Buildings or other facilities used for mixing blasting agents shall be located away from inhabited buildings, passenger railways and public highways, in accordance with Article III.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also the table indicating
distances for storage of explosives, included at the end of this chapter.
Not more than one day's production of blasting agents or the limit determined by Article III, whichever is less, shall be permitted in or near the building or other facility used for mixed blasting agents. Larger quantities shall be stored in separate buildings or magazines.
Compounding and mixing of recognized formulations
of blasting agents shall be conducted in accordance with NFiPA 495
and DOT 49 CFR listed in Appendix A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file
in the office of the Borough Secretary and may be examined there during
regular business hours.
Smoking or open flames shall not be permitted
within 50 feet (15,240 millimeters) of any building or facility used
for the mixing of blasting agents.
Tools used for opening packages of explosives
shall be constructed of nonsparking materials.
Empty oxidizer bags shall be disposed of daily
by burning in a safe manner in the open at a safe distance from buildings
or combustible materials.
Empty boxes and paper and fiber packing materials
which have previously contained high explosives shall not be used
again for any purpose, but shall be destroyed by burning at an approved
isolated location out of doors, and any person shall not be nearer
than 100 feet (30,480 millimeters) after the burning has started.
Explosives shall not be abandoned.
