California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 7 - General Industry Safety Orders › Group 18 - Explosive Materials › Article 115 - Transportation of Explosive Materials › Section 5262 - General

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) This Article
						shall apply to motorized vehicles, the operations of which are not under the
						jurisdiction of the USDOT, the California Highway Patrol, or the California
						Vehicle Code, or the Health and Safety Code on Public Highways.
(b) Electric detonators or similar primary
						explosive materials initiation devices shall not be transported on/in any
						vehicle equipped with a radio transmitter or other device which may cause
						detonation unless kept in their original shipping containers.
(c) Transportation of detonators and
						explosive materials together shall be in accordance with the Institute of
						Makers of Explosives, Safety Library Publication No. 22, Recommendations for
						the Safe Transportation of Detonators in a Vehicle with Certain Other Explosive
						Materials, May 1993, pages 1-16, which is hereby incorporated by
						reference.
(d) Any vehicle
						transporting explosive materials or oxidizing materials shall be placarded in
						accordance with the regulations of the USDOT. Explosive materials being
						transported on-site during or incidental to the manufacturing process shall be
						marked when deemed appropriate by the manufacturer.
(e) Original shipping containers or Type 3
						magazines (day box) shall be used for taking detonators and other explosive
						materials from storage magazines to the blasting area.
(f)
(1)
						Vehicles used for transporting explosive materials shall be strong enough to
						carry the load without difficulty and be in good mechanical condition. If
						vehicles do not have a closed body, the body shall be covered with a
						flame-proof and moisture-proof tarpaulin or other effective protection against
						moisture and sparks.
(2) All
						vehicles used for the transportation of explosive materials shall have tight
						floors and any exposed spark-producing metal on the inside of the body shall be
						covered with wood or other nonsparking materials to prevent contact with
						packages of explosive materials.
EXCEPTION: Exposed spark-producing metal need not be
						  covered in vehicles transporting only blasting agents or
						  oxidizers.
(3) Packages of
						explosive materials shall not be loaded above the sides of an open body
						vehicle.
(4) Vehicles used for
						transporting explosive materials shall be inspected weekly, or prior to use
						when used less than weekly, to determine that it is in proper condition for
						safe transportation. Such inspections shall include, but not be limited to, the
						following:
(A) Fire extinguishers that comply
						with subsection (g) shall be filled and in working order.
(B) All electrical wiring shall be completely
						protected and securely fastened to prevent short-circuiting.
1. No auxiliary lighting systems on the truck
						beds shall be powered by the truck's electrical system.
(C) Chassis, motor, pan, and underside of
						body shall be reasonably clean and free of excess oil and grease.
(D) Fuel tank and feedline shall be secure
						and have no leaks.
(E) Brakes,
						lights, horn, windshield wipers, and steering apparatus shall function
						properly.
(F) Tires shall be
						checked for proper inflation and defects which may effect the safe operation of
						the vehicle.
(G) The vehicle shall
						be in proper condition in every other respect and acceptable for handling
						explosive materials.