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Subchapter 7. General Industry Safety Orders
Group 18. Explosives and Pyrotechnics
Article 120. Mixing Blasting Agents
§5340. General.
(a) Unless otherwise set forth in these Orders, blasting agents shall be transported,
stored, and used in the same manner as explosive materials.
(b) Unless otherwise set forth in these Orders, water gels, slurries, and emulsions
shall be transported, stored, and used in the same manner as explosives or blasting
agents in accordance with the classification of the product.
NOTE
Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor
Code.
HISTORY
1. Amendment of article heading and section and new Note filed 7-11-2003;
operative 8-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 28).
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