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11. MISFIRE PROCEDURES <br />When blasting misfires occur, or are suspected, their existence and extent must be carefully established <br />under the direction of the blaster -in -charge. Under these circumstances, the blaster -in -charge shall: <br />11.1. Ensure that no one enters the blast area, and it remains secured, for at least 60 minutes. <br />11.2. Develop a plan involving minimum people to safely re -fire, wash out, or recover un -shot <br />explosives, before any other normal work resumes near the blast site. <br />11.3. Record the location of any potentially un -detonated explosives on the blast report. <br />11.4. Expand the blast security area if flyrock potential is increased when misfires are re -blasted. <br />12. BLAST EMERGENCY PLAN <br />The elements of specific blast emergency plans shall vary based on the unique conditions that exist at each <br />job site. Emergency plans shall: <br />12.1. Include a posted list of all emergency response telephone numbers including; ambulance, <br />hospital, OSHA or MSHA district office, police, state regulatory authorities, and home phone <br />numbers of all site employees. <br />12.2. Be clearly communicated to and understood by all site workers and supervisors. <br />12.3. Define notification procedures for contacting supervisors, family, and regulatory agencies <br />based on the nature of an incident or accident. <br />12.4. For each work site, the location of first aid kits and the identity of trained first aid providers <br />shall be known by all workers at the site. <br />Page 9 <br />