New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Chapter I - Industrial Board Of Appeals
Subchapter A - The Industrial Code
Part 39 - Possession, Handling, Storage And Transportation Of Explosives
Section 39.9 - Location of magazines

Universal Citation: 12 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 39.9

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) Quantity and distance tables.

(1) The following tables show the distances from nearest buildings, railroads or highways, as these terms are defined in article 16 of the Labor Law, that the respective quantities and types of explosive materials may be stored.

(2) For the purpose of compliance with this Part (rule), the weight of finished fireworks shall be considered as the weight of explosive materials stored in a magazine.

(3) The following distances in Table 1, "High Explosives Quantity and Distance Table," may be reduced by one half when the building, railroad or highway to be protected is effectively screened from the explosives factory or magazine by an efficient barricade as defined in article 16 of the Labor Law.

(4) The board may authorize temporary deviations from the following quantity and distance tables when compliance therewith entails practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship, provided public safety is preserved.

TABLE 1

HIGH EXPLOSIVES QUANTITY AND DISTANCE TABLE

Explosives in Pounds Distances in Feet
Pounds over Pounds Not Over From Nearest Building From Nearest Railway From Nearest Highway Separation of Magazines
0 - 5 140 60 60 12
5 - 10 180 70 70 16
10 - 20 220 90 90 20
20 - 30 250 100 100 22
30 - 40 280 110 110 24
40 - 50 300 120 120 28
50 - 75 340 140 140 30
75 - 100 380 150 150 32
100 - 125 400 160 160 36
125 - 150 430 170 170 38
150 - 200 470 190 190 42
200 - 250 510 210 210 46
250 - 300 540 220 220 48
300 - 400 590 240 240 54
400 - 500 640 260 260 58
500 - 600 680 270 270 62
600 - 700 710 290 290 64
700 - 800 750 300 300 66
800 - 900 780 310 310 70
900 - 1,000 800 320 320 72
1,000 - 1,200 850 340 330 78
1,200 - 1,400 900 360 340 82
1,400 - 1,600 940 380 350 86
1,600 - 1,800 980 390 360 88
1,800 - 2,000 1,010 410 370 90
2,000 - 2,500 1,090 440 380 98
2,500 - 3,000 1,160 470 390 104
3,000 - 4,000 1,270 510 420 116
4,000 - 5,000 1,370 550 450 122
5,000 - 6,000 1,460 590 470 130
6,000 - 7,000 1,540 620 490 136
7,000 - 8,000 1,600 640 500 144
8,000 - 9,000 1,670 670 510 150
9,000 - 10,000 1,730 690 520 156
10,000 - 12,000 1,750 740 540 164
12,000 - 14,000 1,770 780 550 174
14,000 - 16,000 1,800 810 560 180
16,000 - 18,000 1,880 840 570 188
18,000 - 20,000 1,950 870 580 196
20,000 - 25,000 2,110 940 630 210
25,000 - 30,000 2,260 1,000 680 224
30,000 - 35,000 2,410 1,050 720 238
35,000 - 40,000 2,550 1,100 760 248
40,000 - 45,000 2,680 1,140 800 258
45,000 - 50,000 2,800 1,180 840 270
50,000 - 55,000 2,920 1,220 880 280
55,000 - 60,000 3,030 1,260 910 290
60,000 - 65,000 3,130 1,290 940 300
65,000 - 70,000 3,220 1,320 970 310
70,000 - 75,000 3,310 1,350 1,000 320
75,000 - 80,000 3,390 1,380 1,020 330
80,000 - 85,000 3,460 1,410 1,040 340
85,000 - 90,000 3,520 1,440 1,060 350
90,000 - 95,000 3,580 1,460 1,080 360
95,000 - 100,000 3,630 1,490 1,090 370
100,000 - 110,000 3,670 1,540 1,100 390
110,000 - 120,000 3,710 1,580 1,110 410
120,000 - 130,000 3,750 1,620 1,120 430
130,000 - 140,000 3,780 1,670 1,130 450
140,000 - 150,000 3,800 1,700 1,140 470
150,000 - 160,000 3,870 1,740 1,160 490
160,000 - 170,000 3,930 1,780 1,180 510
170,000 - 180,000 3,980 1,810 1,200 530
180,000 - 190,000 4,020 1,840 1,210 550
190,000 - 200,000 4,060 1,870 1,220 570
200,000 - 210,000 4,110 1,910 1,240 590
210,000 - 230,000 4,200 1,960 1,270 630
230,000 - 250,000 4,310 2,020 1,300 670
250,000 - 275,000 4,430 2,080 1,340 720
275,000 - 300,000 4,550 2,150 1,380 770

