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Explosive quantity 54 A reference to the mass of an explosive in this Part is a reference to its net quantity (the mass of the explosive excluding the mass of any packaging or container and, in the case of an explosive article, also excluding any component that is not an explosive substance). SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Definitions — sites and authorizations 55 The following definitions relating to sites and authorizations apply in this Division. client site means a blast site at which a mobile process unit is used to manufacture explosives away from a factory or satellite site. ( site client ) division 1 factory licence means a licence that is issued under paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Explosives Act and authorizes the manufacture of explosives at a factory. ( licence de fabrique de la section 1 ) satellite site means a site that is located away from a factory and at which explosives that are intended for use at a client site are manufactured and temporarily stored. ( site satellite ) satellite site certificate means a manufacturing certificate that is issued to the holder of a division 1 factory licence under paragraph 7(1)(c) of the Explosives Act and authorizes the manufacture of explosives at a satellite site. ( certificat de site satellite ) SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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client site means a blast site at which a mobile process unit is used to manufacture explosives away from a factory or satellite site. ( site client )
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division 1 factory licence means a licence that is issued under paragraph 7(1)(a) of the Explosives Act and authorizes the manufacture of explosives at a factory. ( licence de fabrique de la section 1 )
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satellite site means a site that is located away from a factory and at which explosives that are intended for use at a client site are manufactured and temporarily stored. ( site satellite )
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satellite site certificate means a manufacturing certificate that is issued to the holder of a division 1 factory licence under paragraph 7(1)(c) of the Explosives Act and authorizes the manufacture of explosives at a satellite site. ( certificat de site satellite )
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Definitions — facilities 56 The following definitions relating to facilities and equipment at factories, satellite sites or client sites apply in this Division. factory magazine means a magazine that is located at a factory or satellite site. ( poudrière de fabrique ) mobile process unit means a vehicle or portable machine that is used at a factory, satellite site or client site to carry out an explosives manufacturing operation. ( unité de fabrication mobile ) process unit means a building, structure, room or place in which an explosives manufacturing operation is carried out at a factory. ( unité de fabrication ) raw material storage facility means a facility where non-explosive raw material and packaging material are stored at a factory or satellite site. ( installation de stockage de matières premières ) transport unit means a vehicle or container in which explosives or raw material are conveyed from one place to another at a factory or satellite site without using a public road. It includes a tow motor, forklift, wagon, handcart and basket, but does not include a conveyor or pipeline. ( unité de transport ) SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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factory magazine means a magazine that is located at a factory or satellite site. ( poudrière de fabrique )
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mobile process unit means a vehicle or portable machine that is used at a factory, satellite site or client site to carry out an explosives manufacturing operation. ( unité de fabrication mobile )
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process unit means a building, structure, room or place in which an explosives manufacturing operation is carried out at a factory. ( unité de fabrication )
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raw material storage facility means a facility where non-explosive raw material and packaging material are stored at a factory or satellite site. ( installation de stockage de matières premières )
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transport unit means a vehicle or container in which explosives or raw material are conveyed from one place to another at a factory or satellite site without using a public road. It includes a tow motor, forklift, wagon, handcart and basket, but does not include a conveyor or pipeline. ( unité de transport )
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Definitions — people 57 The following definitions relating to people at factories, satellite sites or client sites apply in this Division. competent person means a person who has been certified as trained in accordance with section 83.  ( personne compétente ) worker means a person who is at a factory or satellite site to carry out a manufacturing operation or some other kind of work (for example, maintenance of facilities or repair of equipment) for the holder of a division 1 factory licence.  ( travailleur )
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competent person means a person who has been certified as trained in accordance with section 83.  ( personne compétente )
