§ 210.11. Definitions.
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
ATF—The United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Blaster—A person who is licensed by the Department under this chapter to detonate explosives and supervise blasting activities.
Blaster learner—An individual who is learning to be a blaster and who participates in blasting activities under the direct supervision of a blaster.
Blaster’s license—A license to detonate explosives and supervise blasting activities issued by the Department under this chapter.
Demolition and demolition blasting—The act of wrecking or demolishing a structure with explosives.
Explosives—Any chemical compound, mixture or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion. The term includes dynamite and other high explosives, black powder, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating cord, igniter cord and igniters. The term includes all items in the ‘‘List of Explosive Materials’’ provided for in 27 CFR 555.23 (relating to list of explosive materials).
Limited—A classification of blaster’s license applicable to persons who supervise the loading or detonate explosives in operations in which the use of explosives is not related to excavation or demolition.
Mine opening blasting—Blasting conducted for the purpose of constructing a shaft, slope, drift or tunnel mine opening for an underground mine, either operating or under development from the surface down to the point where the mine opening connects with the mineral strata to be or being extracted.
Person—A natural person.
Authority The provisions of this § 210.11 amended under section 4.2 of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. § 1396.4b); section 11 of the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act (52 P.S. § 3311); sections 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. § § 510-17 and 510-20); sections 7 and 11 of the act of July 1, 1937 (P.L. 2681, No. 537) (73 P.S. § § 157 and 161); sections 3 and 4 of the act of July 10, 1957 (P.L. 685, No. 362) (73 P.S. § § 166 and 167); Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1981 (71 P.S. § 751-35); section 2(f) of the act of May 18, 1937 (P.L. 654, No. 174) (43 P.S. § 25-2(f)); and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1975 (71 P.S. § 751-22).
Source The provisions of this § 210.11 adopted July 13, 2001, effective July 14, 2001, 31 Pa.B. 3751; amended August 8, 2008, effective August 9, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 4355; amended June 22, 2018, effective June 23, 2018, 48 Pa.B. 3711. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (335908).
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