Section 218(a) in Goa Building and Other Construction Workers' (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2008
(a)notwithstanding, the provisions of rule 217 the following precautions are observed at the places of transporting, handling, storage and use of such explosives, namely: -(i)prohibition of smoking, naked lights and other sources of ignitions in the vicinity where explosives are handled, stored and used;(ii)to keep safe distance and to use nonsparking tools while opening packages containing explosives;(iii)to stop the use of explosives and handling thereof while the weather conditions are not suitable for such use or handling.