eLaws | eCases | Oklahoma Administrative Code | Oklahoma Courts | Counties & Cities of Oklahoma | United States Code |
 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 45. MINES AND MINING

  § 45-912. Drilling for blasting - Rules and procedures.  

Latest version.

  • The following rules and procedures shall be complied with when dealing with drilling for blasting:

    1.  Equipment shall be inspected each shift by a certified person designated by the operator.  Equipment defects affecting safety shall be reported immediately;

    2.  Equipment defects affecting safety shall be corrected before the equipment is used;

    3.  The drilling area shall be inspected by a certified person, designated by the operator, for hazards before drilling operations are started;

    4.  Men shall not be on the mast while the drill is in operation;

    5.  Drill crews and others shall stay clear of augers or drill stems that are in motion.  Persons shall not pass under or step over a moving stem or auger;

    6.  Receptacles or racks shall be provided for drill steel stored on drills;

    7.  Tools and other objects shall not be left loose on the mast or drill platform;

    8.  When a drill is being moved from one drilling area to another, drill steel, tools and other equipment shall be secured and the mast placed in a safe position;

    9.  In the event of power failure, drill controls shall be placed in the neutral position until power is restored;

    10.  While in operation drills shall be attended at all times;              11.  Drill holes large enough to constitute a hazard shall be covered or guarded;

    12.  Men shall not drill from positions that hinder their access to the control levers or from insecure footing or staging or from atop equipment not designed for this purpose;

    13.  Bit wrenches or bit knockers shall be used to remove detachable bits from drill steel;

    14.  Starter steels shall be used when collaring holes with handheld or feedleg drills;

    15.  Men shall not hold the drill steel while collaring holes or rest their hands on the chuck or centralizer while drilling; and

    16.  Air shall be turned off and bled from the hose before handheld drills are moved from one working area to another.

Laws 1978, c. 148, § 12, emerg. eff. April 7, 1978.