The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the use of explosive
materials and to establish uniform limits on permissible levels of
blasting resultants to reasonably assure that blasting resultants
do not cause injury, damage or a nuisance to persons or property.
The following definitions shall apply in this chapter. Terms
not herein defined shall be understood to have their usual and ordinary
dictionary meaning.
AIRBLAST
An airborne shock wave resulting from the detonation of explosives.
APPROVED
Approval granted by the Town of Ledgeview.
BLASTER
Any individual holding a valid blaster's license issued
by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce.
BLASTING
Any method of loosening, moving or shattering masses of solid
matter by use of an explosive.
BLASTING BUSINESS
Any individual, corporation, company, association, firm,
partnership, society, or joint-stock company engaged in a blasting
operation.
BLASTING RESULTANTS
The physical manifestations of forces released by blasting,
including, but not limited to, projectile matter, vibration and concussion,
which might cause injury, damage or unreasonable annoyance to persons
or property located outside the controlled blasting site area.
CONTROLLED BLASTING SITE AREA
The area that surrounds a blasting site and:
A.
Is owned by the operator; or
B.
With respect to which, because of property ownership, employment
relationship or agreement with the property owner, the operator can
take reasonably adequate measures to exclude or to assure the safety
of persons and property.
DETONATOR
Any device containing a detonating charge that is used for
initiating detonation in an explosive. The term includes, but is not
limited to, electric blasting caps of instantaneous and delay types
initiated by an electric current; blasting caps for use with safety
fuses; detonating cord delay connectors; and nonelectric instantaneous
and delay blasting caps.
EXPLOSION
The substantially instantaneous release of both gas and heat.
EXPLOSIVE
Any chemical compound, mixture or device the primary or common
purpose of which is to function by explosion unless the compound,
mixture or device is otherwise classified by the Department by rule.
EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS
Explosives, blasting agents and detonators. The term includes,
but is not limited to, dynamite and other high explosives, slurries,
emulsions, water gels, blasting agents, black powder, pellet powder,
initiating explosives, detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating
cord, igniter cord and igniters.
FLYROCK
Rock that is propelled through the air from a blast.
GROUND VIBRATION
A shaking of the ground caused by the elastic wave emanating
from a blast.
HIGHWAY
Any public street, public alley, public road or recorded
right-of-way easement.
INHABITED BUILDING
A building designed for, or regularly occupied in whole or
in part as, a habitation for human beings, including any church, schoolhouse,
railroad station, store or other structure where people are accustomed
to assemble, except any building or structure occupied in connection
with the manufacture, transportation, storage or use of explosive
materials for the blasting activity.
NUISANCE
An excessive, repeated noise, dust, vibration or other disturbance
that would cause an unreasonable annoyance.
PARTICLE VELOCITY
Any measure of ground vibration describing the velocity at
which a particle of ground vibrates when excited by a seismic wave.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, association, firm,
partnership, society or joint-stock company.
POWDER FACTOR
Any ratio between the amount of powder loaded and the amount
of rock broken.
PRIMER
A capped fuse, electric detonator or any other detonating
device inserted in or attached to a cartridge of detonator sensitive
explosive.
STEMMING
The inert material, such as drill cutting, used in the collar
portion or elsewhere of a blast hole to confine the gaseous products
of detonation.