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worker means a person who is at a factory or satellite site to carry out a manufacturing operation or some other kind of work (for example, maintenance of facilities or repair of equipment) for the holder of a division 1 factory licence.  ( travailleur )
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Manufacture of explosives 58 (1) A holder of a division 1 factory licence may manufacture explosives if the holder complies with this section. Type of explosive (2) Each explosive to be manufactured must be specified in the division 1 factory licence or a satellite site certificate. Place of manufacture (3) Explosives must be manufactured at one of the following locations: (a) the factory specified in the division 1 factory licence; (b) a satellite site specified in a satellite site certificate; or (c) a client site specified in the licence or a certificate. Manufacturing operations and work (4) A manufacturing operation may be carried out in a process unit or factory magazine, and maintenance and other work may be done to a process unit, factory magazine, raw material storage facility or transport unit, only if the manufacturing operation, maintenance or other work is specified in the division 1 factory licence or a satellite site certificate. However, the minor servicing authorized by these Regulations does not have to be specified in the licence or certificate. SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Acquisition, storage and sale of explosives 59 (1) A holder of a division 1 factory licence may acquire and store explosives and may sell explosives without a vendor magazine licence. Compliance with Parts 10 to 18 (2) A holder who acquires or sells explosives must comply with Parts 10 to 18. However, they are not required to comply with the provisions of those Parts that apply to the storage of explosives if the explosives are stored at the factory or a satellite site. SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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, which must be used to identify the unit, magazine, building or structure in every drawing, sketch or description included in the application. Scale drawing (10) Every drawing, sketch or plan must be drawn to scale, or be a reasonable approximation of actual distances and dimensions, and must include a legend. SOR/2016-75, ss. 39, 40; SOR/2018-231, s. 44(F) SOR/2022-121, s. 4 SOR/2024-77, s. 19
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Fees 61 An applicant for a division 1 factory licence or a satellite site certificate must pay the applicable fees set out in Part 19.
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Responsibilities of licence holder 62 A holder of a division 1 factory licence must ensure that the requirements relating to process units, factory magazines, raw material storage facilities and transport units set out in sections 63 to 68 are met at the factory and, if they also hold a satellite site certificate, at each satellite site.
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Acceptable distance requirement 63 (1) Every process unit, factory magazine and raw material storage facility must be located at an acceptable distance from surrounding structures and infrastructure and from places where people are likely to be present. Criteria — acceptable distance (2) Acceptable distance is determined by the Minister on the basis of risk of harm to people or property, taking into account the quantity and type of explosives that are to be manufactured, the raw material to be used, the manufacturing operations to be carried out, the strength, proximity and use of surrounding structures and infrastructure and the number of people likely to be in the vicinity of the unit, magazine or facility. Structural requirements (3) Every process unit, factory magazine and transport unit must be designed, constructed and installed to conform to good engineering practices. It must be constructed in a manner that prevents the accumulation of explosives or raw material in cracks and cavities and that minimizes the harm to people and property that could result from an ignition of the explosives or raw material. The construction materials must be compatible with the explosives to be manufactured, stored or transported and with the raw material to be used. Factory magazines (4) Every factory magazine must also be constructed so that it is well ventilated and resistant to theft, weather and fire. Raw material storage facilities (5) Every raw material storage facility must be designed, constructed and installed to conform to good engineering practices. The construction materials must be compatible with the raw material to be stored in the facility. Means of escape (6) Every process unit, factory magazine, raw material storage facility and transport unit must have a means of escape that will permit all people in the unit, magazine or facility to leave it quickly and easily in an emergency. Lighting, electrical fixtures and wiring systems (7) The lighting, electrical fixtures and wiring systems that are used in a process unit, factory magazine, raw material storage facility or transport unit must not increase the likelihood of an accidental ignition. Electrostatic hazard (8) Precautions that eliminate any possibility of an accidental ignition of electrostatic sensitive material (for example, grounding and control of humidity) must be taken in every process unit, factory magazine, raw material storage facility and transport unit. Protection against lightning strikes (9) Every process unit or building in which a process unit is located must be protected from lightning