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 29-349-273 - Blasting agents stored in warehouses
Current through September 9, 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 American Table of Distances with respect to inhabited buildings, passenger railroads, public highways and according to the Table of Recommended Separation Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from Explosives or Blasting Agents with respect to one another.
(b) If both blasting agents and ammonium nitrate are handled or stored within the distance limitations prescribed in the Table of Distance chart of this Code, one-half the mass of 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 American Table of Distances.