d) When entering the face area to be blasted, the shot firer must:

1. 1) visually examine the roof and ribs pursuant to Sections 13.04, 30.04, 30.05 of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985 ch. 96½, pars. 1304, 3004, 3005);
2. 2) check for methane pursuant to Sections 31.04 of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985 ch. 96½, par. 3104);
3. 3) clean the boreholes; and

4. 4) inspect the boreholes to see that they are:

   1. A) of correct depth in relation to the cut and
   2. B) properly placed.

h) When loading boreholes, the shot firer must place the primer in the borehole first pointing outward and the rest of the permissible explosives must be pushed into the hole in a continuous train without any compressible substance between

1. 1) the back of the hole and the permissible explosives, or
2. 2) between the permissible explosives and the stemming.

l) The shot firer must keep the blasting cable shunted until all boreholes are:

1. 1) loaded
2. 2) tied together and
3. 3) connected to the blasting cable.