902(h) - Marking of vehicles transporting explosives.07/20/1992National
Violations2006 Violation Summary for Blasting - Construction (PDF) National
Violations2008 Violation Summary for Blasting and the Use of Explosives - Construction (PDF) National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.900 General provisions National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.901 Blaster qualifications National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.902 Surface transportation of explosives National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.903 Underground transportation of explosives National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.904 Storage of explosives and blasting agents National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.905 Loading of explosives or blasting agents National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.906 Initiation of explosive charges -- electric blasting National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.907 Use of safety fuse National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.908 Use of detonating cord National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.909 Firing the blast National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.910 Inspection after blasting National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.911 Misfires National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.912 Underwater blasting National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.913 Blasting in excavation work under compressed air National
Regulations29 CFR § 1926.914 Definitions applicable to this subpart National
NoticesBlasting and the Use of Explosives; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's Approval of Information Collection Requirements11/28/2005National