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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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Type	Title	Date	State
Directives	10/30/1978 - STD 3-19.1 - 29 CFR 1926.902(d) Proposed Modifications to Explosives and Blasting Agents and Surface Transportation of Explosives	07/08/2003	National
Violations	2011 Violation Summary for Blasting - Construction		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.900 General provisions		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.901 Blaster qualifications		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.902 Surface transportation of explosives		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.903 Underground transportation of explosives		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.904 Storage of explosives and blasting agents		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.905 Loading of explosives or blasting agents		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.906 Initiation of explosive charges -- electric blasting		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.907 Use of safety fuse		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.908 Use of detonating cord		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.909 Firing the blast		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.910 Inspection after blasting		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.911 Misfires		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.912 Underwater blasting		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.913 Blasting in excavation work under compressed air		National
Regulations	29 CFR § 1926.914 Definitions applicable to this subpart		National
Notices	Blasting and the Use of Explosives; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork Requirements)	02/17/2012	National
Notices	Blasting and the Use of Explosives; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's Approval of Information Collection Requirements	11/28/2005	National
Interpretations	Marking of vehicles transporting explosives.(1926.902(h))	07/20/1992	National
Interpretations	Restrictions on drilling within 50 feet of a hole loaded with explosives.[1926.905; 1926.905(h); 1926.905(j); 1926.905(k)]	03/05/2010	National