Before any blasting in the City of Marlborough
may begin, all of the following rules and regulations must be followed:
A. Notification for nonmunicipal detail: Notify Fire
Chief 24 hours in advance for nonmunicipal detail.
B. Notification of time frame: Notify Fire Chief of the
time frame for blasting.
C. Pre-blast notification: Notify Fire Chief at least
one hour prior to blasting.
D. Neighborhood notification: Ensure that the neighborhood
is made aware of blasting time frame.
E. Mandatory use of warning system: Anyone blasting must
use a warning system.
F. Neighborhood awareness of warning system: Ensure that
the neighborhood is made aware of the warning system.
G. Seismograph use: Anyone blasting must use a seismograph
or scale distance or pre-blast survey, or all three when necessary.
H. Proper coverage: Anyone blasting must use proper coverage
for blasting.
I. Mandatory inspection; removal of debris: There must
be an inspection of every blasting site and removal of all blasting
debris, i.e., empty boxes, blasting caps, wires, etc.
Anyone failing to comply with any section of
this City Blasting Code will be subject to a penalty of $100. The enforcing person
of this chapter shall be the Fire Chief or his designee.