strikes if it would not be safe to shut down manufacturing operations in the process unit during a thunderstorm. SOR/2016-75, s. 38 SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Equipment 64 (1) All tools, accessories and equipment that are in a process unit, factory magazine, raw material storage facility or transport unit must be designed, constructed and installed to conform to good engineering practices. Compatibility (2) Every thing that is in a process unit, factory magazine, raw material storage facility or transport unit must be made from materials that are compatible with the explosives and raw material in the unit, magazine or facility. Incompatible things (3) However, a thing that is not compatible with an explosive or raw material in a process unit, factory magazine or raw material storage facility but is required for manufacturing or maintenance (such as a cleaning fluid or solvent) may be brought into the unit, magazine or facility for immediate use. It must be removed as soon as the circumstances permit after its use unless the division 1 factory licence or satellite site certificate authorizes its storage in the unit, magazine or facility. Control of safety-critical parameters (4) All equipment designed to control safety-critical parameters on pumps, and on other process equipment that puts energy into explosives, must be installed and maintained in good condition so that the equipment operates while the pumps and process equipment are in use. Motorized transport units (5) A motorized transport unit that contains explosives must be equipped with two easily accessible fire extinguishers, each with a rating of at least 4-A :40-B:C. Open-flame device (6) An open-flame device, an open-element electrical appliance or a device (for example, a heat sealer) with a surface temperature above the decomposition temperature of the explosives or raw material with which it may come in contact must not be stored in a process unit unless the division 1 factory licence or satellite site certificate authorizes one to be stored in the unit. SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Containers 65 (1) All raw material, explosive substances and explosives waste must be kept in closed containers that prevent spills and contamination. The contents of each container must be clearly identified on a label attached to the container. Spills (2) Any spill of explosives, raw material or other material must be cleaned up as soon as the circumstances permit so as to eliminate any possibility of an ignition. Foreign matter (3) If the likelihood of an ignition could be increased as a result of foreign matter (for example, bolts, gravel or grit) being present in or mixed with any raw material, or explosive used as raw material, the material must be carefully examined and passed through a sieve or treated to remove or exclude the foreign matter before manufacturing operations begin. Removal of explosives from process unit (4) All explosives and raw material must be removed from a process unit as soon as the circumstances permit after manufacturing operations are completed, unless the division 1 factory licence or satellite site certificate authorizes storage of the explosives or raw material in the unit. Removal of explosives from transport unit (5) All explosives and raw material must be removed from a transport unit as soon as the circumstances permit after their transport is completed. A transport unit that contains explosives must be attended in person. However, it may be left unattended during a thunderstorm. Destruction of waste and contaminated material (6) All explosives waste and explosives-contaminated material must be destroyed in a manner that does not increase the likelihood of an accidental ignition during or after the destruction. Decontamination (7) Any building or equipment that is no longer being used to manufacture explosives must be decontaminated as soon as the circumstances permit. The building or equipment must be inspected by a supervisor to verify that it no longer contains any explosives. SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Process unit records 66 (1) A record must be made for each period during which a process unit operates. The record must be kept for two years after the date on which it is made and must include the following information: (a) for each unit, (i) the dates on which the period of its operation began and ended, (ii) a short description of the explosives, and the properties of the explosives, manufactured during the period, (iii) the quantity of explosives manufactured, and (iv) the maintenance of and repairs to the unit, the dates on which the work was carried out and the name of the worker who did the work; and (b) for any equipment in the unit whose malfunction could increase the likelihood of an ignition, (i) the dates on which the period of its operation began and ended, (ii) the manufacturing operations for which the equipment was used, and (iii) the maintenance of and repairs to the equipment, the dates on which the work was carried out and the name of the person who did the work. Decontamination records (2) A record must be made for each decontamination of equipment that was used in a process unit. The record must describe the contamination and the means of decontamination and include the names of the workers who carried out the decontamination and the name of the supervisor who inspected the equipment after the decontamination. The record must be kept for two years after the date on which the equipment is disposed of. SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Thunderstorms 67 (1) On the approach of and during