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SECTION 10.4.5.3
STORAGE
A. The manufacture of explosives or blasting agents shall be prohibited unless
such manufacture is authorized by law.
B. Explosives, including special industrial high explosive materials, shall be
stored in magazines that meet the requirement of the Fire Code and this
IRR.
C. Smoking, matches, open flames, spark-producing devices, firearms and
combustible materials shall be prohibited inside or within fifteen meters (15
m) from the magazine.
D. The land surrounding magazines shall be kept clear or brush, dried grass,
leaves, trash and debris for a distance of at least fifteen meters (15 m).
E. Magazines shall be kept locked except when being inspected or when
explosives are being placed therein or removed therefrom.
F. Magazines shall be kept clean, dry and free of grit, paper, empty
packages and rubbish.
G. Magazines shall not be provided with other than approved artificial heat
or light. Approved electric safety flashlights or safety lanterns may be
used.
H. Blasting caps, electric blasting caps, detonating primers and primed
cartridges shall not be stored in the same magazine with other explosives.
I.
Packages of explosives shall not be unpacked or repacked in a magazine
nor within forty-five and eight-tenths meters (45.8 m) of a magazine or in
close proximity to other explosives. Opened packages of explosives shall
be securely closed before being returned to a magazine.
J. Magazines shall not be used for the storage of any metals, tools nor any
commodity except explosives, blasting agents and oxidizers used in
compounding blasting agents. The quantity of blasting agents and
oxidizers shall be included when computing the total quantity of
explosives for determining distance requirements.
K. Floors of magazines shall be securely fastened in place and shall be
capable of withstanding the loads imposed.
L. The roofs and exterior sides of building-type magazines shall be made of
concrete materials with fire resistance rating of two (2) hours.
M. Magazines shall be ventilated to minimize dampness and heating of
stored explosives. Ventilation openings shall be screened with 14 mesh,
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