shall comply with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

§ 6:058. Vehicles used for transporting blasting agents on public highways shall be placarded in accordance with U.S. Department of Transportation Regulations.

Sec. 6:06. Use of Blasting Agents.

Persons using blasting agents shall comply with all of the applicable provisions of Articles 2 and 5 of this Code.

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ARTICLE 7. WATER GEL (SLURRY)
EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS

Sec. 7:01. General Provisions.

§ 7:011. Unless otherwise set forth in this Article, water gels shall be transported, stored and used in the same manner as explosives or blasting agents in accordance with the classification of the product. Sec. 7:02. Types and Classifications.

§ 7:021. Water gels containing a substance in itself classified as an explosive shall be classified as an explosive and manufactured, transported, stored and used as specified for "explosives" in this Code, except as noted in § 7:024.

§ 7:022. Water gels containing no substance in itself classified as an explosive and which are cap-sensitive as defined in Section 1:03 under Blasting Agent shall be classified as an explosive and manufactured, transported, stored and used as specified for "explosives"

in this Code.

§ 7:023. Water gels containing no substance in itself classified as an explosive and which are not cap-sensitive as defined in Section 1:03 under Blasting Agent shall be classified as blasting agents and manufactured, transported, stored and used as specified for "blasting agents" in this Code.

§ 7:024. When tests on specific formulations of water gels result in Department of Transportation classification as a Class B explosive, bullet-resistant magazines are not required (see § 3.041).

Sec. 7:03. Fixed Location Mixing.

§ 7:031. Facilities used for mixing water gels shall be located with respect to inhabited buildings, passenger railroads, and public highways, in accordance with the American Table of Distances.12 Minimum separation distances between ammonium nitrate storage (prilled, grained or granulated) and the mixing unit, or between the mixing unit and explosives or blasting agent storage shall be in conformity with the Table of Recommended Separation Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from Explosives or Blasting Agents. 13

§ 7:032. Ingredients of water gels shall conform to the requirements of this Section.

a) Ingredients in themselves classified as Class A or Class B explosives shall be stored in conformity with Article 3, Storage of Explosives.

b) Nitrate-water solutions may be stored in tank cars, tank trucks, or fixed tanks without quantity or distance limitations. Spills or leaks

12 See Appendix A.

13 See Appendix B.

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which may contaminate combustible materials shall be cleaned up immediately.

c) Prilled, grained, or granulated ammonium nitrate shall be stored in accordance with Sec. 6:03. If ammonium nitrate is stored in the vicinity of explosives or blasting agents, the separation distances specified in the Table of Recommended Separation Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from Explosives or Blasting Agents 14 shall be observed.

d) Metal powders such as aluminum shall be kept dry and shall be stored in containers or bins which are moisture-resistant or weather-tight. Solid fuels shall be used in such manner as to minimize dust explosion hazards.

e) Ingredients shall not be stored with incompatible materials. f) Peroxides and chlorates shall not be used.

§ 7:033. Mixing equipment shall comply with the requirements of this Section.

a) The design of the processing equipment, including mixing and conveying equipment, shall be compatible with the relative sensitivity of the materials being handled. Equipment shall be designed to minimize the possibility of frictional heating, compaction, overloading, and confinement.

b) Both equipment and handling procedures shall be designed to prevent the introduction of foreign objects or materials.

c) Mixers, pumps, valves and related equipment shall be designed to permit regular and periodic flushing, cleaning, dismantling and inspection.

d) All electrical equipment including wiring, switches, controls, motors and lights, shall conform to the requirements of Class II, Division 2, of the National Electrical Code.

e) All electric motors and generators shall be provided with suitable overload protection devices. Electrical generators, motors, proportioning devices, and all other electrical enclosures shall be electrically bonded. The grounding conductor to all such electrical equipment shall be effectively bonded to the service-entrance ground connection and to all equipment ground connections in a manner so as to provide a continuous path to ground.

