Blasting_Contract_Requirements.pdf

WO AMENDMENT 6700-2002-1

EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/17/2002

DURATION: This amendment is effective until superseded or removed.

FSM 6700 - SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM

CHAPTER 6740 - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

6745.3 - Contractor Requirements

Contracting officers shall ensure that the following requirements are included in contracts for blasting operations and activities conducted within National Forest System lands or on other lands and properties administered by the Forest Service (FSM 6745.04m):

1. Contractors are to prepare blast plans in accordance with the most current edition of the Guide for Using, Storing, and Transporting Explosives and Blasting Materials (FSM 6745.06) before commencing any contracted blasting operations and activities within National Forest System boundaries or on other lands and properties administered by the Forest Service.

Such blast plans shall include, but are not limited to:

a. Precautions necessary to maximize safety and protect the contractor's employees, Forest Service employees, and the general public during blasting operations and activities.

b. Methods proposed to prevent damage to resources outside the immediate blast area by minimizing earth vibrations, air blast, and thrown fragments.

2. The contractor is to provide the contracting officer copies of magazine records and shot logs to account for all explosives items and components and blasting materials brought onto, used, and removed from the contract area.

3. The contractor must conduct all blasting operations and activities in accordance with warnings and instructions adopted by the Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) contained in every box of explosives and blasting caps, and in compliance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations.

6745.3 - Contractor Requirements