California Code of Regulations
Title 19 - Public Safety
Division 1 - State Fire Marshal
Chapter 10 - Explosives
Subchapter 4 - Use and Handling of Explosives
Article 10 - Blasting Agents
MIXING OF BLASTING AGENTS
Section 1572.20 - Storage Building Locations

Universal Citation: 19 CA Code of Regs 1572.20

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Warehouses used for the storage of blasting agents separate from explosives shall be located as set forth in this Section.

(a) Warehouses used for the storage of blasting agents shall be located in accordance with the provisions of the Table of Distances with respect to inhabited buildings, passenger railways, and public highways, and according to the Table of Separation Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents with respect to one another.

(b) If both blasting agents and ammonium nitrate are handled or stored within the distance limitations prescribed through Section 1582, one-half the mass of the ammonium nitrate shall be added to the mass of the blasting agent when computing the total quantity of explosives for determining the proper distance for compliance with the Table of Distances.

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