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 119 - Manufacturing and Processing of Explosive Materials
Section 5327 - Intraline Separation of Operating Buildings

Universal Citation: 8 CA Code of Regs 5327

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

(a) All mass detonating explosives and pyrotechnic devices manufacturing buildings, including those where explosive charges are assembled, prepared, or loaded shall be separated from all other buildings, including magazines, within the confines of the manufacturing plant at a distance not less than those shown in the following table when buildings are BARRICADED.

NOTE: Explosives not subject to mass detonation may be processed in buildings located in accordance with other intraline distance tables of recognized authority such as DOD or ATF Tables 55.219 and 55.222 through 55.224, with footnotes.

(b) When a building or magazine containing explosives is not barricaded the intraline distances shown in the following Table shall be doubled.

Intra Plant Distance Table For Use Only Within Confines of Explosives Manufacturing Plants

Pounds OverPounds Not OverDistance in Feet When Building is Barricaded*Pounds OverPounds Not OverDistance in Feet When Building is Barricaded*
251612,00014,000220
5102014,00016,000230
10202516,00018,000238
20302818,00020,000245
30403120,00025,000265
40503425,00030,000280
50753830,00035,000295
751004235,00040,000310
1001254540,00045,000320
1251504845,00050,000330
1502005350,00055,000340
2002505755,00060,000350
2503006060,00065,000360
3004006665,00070,000370
4005007170,00075,000380
5006007675,00080,000390
6007008080,00085,000395
7008008485,00090,000400
8009008790,00095,000410
9001,0009095,000100,000420
1,0001,20096100,000110,000430
1,2001,400101110,000120,000445
1,4001,600106120,000130,000455
1,6001,800110130,000140,000465
1,8002,000113140,000150,000475
2,0002,500122150,000160,000485
2,5003,000130160,000170,000495
3,0004,000143170,000180,000505
4,0005,000154180,000190,000515
5,0006,000164190,000200,000525
6,0007,000172200,000210,000535
7,0008,000180210,000230,000555
8,0009,000190230,000250,000575
9,00010,000200250,000275,000600
10,00012,000210275,000300,000635

* When a building or magazine containing explosives is not barricaded, the distances shown in this Table should be doubled.

1. Amendment filed 7-16-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 29).
2. Amendment of section and new NOTE 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.

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