Connecticut Administrative Code
Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police
349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents
Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS
Section 29-349-267 - Power sources for mixing plants
Current through September 9, 2024
(a) All electrical switches, controls, motors, and lights, if located in the mixing rooms shall conform to the requirements of Class II, Division 2 of the National Electrical Code; otherwise they should be located outside the mixing room. The frame of the mixer and all other equipment that may be used shall be electrically bonded and provided with a continuous path to the ground.
(b) All internal-combustion engines used for electric power generation shall be located outside the mixing plant building, or shall be properly ventilated and isolated by a fire wall. The exhaust systems on all such engines shall be located so any spark emission can not be a hazard to any materials in or adjacent to the plant.