TABLE 2

LOW EXPLOSIVES QUANTITY AND DISTANCE TABLE

Pounds Over Pounds Not Over Inhabited Building (Distance in Feet) Public Railroad and Highway (Distance in Feet) Aboveground Magazine (feet)
0 - 1,000 75 75 50
1,000 - 5,000 115 115 75
5,000 - 10,000 150 150 100
10,000 - 20,000 190 190 125
20,000 - 30,000 215 215 145
30,000 - 40,000 235 235 155
40,000 - 50,000 250 250 165
50,000 - 60,000 260 260 175
60,000 - 70,000 270 270 185
70,000 - 80,000 280 280 190
80,000 - 90,000 295 295 195
90,000 - 100,000 300 300 200
100,000 - 200,000 375 375 250
200,000 - 300,000 450 450 300

TABLE 3

AMMONIUM NITRATE AND BLASTING AGENTS QUANTITY AND DISTANCE TABLE

Donor Weight Minimum Separation Distance of Receptor When Barricaded in Feet (See § 39.11[a]) Minimum Thickness of Artificial Barricades in Inches (See § 39.11[d])
Pounds Over Pounds Not Over Ammonium Nitrate (See § 39.11[b]) Blasting Agent (See § 39.11[c])
0 - 100 3 11 12
100 - 300 4 14 12
300 - 600 5 18 12
600 - 1,000 6 22 12
1,000 - 1,600 7 25 12
1,600 - 2,000 8 29 12
2,000 - 3,000 9 32 15
3,000 - 4,000 10 36 15
4,000 - 6,000 11 40 15
6,000 - 8,000 12 43 20
8,000 - 10,000 13 47 20
10,000 - 12,000 14 50 20
12,000 - 16,000 15 54 25
16,000 - 20,000 16 58 25
20,000 - 25,000 18 65 25
25,000 - 30,000 19 68 30
30,000 - 35,000 20 72 30
35,000 - 40,000 21 76 30
40,000 - 45,000 22 79 35
45,000 - 50,000 23 83 35
50,000 - 55,000 24 86 35
55,000 - 60,000 25 90 35
60,000 - 70,000 26 94 40
70,000 - 80,000 28 101 40
80,000 - 90,000 30 108 40
90,000 - 100,000 32 115 40
100,000 - 120,000 34 122 50
120,000 - 140,000 37 133 50
140,000 - 160,000 40 144 50
160,000 - 180,000 44 158 50
180,000 - 200,000 48 173 50
200,000 - 220,000 52 187 60
220,000 - 250,000 56 202 60
250,000 - 275,000 60 216 60
275,000 - 300,000 64 230 60

(b) Quantity and distance requirements for blasting caps and detonating cord.

(1) Blasting caps.

The quantity and distance requirements for blasting caps shall be as follows:

(i) Cap sizes up to and including No. 8-1,000 caps shall be rated equivalent to one and one-half pounds of explosives.

(ii) Cap sizes larger than No. 8-1,000 caps shall be rated equivalent to three pounds of explosives.

(2) Detonating cord.

The quantity and distance requirements for detonating cord shall be as follows:

(i) Detonating cord containing up to and including 60 grains per foot shall be rated equivalent to nine pounds of explosives per 1,000 feet of cord.

(ii) Detonating cord containing more than 60 grains per foot shall be rated equivalent to 15 pounds of explosives per 1,000 feet of cord.

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