New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Saf - Department of Safety
Subtitle Saf-C - Commissioner, Department of Safety
Chapter Saf-C 1600 - EXPLOSIVES
Part Saf-C 1635 - FIXED LOCATION MIXING OF WATER GELS
Section Saf-C 1635.02 - Construction of Buildings
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Buildings used for the mixing of water gels shall conform to the requirements of this section.
(b) Buildings shall be of noncombustible construction or sheet metal on wood studs.
(c) Floors in a mixing plant shall be made of concrete or other nonabsorbent materials.
(d) Where fuel oil is used, all fuel oil storage facilities shall be separated from the mixing plant and located in such a manner that in case of a tank rupture, the oil shall drain away from the mixing areas.
(e) The building shall be well ventilated.
(f) Heating units that do not depend on combustion processes, when properly designed and located, may be used in the building. All direct sources of heat shall be provided exclusively from units located outside of the mixing building.
(g) All internal-combustion engines used for power generation shall be located outside the mixing plant building, or shall be properly ventilated and isolated by a firewall. The exhaust systems on all such engines shall be located so any spark emission cannot be a hazard to any materials in or adjacent to the plant.
#2220, eff 12-31-82; ss by #2837, eff 8-27-84; ss by #4584, eff 3-3-89; ss by #5996, INTERIM, eff 3-3-95, EXPIRES, 7-1-95; ss by #6054, eff 7-1-95, EXPIRED: 7-1-03
New. #8116, INTERIM, eff 7-14-04, EXPIRES: 1-10-05; ss by #8231, eff 12-20-04
