The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America

Trinitroanisole.

Trinitrobenzene.

Trinitrobenzoic acid.

Trinitro-m-cresol.

Trinitronaphthalene.

Trinitroresorcinol.

Trinitrotoluene.
Urea nitrate.

NOTE: All of the above substances (except cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, nitro urea, pentolite, and tetryl) are exempt from specification packaging and magazine requirements when shipped as drugs, chemicals, medicines, or cosmetics in securely closed bottles of a quantity not exceeding 4 oz. in one outside package. Inside bottles must be securely cushioned to prevent breakage. Magazine requirements apply if total gross weight of shipment exceeds 2,000 pounds.

High explosives (wet with not less than 10 pounds of water to each 90 pounds of dry material). Including:

Ammonium picrate.
Cyclotrimethylenetri-
nitramine.
Picric acid.

Trinitrobenzene.

Trinitrobenzoic acid

Trinitroresorcinol.

Trinitrotoluene.

Urea nitrate.

NOTE: For shipments of some of the above materials in small quantities in a wet condition see § 146.22-100.

Each outside box must be plainly marked on top and on one side or end: "High expolsives-Dangerous." Each keg, drum or barrel must be marked on both ends: "High explosives-Danger. ous."

Each keg or barrel must be No label required. Stowage: Magazine..

marked on both ends: "High explosives-Danger.

ous.'

Outside containers:

Wooden barrels or kegs (DOT10B) not over 50 gal. cap. Authorized only for "Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine, wet with 10% water":

Fiber drum (DOT-21C) WIC, not over 225 lb. net dry wt. Metal barrels or drums (DOT

5B) WIC, not over 300 lb. net wt.

Initiating or priming explosives.

Blasting caps--more than 1,000.

Blasting caps with safety fuse-more than 1,000. Electric blasting capsmore than 1,000. Blasting caps with metal clad mild detonating fuse-more than 1,000.

Each outside box must be
plainly marked on top and
on one side or end-"High
explosives-Dangerous."

No label required.. Stowage: Magazine..
Outside containers;

Wooden boxes (DOT-14, 15A,
16A) not over 75 lb. gr. wt.

Outside containers:

Wooden boxes (DOT-14, 15A, 16A) not over 75 lb. gr. wt.

No label required.. Stowage: Magazine..

Outside containers:

Each outside box must be No label required.. Stowage: Magazine.........
plainly marked on top and
on one side or end: "High
explosives-Dangerous."
Fireworks that can be ex-
ploded en masse by drop-
ping the completed shipping
package from a height of 6
feet or by the impact of a
rifle bullet if found safe for
transportation.

Solld explosives which can be
caused to detonate, when
unconfined, by contact with
sparks or flame such as pro-
duced by safety fuse or an
electric squib; or which can
be exploded in the Bureau
of Explosives' impact ap.
paratus in more than 50%
of the trials under a drop of
less than 4 inches.
Blasting caps are small tubes,

usually made of an alloy
of either copper or alumi-
num, or of molded plastic,
closed at one end and
loaded with a charge of
initiating or priming explo-
sives, Class A-Type 4, ei-
ther with or without other
suitable explosives. The
total weight of explosives
per unit shall not exceed
150 grains. Blasting caps
which have been provided
with a means of firing by an
electric current, and sealed,
are known as electric blast-
ing caps.
Do not stow blasting caps
with any high explosive.
Do not handle blasting caps
at the same time as high
explosives are being loaded.
Each outside box must be
plainly marked with the ap-
propriate descriptive name
of the contents as: "(num-
ber) Blasting caps-Handle
carefully:" "(number) Elec-
tric blasting caps-Handle
carefully;" "(number) Blast-
ing cans with safety fuse-
Handle carefully." "(num-
ber) Blasting caps with
metal clad mild detonating
fuse-Handle carefully."
In addition each box must
bear the marking "Do not
stow or load with any high
explosive."

Wooden boxes (DOT-14, 15A, 16A) not over 140 lb. gr. wt.

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