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SECTION 10.4.4.4
PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE
A. All dust-producing or dust-agitating machinery such as grinding mills and
separators, and all elevators, elevator legs, spouts, hopper and other
conveyors shall be provided with casing or enclosures maintained as
nearly dust-tight as possible
B. All machinery and metal parts of the crushing, drying, pulverizing and
conveying systems shall be provided with grounding system in
accordance with the Philippine Electrical Code.
C. Smoking and the carrying of matches, the use of heating or other devices
employing open flames, or use of any spark-producing equipment is
prohibited in areas containing dust-producing or dust-agitating operators.
All wiring and electrical equipment of artificial lighting installed in such
areas shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Philippine Electrical
Code.
D. Static electricity shall be removed from all machinery and other
component parts by permanent grounds and/or bonds. The design of
such equipment shall be in accordance with internationally accepted
standards or NFPA 77, “Static Electricity.”
DIVISION 5. EXPLOSIVES, AMMUNITION AND BLASTING AGENTS
SECTION 10.4.5.1
APPLICATION
A. This Division shall not apply to:
1. Explosives, ammunition and blasting agents used by the Armed Forces
of the Philippines (AFP);
2. Transportation and use of explosives, ammunition, or blasting agents
by the Bureau of Mines, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and
the Philippine National Police (PNP) acting in their official capacity.
SECTION 10.4.5.2
FIRE SAFETY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE (FSIC) REQUIRED
No person shall manufacture, store, handle and/or use any blasting agents,
explosives and special and industrial explosive materials, blasting caps, black
powder, liquid nitro-glycerin, dynamite, nitro cellulose, fulminates of any kind,
and plastic explosives containing ammonium salt or chlorate, without
securing a Fire Safety Inspection Certificate (FSIC) from the City/Municipal Fire
Marshal having jurisdiction, which is a pre-requisite for the granting of
manufacturer’s, dealer’s, purchaser’s, foreman’s license and permit to
unload issued by the PNP in accordance with R.A. 1866, as amended.
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