Safety regulations for blasting practices Jurisdiction China Year 1988 Published in Chinese Original/other title [Chinese] Baopo anquan guicheng Source In: Reference Collection of National Occupational Safety and Health Standards 1985-1986, China Standards Publishing Co., Beijing, China, Apr. 1988, p.473-571. Price: CNY 11.00 (whole volume). Serial number GB 6722-86 Descriptors [Primary] China, safety rules, shotfiring and blasting [Secondary] blasting agents, blasting methods, comment on standard, initiation of explosions, safe distances, standard Subject category Fires, explosions and major hazards Abstract This standard (effective 1 May 1987) applies to all blasting operations except military blasting. It includes: the management system and job responsibilities of personnel; basic regulations for blasting operations; processing of detonating material and detonating methods; safety procedures in underground blasting, open-air blasting, underwater blasting, and others such as demolition blasting; metal blasting, geophysical exploration blasting; minimum safety distances; storage, management, transportation, inspection and destruction of blasting equipment and materials; re-processing of explosives; criteria for awards and sanctions. A curriculum outline for training blasting workers is annexed. The appended commentary includes: incidence of blasting accidents in England, United States, Japan and China; discussions on all items of the standard; comparison of some parts of the standard with Russian, American and Japanese standards. CIS No. 93-33 Database ID 59521