Where a blasting permit is for an excavation, no permit shall be issued
unless the applicant has first obtained a valid building permit for the
proposed construction.

The City Engineer shall have the power at any time to cancel or suspend
any blasting permit if such blasting operations are carried on thereunder
in an incompetent, dangerous or unsafe manner, by giving verbal or written
notice thereof to the holder of such permit. Such permit shall thereupon
be immediately cancelled and the holder thereof shall immediately return
the same to the City Engineer and no person whose blasting permit has been
cancelled or suspended shall engage in or carry on blasting in the City.

A holder of a blasting permit may carry on blasting only on Monday to
Friday inclusive between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and only when
atmospheric or other conditions permit a clear observation at a distance
of not less than 100m (328 ft.) from the place where the blasting is to be
carried on.

Any person to whom a blasting permit has been issued shall comply with and
observe the following regulations:

(a) blasting shall be carried on only under the immediate supervision of
a person possessing a _ valid Blasting Certificate issued by the
Workers' Compensation Board and blasting permit issued by the City
Engineer}

no blasting shall be carried on in dangerous proximity to any person,
building, or property, or the works of any underground public utility
liable to suffer injury from blasting unless and until precautions
have been takem to prevent injury to any person, building, property
or utility;

a flagman with red flags or a minimum size of 45cm by 45cm (18 in. by
18 in.), or other Workers' Compensation Board approved signalling
devices, shall be posted at every possible point where cars or
pedestrians might enter the blasting area -~ when the blasting is
completed, the normal vehicular and pedestrian traffic shall be
restored as quickly as possible; and

no blast shall be discharged by any person unless and until the
material to be blasted shall first have been adequately covered with
a suitable blasting mat or some material or device sufficient to
provide precautions for adequately safeguarding life and property.

ll. Prior to any charges being set off or discharged adjacent to any street
where persons or vehicles may be, the person in charge shali give
effective warning, in accordance with the current Workers' Compensation
Board regulations, and sufficient time shall be given to enable persons oF
vehicles to move to a safe distance from such blasting. When the blasting
has taken place the person in charge shall inspect the area in the
vicinity of the blasting and ensure that it is free of unexploded charges
or explosive materials.

When blasting is being carried on, the person in charge shall provide at
least two assistants and as many additional assistants as circumstances
may require to warn all occupants of buf{idings in the vicinity and to take
all reasonable precautions to adequately safeguard. such occupants and also
to prevent all persons and vehicles from approaching within the blasting
area.

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