PROCEDURES FOR BLASTING

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PROCEDURES FOR BLASTING GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING MANUAL GEM-22 Revision #4 AUGUST 2015 EB 15-025 Page 1 of 17 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING MANUAL: PROCEDURE FOR BLASTING GEM-22 Revision #4 STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING BUREAU AUGUST 2015 EB 15-025 Page 2 of 17 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. A. Purpose ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ....3 B. General.

Noxious Fumes Blasting generates carbon monoxide and other noxious fumes. The fumes generated during blasting operations, especially during trenching operations, can migrate and collect in excavations, manholes and D.I.’s, and nearby buildings. The build up of significant concentrations of gases can occur 12 hours or more after the blast.

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