Archive1SafetyinConstructionNo.4CODEOFPRACTICEFORCONSTRUCTIONBLASTINGSAFETYonConstructionWorkUndertheConstructionAct1959PreparedintheOfficeoftheChiefSafetyEngineer,DepartmentofLabour1963Revised1969Reprinted1974MetricatedandRevised1978ImportantNote:AllthepublicationsinthePublicationsArchivecontainthebestguidanceavailableatthetimeofpublishing.However,youshouldconsidertheeffectofanychangestothelawsincethen.YoushouldalsocheckthattheStandardsreferredtoarestillcurrent.DepartmentofLabour,WellingtonNewZealandCS/4/P62/10,000/1978Archive2FOREWORDTheuseofexplosivesinconstructionworkisbothanartandascience.Itisapracticalartinthatittakesmanyyearsofexperiencetoappreciatefullythefinerpointsofhandlingandusage.Asascienceitrequiresconsiderableengineeringknowledgeofexplosivesandtheireffectonavarietyofmaterials.Since1963theBlastingCodehasbeenavaluablereferencebookforcertificatedconstructionblasters,aswellasprovidingassistanceforcandidateswhoarepreparingfortheconstructionblasters’examination.Metricationandrevisionofthiscodehasbeenjointlycarriedoutbyrepresentativesfromtheconstructionindustryanddepartmentalofficers.G.L.JACKSON,SecretaryofLabour.Archive3INDEXPageGlossaryofterms.................................................................................................7Partl–Introduction1.1Purpose......................................................................................................91.2ConstructionActl959...............................................................................91.3ConstructionRegulations1961.................................................................91.4ConstructionWork....................................................................................91.5SafetyInspector........................................................................................91.6DirectionsandOrders.............................................................................101.7NotifiableConstructionWork.................................................................101.8SafetySupervisors...................................................................................101.9AnEmployer...........................................................................................101.l0AnEmployer’sResponsibility................................................................101.11Workmen.................................................................................................111.12Workmen’sResponsibility......................................................................111.13ConstructionBlaster................................................................................111.14ExaminationSubjectsforConstructionBlasters.....................................111.15ConstructionBlastersResponsibility......................................................111.16SafetySupervisor....................................................................................121.17SafetySupervisor’sResponsibility.........................................................121.18SafeHandling,Carriage,andStorageResponsibility.............................121.19SafetyRequirements...............................................................................131.20AuthorisedExplosive..............................................................................131.21GeneralSafety.........................................................................................13Part2–ExplosivesandTheirDescription2.1DefinitionofanExplosive......................................................................142.2MainTypesofExplosives.......................................................................142.3ClassificationofHighExplosives...........................................................142.4CommercialExplosives..........................................................................152.5ANExplosives........................................................................................152.6AmmoniumNitrateCarbonaceousBlastingAgent.................................152.7StrengthofExplosives............................................................................152.8WrapperTerminology.............................................................................162.9ComparisonofExplosives......................................................................162.10PlasterCharges........................................................................................162.11GranularExplosives................................................................................162.l2SheetExplosives.....................................................................................162.l3UnderwaterExplosives...........................................................................172.14SizesofExplosives.................................................................................172.15LifeofExplosives...................................................................................172.16ChoiceofCartridgeSize.........................................