New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 12 - LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 190 - EXPLOSIVES
Subchapter 5 - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES
Section 12:190-5.8 - Construction of type 4 indoor magazines

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 12:190-5.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) This section shall apply to the construction of type 4 indoor magazines.

(b) Type 4 indoor magazines shall be fire-resistant and theft-resistant. They need not be bullet-resistant and weather-resistant if the buildings in which they are stored provide protection from the weather and from bullet penetration.

(c) Type 4 indoor magazines shall be constructed in accordance with (c)1 or (c)2 below:

1. Wood magazines shall have sides, bottoms and covers or doors constructed of one inch of hardwood and shall be well braced at corners. They shall be covered with sheet metal of not less than number 26 gauge. Ferrous nails exposed to the interior of magazines shall be countersunk.

2. Metal magazines shall have sides, bottoms, and covers or doors constructed of not less than 16 gauge metal and shall be lined inside with a nonsparking material.

(d) Hinges and hasps, locks, padlocks, padlock protection, ventilation and sparking material of all type 4 indoor magazines shall comply with 12:190-5.3(j), (k), (l), (m) and (n) respectively; except that with regard to padlocks on type 4 indoor magazines in rooms which are locked only one padlock for each magazine door or cover, which need not be protected by a steel hood, shall be required.

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