a thunderstorm, the following procedures must be followed: (a) all manufacturing operations in a process unit that can be safely shut down must be shut down; (b) all entrances to any factory magazine containing explosives must be closed; (c) any transport unit containing explosives must be immediately moved to an isolated safe place; and (d) all people at the factory or satellite site must be immediately moved to a safe place and, until the storm passes, must not be permitted to return. Process units (2) However, any manufacturing operation in a process unit that could, if stopped, increase the likelihood of harm to people or property may be carried on during a thunderstorm until the operation can be safely shut down. SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Maintenance 68 (1) Every process unit, factory magazine and transport unit and all equipment that is used to manufacture explosives must be maintained in good operating condition. Servicing during use (2) Minor servicing of a process unit, factory magazine or transport unit, or of equipment that is used to manufacture explosives, may be done while the unit, magazine or equipment is in use if the following requirements are met: (a) the servicing is routine and is integral to the use of the unit, magazine or equipment; and (b) the servicing is done by a competent person. Work permit (3) All other maintenance or repair work that is done at the factory or a satellite site in or to a process unit, factory magazine, transport unit or equipment that is used to manufacture explosives must be done by a competent person who has been issued a work permit by the licence holder. Contents of work permit (4) A work permit must set out the procedures to be followed during the maintenance or repair work and the measures that must be taken before, during and after the work to eliminate any possibility of an ignition. Decontamination (5) If any transport unit or equipment at the factory or a satellite site is contaminated, it must be decontaminated at the factory before it is taken outside the factory for maintenance, repair or disposal. Work done outside factory or satellite site (6) If maintenance or repair work is done outside the factory or a satellite site on manufacturing equipment whose malfunction could increase the likelihood of an ignition (for example, pumps or safety trips), it must be done by a competent person. Logbook and work permits (7) A logbook of all maintenance and repair work done in or to every process unit, factory magazine and transport unit, and to any manufacturing equipment whose malfunction could increase the likelihood of an ignition, must be kept for two years after the date on which the last entry is made. The work permits for this maintenance and repair work must also be kept for two years after the date on which the work is completed. Progressive cavity pump logbook (8) For each progressive cavity pump, a separate logbook that sets out the operating history of the pump and the maintenance and repair work done to it must be kept at the factory for the life of the pump. SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Responsibilities of licence holder 69 A holder of a division 1 factory licence must ensure that the signage requirements set out in sections 70 to 72 are met at the factory and, if they also hold a satellite site certificate, at each satellite site.
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Signs 70 A sign that warns against unauthorized entry must be posted at each entrance to a factory or satellite site in a clearly visible location. The sign must also warn of danger from explosives and indicate the precautions that must be taken to eliminate the possibility of an accidental ignition. SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Exterior signs — process units and factory magazines 71 (1) On the outside of each process unit and factory magazine, a sign that sets out either the number, letter or distinctive name specified in the division 1 factory licence or satellite site certificate for that unit or magazine or the activities for which the unit or magazine is used, must be posted at each entrance in a clearly visible location. Interior signs — process units and factory magazines (2) On the inside of each process unit and factory magazine, a sign that sets out the following information must be posted at the main entrance in a clearly visible location: (a) the quantity of each type of explosive and the quantity of raw material that are authorized to be in the unit or magazine at any one time; (b) the number of people who are authorized to be in the unit or magazine at any one time; and (c) any other conditions or restrictions specified in the licence or certificate that apply to the unit or magazine. SOR/2022-121, s. 4
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Interior signs — raw material storage facilities 72 On the inside of each raw material storage facility, a sign that sets out the raw material, and the properties of the raw material, that is authorized to be stored in the facility, and the quantity of raw material that is authorized to be stored at any one time, must be posted at the main entrance in a clearly visible location. The sign must also indicate the precautions that must be taken to eliminate the possibility of an ignition of the raw materials.
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Responsibilities of licence holder 73 A holder of a division 1 factory licence must ensure that the labelling requirements set out in section 74 are met at the factory and, if they also hold a satellite site certificate, at each satellite site.