1. (a) For an applicant for a certificate of fitness to satisfy the training course requirement in 8 AAC 62.020, or for an applicant for renewal of a certificate to meet the refresher course requirement in 8 AAC 62.055, the applicant must document that the course provides at least

   1. (1) 32 hours of instruction in the subject areas listed in (b) of this section, if the course is an initial training course;
   2. (2) eight hours of instruction in the subject areas listed in (b) of this section, if the course is a refresher course.

2. (b) An initial or refresher course must include instruction in each of the following subject areas:

   1. (1) an introduction to being an explosives handler;
   2. (2) federal statutes and regulations that pertain to explosives handlers;
   3. (3) statutes and regulations of this state that pertain to explosives handlers;
   4. (4) types and properties of explosives;
   5. (5) initiation systems;
   6. (6) blast design;
   7. (7) environmental effects controlling blasting damage;
   8. (8) priming and loading operations;
   9. (9) blasting safety practices;
   10. (10) transportation, recordkeeping, and cold weather operations;
   11. (11) blasting calculations.

(Eff. 9/27/2008, Register 187)

Authority: AS 08.52.010, AS 08.52.030, AS 08.52.040