§ 7:034. Mixing facilities shall comply with the fire prevention requirements of this Section.

a) The mixing, loading and ingredient transfer areas where residues or spilled materials may accumulate shall be cleaned periodically. A cleaning and collection system for dangerous residues shall be provided.

b) A daily visual inspection shall be made of the mixing, conveying and electrical equipment to establish that such equipment is 14 See Appendix B.

in good operating condition. A program of systematic maintenance shall be conducted on regular schedule.

c) Heaters which are not dependent on the combustion process within the heating unit may be used within the confines of processing buildings or compartments, if provided with temperature and safety controls and located away from combustible materials and the finished product.

Sec. 7:04. Bulk Delivery and Mixing Vehicles.

§ 7:041. The design of vehicles shall comply with the requirements of this Section.

a) Vehicles used over public highways for the bulk transportation of water gels or of ingredients classified as dangerous commodities, shall meet the requirements of or be approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation and shall meet the requirements of Article 4 and Sec. 6:05 of this Code.

b) When electric power is supplied by a self-contained motor generator located on the vehicle the generator shall be at a point separate from where the water gel is discharged.

c) The design of processing equipment and general requirements shall conform to § 7:033 and §7:034.

d) A positive action parking brake which will set the wheel brakes on at least one axle shall be provided on vehicles when equipped with air brakes and shall be used during bulk delivery operations. Wheel chocks shall supplement parking brakes whenever conditions may require.

§ 7:042. Operation of bulk delivery and mixing vehicles shall comply with the requirements of this section.

a) The operator shall be trained in the safe operation of the vehicle together with its mixing, conveying, and related equipment. He shall be familiar with the commodities being delivered and the general procedure for handling emergency situations.

b) No in-transit mixing of materials shall be performed.

c) The location chosen for water gel or ingredient transfer from a support vehicle into the borehole loading vehicle shall be away from the blast hole site when the boreholes are loaded or in the process of being loaded.

d) Caution shall be exercised in the movement of the vehicle in the blasting area to avoid driving the vehicle over or dragging hoses over firing lines, cap wires, or explosive materials. The driver in moving the vehicle shall obtain the assistance of a second person to guide his movements.

e) No person shall smoke, carry matches or any flame-producing. device, or carry any firearms while in or about bulk vehicles effecting the mixing, transfer or down-the-hole loading of water gels at or near the blasting site. No vehicle shall be equipped with a cigarette or cigar lighter, electrical or otherwise.

ARTICLE 8. SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION AND COMPONENTS

Sec. 8:01. General Provisions.

In addition to all other applicable requirements of this Code, the transportation of small arms ammunition, small arms ammunition primers and smokeless propellant shall be in accordance with U.S. Department of Transportation Regulations and the regulations and amendments or additions thereto (present or future) are hereby adopted as part of this Code.

The provisions of this Article do not apply to in-process storage and intra-plant transportation during manufacture of small arms ammunition, small arms primers, and smokeless propellants.

Sec. 8:02. Small Arms Ammunition.

§ 8:021. No restrictions are imposed on truck or rail transportation of small arms ammunition other than those which are imposed by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

§ 8:022. No quantity limitations are imposed on storage of small arms ammunition in warehouse, retail store and other general occupancies.

§ 8:023. Small arms ammunition shall be separated from flammable liquids, flammable solids and oxidizing materials by a fire-resistant wall of one-hour rating or by a distance of 25 feet.

Sec. 8:03. Smokeless Propellant - Class B.

§ 8:031. Quantities of smokeless propellant (Class B) in shipping containers approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation not in excess of 25 pounds may be transported in a passenger vehicle. § 8:032. Quantities in excess of 25 pounds but not to exceed 50 pounds in a passenger vehicle shall be transported in an approved Class II magazine.

§ 8:033. Transportation of quantities in excess of 50 pounds is prohibited in passenger vehicles.

§ 8:034. Transportation of quantities in excess of 50 pounds shall be in accordance with U.S. Department of Transportation Regula

tions.

§ 8:035. Smokeless propellant intended for personal use in quantities not to exceed 25 pounds may be stored without restriction in residences; quantities over 25 pounds but not to exceed 50 pounds shall be stored in an approved wooden box or cabinet having walls at least one-inch thick.

§ 8:036. Not more than 25 pounds of smokeless propellant, in containers of one pound maximum capacity, may be displayed in commercial establishments.

§ 8:037. Commercial stocks of smokeless propellant over 25 pounds