75.1317—Primer cartridges.
(a)
Primer cartridges shall be primed and loaded only by a qualified person or a person working in the presence of and under the direction of a qualified person.
(b)
Primer cartridges shall not be primed until immediately before loading boreholes.
(c)
Only a nonsparking punch shall be used when priming explosive cartridges.
(d)
Detonators shall be completely within and parallel to the length of the cartridge and shall be secured by half-hitching the leg wires around the cartridge or secured by an equally effective method.