Arkansas Code
Subchapter 13 - Arkansas Quarry and Open Pit Mine Blasting Control Act
§ 20-27-1304. Notice of blasting operations

(a)
(1) Any owner or operator and contractor conducting blasting operations in this state on July 1, 1995, shall notify the Director of the Department of Labor of each site or location on which blasting operations are conducted.
(2) Such notice shall be filed with the Department of Labor no later than October 1, 1995.

(b) Any owner or operator and contractor which, after July 1, 1995, begins blasting at a new site or location, or at a site on which no blasting has occurred for a period of six (6) consecutive months, shall notify the director of its operation at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of the initial blast.
(c) The notice required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be on a form approved by the director and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
(1) The name, address, and telephone number of the mine owner or operator;
(2) The name, address, and telephone number of the operator or contractor performing the blast;
(3) The location of the quarry site or open pit mine; and
(4) The location where the records of the blasting operations are to be maintained.

(d) All owners and operators and contractors shall notify the director in writing of any change of address or location.

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