The Mining industry in Quebec . n a stove, norover a lamp, nor near a boiler, nor near steam-pipes, nor by plac-ing cartridges in hot water. Dont thaw explosives by plaeing the cartridges in your pocketor by body heat. Dont carry detonators and explosives in the same package orin the same hand. Dont handle explosives or detonators near an open flame. Dont expose explosives or detonators to direct sunlight for anylength of time. Dont open a package of explosives until ready to use the ex-plosive ; then use it quickly. Dont handle explosives carelessly. Dont crimp a detonator (blasting cap) arou
The Mining industry in Quebec . n a stove, norover a lamp, nor near a boiler, nor near steam-pipes, nor by plac-ing cartridges in hot water. Dont thaw explosives by plaeing the cartridges in your pocketor by body heat. Dont carry detonators and explosives in the same package orin the same hand. Dont handle explosives or detonators near an open flame. Dont expose explosives or detonators to direct sunlight for anylength of time. Dont open a package of explosives until ready to use the ex-plosive ; then use it quickly. Dont handle explosives carelessly. Dont crimp a detonator (blasting cap) around a fuse with theteeth ; use a cap crimper. Dont economize by using a short length of fuse. Dont make a hole in a cartridge with an iron or steel tool; usea wooden needle. Dont use a metal tamping rod. Dont return to the face for at least one hour after a mis-fire. Dont burn boxes having contained explosives in stoves or fur-naces. Dont smoke when in a place containing explosives or whilehandling them. THE UNIVERSAL DANGERSIGN. DANGER THE PROVINCE OP QUffl 1^1 Dont use a fuse to blast in shafts, win/ antral, in places difficult to evacuate; use electricity. Dont clean or withdraw a mis-hole. Take off only | little ofthe tamping and blast the hole with a small charge. It is th*safest way to prevent an accident. After blasting, the men who have prepared the charges shouldexamine every hole, mark, by a conventional sign, the mis-hole*.and report same to the shift-boss, who will register the report. A UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF DANGER. A number of companies have made a practice of erecting as a warning for their employees of the proximity ofcauses of danger. This movement is a loyal effort which oughtto be encouraged. But, as a large proportion of the workmen inthe mines are recruited from the ranks of those wTho can readneither English nor French, we think that a sign universally re-cognized as the symbol of danger should be adopted. The Bur-eau of Mines of the United States h
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