Explosives Regulations, 2013 — 145
Application for magazine licence 145 (1) An applicant for a magazine licence must complete, sign and send to the Chief Inspector of Explosives the application form provided by the Department of Natural Resources. The application must state whether a vendor magazine licence, a user magazine licence or a user magazine zone licence is requested and must include the following information: (a) the name, address, telephone number and email address of both the applicant and a contact person; (b) the address and geographical coordinates of the magazine site; (c) the number of magazines for which the licence is requested; (d) the quantity of each type of explosive to be stored in each magazine; (e) if the application is for a vendor magazine licence, an indication of whether the site will be a retail establishment or a distribution establishment; and (f) if the site will be a distribution establishment, an indication of whether explosives will be repackaged there. Site plan (2) The application must include the following documents: (a) a plan of the magazine site that shows (i) the location of each magazine and each vulnerable place at the site as well as the location of each vulnerable place outside the site that is exposed to the hazards (for example, debris or blast effect) that could result from ignition of the explosives to be stored at the site, and (ii) the distance in metres between each magazine at the site, between each magazine and each vulnerable place at the site as well as between each magazine at the site and each vulnerable place outside the site that is exposed to the hazards (for example, debris or blast effect) that could result from ignition of the explosives to be stored at the site; and (b) if one or more magazines occupies only a part of a building or structure, a drawing that shows the location of each magazine in the building or structure and the location of each entrance to and exit from the room or area in which each magazine is located and to which the public has access. Site description (3) The application must include the following information about the site: (a) a description of the proposed use of the site and the proposed use of each building and structure at the site; (b) the distance in metres between each magazine and any potential source of ignition at the site; (c) the distance in metres between each magazine at the site, between each magazine and each vulnerable place at the site as well as between each magazine at the site and each vulnerable place outside the site that is exposed to the hazards (for example, debris or blast effect) that could result from ignition of the explosives to be stored at the site; (d) the minimum distance in metres that must be maintained between each magazine at the site and each vulnerable place shown on the site plan, as set out in the National Standard of Canada Standard CAN/BNQ 2910–510/2015 entitled Explosives — Quantity Distances as amended from time to time; (e) a description of the safety and security features of the site (for example, signs, alarm systems, barriers, fencing and berms); and (f) for each magazine at the site, (i) the tag number, if any, issued by the Explosives Regulatory Division, Department of Natural Resources, (ii) the applicable magazine type number, as set out in the National Standard of Canada Standard CAN/BNQ 2910–500/2015 entitled Explosives — Magazines for Industrial Explosives , as amended from time to time or, if the magazine does not correspond to any of those types, its specifications, including its construction materials and its safety and security features, and (iii) its internal dimensions (length, width and height) in metres to the nearest 0.1 m. Fire safety plan (4) The application must include a fire safety plan that sets out (a) the measures to be taken to minimize the likelihood of a fire at the site and to control the spread of any fire; (b) the emergency procedures to be followed in case of a fire, including (i) activation