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 California Code of Regulations (Last Updated: August 6, 2014)
 Title 8. Industrial Relations
 Division 1. Department of Industrial Relations
 Chapter 4. Division of Industrial Safety
 Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders
 Group 18. Explosive Materials
 Article 116. Handling and Use of Explosive Materials in Blasting Operations

  § 5306. Electric Blasting in Proximity to Radio, Television or Radar Transmitters.  

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  • (a) Blasting area warning signs shall be posted approximately 1,000 feet from the blasting area along all access routes. These signs shall be in accordance with all requirements of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, September 26, 2006, published by the State Department of Transportation (CA-MUTCD), Part 6, Temporary Traffic Control, Sections 6F.38 through 6F.41, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
    (b) Electric blasting operations shall not be conducted closer to any operating mobile or fixed radio, television, or radar transmitter than the distances shown in the following tables:
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    NOTE: RECOMMENDED TABLES OF DISTANCES
    These tables of distances are designed for the convenience of the licensed blaster. The selected groupings include all the obvious types of RF transmitters that will be encountered around blasting sites.
    These tables were derived from analytical worse case calculations. They are based on an assumed 40-milliwatt no-fire level of commercial blasting caps. Actual field tests have shown that these tables are conservative as would be expected. Because of the uncertainties involved in field tests as to the efficiency of RF energy pickup and its delivery to the blasting cap, we strongly recommend that these tables be followed. If these tables present distances which are operationally inconvenient to use, we suggest field tests be made by expert consultants and the procedures detailed for providing minimum RF pickup be adhered to.
    The data upon which these tables are based were derived by the Franklin Institute Research Laboratories for the Institute of Makers of Explosives.
    (d) The specified distances in the tables may be reduced provided special precautions, acceptable to the Division are taken.
HISTORY
1. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 7-8-81; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 81, No. 28).
2. Amendment of section and Note, including transfer of section 1938, App. B, Plate B-15 to section 5306, tables 1-5, filed 7-11-2003; operative 8-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 28).
3. Amendment of section heading and subsection (a), repealer of subsection (b) and subsection relettering filed 10-26-2009; operative 11-25-2009 (Register 2009, No. 44).

Note

Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.