Queensland Consolidated Regulations

EXPLOSIVES REGULATION 2017 - REG 151

151 Restriction on allowing supervised person to use blasting explosives

(1) A responsible person must not allow a person (a
"supervised person" ) who does not hold an authority authorising the person to use blasting explosives to use a blasting explosive in the presence, and under the direct supervision, of a prescribed shotfirer unless the responsible person is satisfied the supervised person—

(a) is an adult; and

(b) is physically able to carry out blasting activities; and

(c) has satisfactory knowledge of—

(i) the requirements under the Act in relation to the blasting activities being carried out; and

(ii) the hazards associated with the blasting activities.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.

(2) For subsection (1) , the
"responsible person" is—

(a) if the prescribed shotfirer is the holder of a shotfirer licence—the holder; or

(b) if the prescribed shotfirer is a person appointed as a shotfirer for a mine—the site senior executive for the mine or the underground mine manager of the underground mine.