California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety
Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders
Group 18 - Explosive Materials
Article 114 - Storage of Explosive Materials
Section 5253.1 - Construction and Use of Magazines
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Type 1 Magazines.
EXCEPTION: The lock requirement does not apply to magazine doors that are adequately secured on the inside by means of a bolt, lock, or bar that cannot be actuated from the outside.
(b) Type 2 Magazines.
EXCEPTION: When size of the indoor magazine does not permit, letterings shall be as large as possible.
(c) Type 3 Magazines.
(d) Type 4 Magazines.
(e) Type 5 Magazines.
(f) Magazines shall be ventilated to minimize dampness and heating of stored explosives. ventilation openings shall be screened with 14 mesh, 21-gauge wire to prevent the entrance sparks and rodents, and shall be protected in a manner that will maintain the bullet resistance of the magazine.
NOTE: The recommendation for ventilation as contained in Safety Library Publication No. 1, Institute of Makers of Explosives, 1993 Edition, is evidence of good practice.
1. New section filed 7-11-2003; operative 8-10-2003 (Register 2003, No. 28).
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code.