Supervision of shotfiring and trainee shotfirers and records of appointmentN.I.
5.—(1) The operator shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that—
(a)a trainee shotfirer at the quarry does not fire shots and is not required to fire shots, except when he is under the close personal supervision of a shotfirer, until the operator is satisfied that he has completed a suitable period of training and has appropriate practical experience; and
(b)all shotfiring operations are carried out under the close personal supervision of the shotfirer.
(2) The operator shall ensure that a record of the appointment at the quarry of any shotfirer or trainee shotfirer is kept at a suitable place until three years after that shotfirer’s employment or trainee shotfirer’s employment at the quarry ends.