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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-237 - Testing of circuits

Current through July 10, 2024
Blasters, when testing circuits to charge holes, shall use
				  only blasting galvanometers designed for this purpose.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-239 - Springing holes

Current through July 10, 2024
Drill holes shall not be sprung unless they are more than 100
				  feet from the nearest hole containing explosives. Holes that have been sprung
				  shall not be charged with explosives until the maximum temperature in any
				  portion of such hole has been reduced to less than 150°F. If an accurate
				  method of measuring the temperature is not available, the hole shall not be
				  reloaded for at least two hours. Sprung holes may be cooled by the addition of
				  sufficient water.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-240 - Stemming

Current through July 10, 2024
Stemming shall consist of clean fine clay, sand or crushed
				  rock screenings. The use of leaves or trash is prohibited. Each blast hole
				  shall be stemmed to the collar or to a point high enough to provide sufficient
				  confinement of the charge and to minimize the chance of injury to personnel
				  from flying material.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-241 - Misfire. Suspected

Current through July 10, 2024
If a misfire is suspected, all wires or commercial detonating
				  fuse in broken rock shall be carefully traced and search made for unexploded
				  cartridges. If recovery is not made, the Local Fire Marshal shall be
				  notified.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-242 - Misfire. Investigation

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall be permitted to examine a shot after a
				  misfire until specifically authorized by the person in charge of the blasting
				  operations. If practicable, the misfired charge shall be re-primed and fired.
				  Misfires shall be handled only by or under the direction of a competent and
				  experienced person.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-243 - Misfire. Precautions

Current through July 10, 2024
If a misfire occurs or is suspected, no person shall return
				  to the victinity of the misfire until at least one hour after the misfire if
				  the shot was cap and fuse firing, or minimum of 30 minutes for electric firing.
				  If there is reason to believe that the explosive is burning in the hole, no
				  person shall return to the vicinity of the misfire for at least 12 hours, and
				  the site shall be guarded in the interim.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-244 - Airline hose prohibited within twenty-five feet

Current through July 10, 2024
In no case shall an airline hose be permitted to be located
				  within 25 feet of a loading operation or a space where explosives are stored or
				  handled.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-245 - Loaded holes to be guarded. Warning whistle

Current through July 10, 2024
When a charge of explosives has been loaded there shall be a
				  constant guard over same until the blast is fired. Before a blast is fired, a
				  loud warning signal shall be given by the person in charge, who has made
				  certain that all surplus explosives are in a safe place, all persons and
				  vehicles are at a safe distance or under sufficient cover, and that an adequate
				  warning has been given. Said guard shall remain until the person in charge is
				  reasonably certain there have been no misfires.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-246 - Blasting caps in congested areas

Current through July 10, 2024
Only electric blasting caps or commercial detonating fuse
				  shall be used for blasting operations in congested districts, or on highways,
				  or adjacent to highways open to traffic, except where sources of extraneous
				  electricity make such use dangerous.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-247 - Cap crimpers

Current through July 10, 2024
When fuse is used, the blasting cap shall be securely
				  attached to the fuse with a standard ring type cap crimper. All primers shall
				  be assembled at least 50 feet from any magazine.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-248 - Accidents, thefts, fires to be reported

Current through July 10, 2024
All accidents, thefts or fires occurring with the use of
				  explosives shall be reported to the Local Fire Marshal immediately by verbal
				  communication and, within 24 hours, shall report in detail the chronological
				  events pertaining to same, in writing, to the State Fire
				  Marshal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-249 - Inserting. Blasting caps

Current through July 10, 2024
No blasting cap shall be inserted in the explosives without
				  first making a hole in the cartridge for the cap with a wooden or non-ferrous
				  metal punch of proper size or standard cap crimper.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-250 - Misfired explosives, not to be dug out

Current through July 10, 2024
Explosives shall not be extracted from a hole that has once
				  been charged or has misfired unless it is impossible to safely detonate the
				  unexploded charge by insertion of a fresh additional primer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-251 - Lead wire connector to fire shot

Current through July 10, 2024
Only the man making leading wire connections in electric
				  firing shall fire the shot. All connections should be made from bore hole back
				  to the source of the firing current, and the leading wires shall remain shorted
				  and not be connected to the blasting machine or other source of current until
				  the charge is to be fired.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-252 - Extraneous electricity. Precautions

Current through July 10, 2024
Due precautions shall be taken to prevent accidental
				  discharge of electric blasting caps from current induced by radar, radio
				  transmitters, adjacent power lines, lightning, dust storms and other sources of
				  extraneous electricity. The precautions shall include:
(a) The suspension of all blasting operations
				regardless of the method of initiation and removal of persons from the blasting
				area during the approach and progress of an electric storm.
(b) Special precautions may be required by
				the State Fire Marshal when blasting operations are conducted in a radar
				environment.
(c) Electric blasting
				shall not be carried out at lesser distances from radio transmitter antennas
				than is set forth in the following table:
Distances for AM Transmitters (Fixed or
							 Mobile)
Transmitter Power in Watts
Minimum Distance in Feet
5 - 25
100
25 - 50
150
50 - 100
220
100 - 250
350
250 - 500
450
500 - 1,000
650
1,000 - 2,500
1,000
2,500 - 5,000
1,500
5,000 - 10,000
2,200
10,000 - 25,000
3,500
25,000 - 50,000
5,000
50,000 - 100,000
7,000
Distances for FM Mobile Transmitters
Transmitter Power in Watts
Minimum Distance in Feet
1 - 10
5
10 - 30
10
30 - 60
15
60 - 250
30
250 - 600
45
Where the power of an FM or TV transmitter exceeds 100,000
				  watts, electric blasting shall be conducted at a distance of at least 600 feet
				  or more. No electric blasting will be carried out at lesser distances than in
				  the aforesaid tables without the specific permission of the State Fire
				  Marshal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VII - EXPLOSIVES AT PIERS, RAILWAY STATIONS AND CARS OR VESSELS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THESE REGULATIONS › Section 29-349-253 - Railroad cars

Current through July 10, 2024
Except in an emergency, and with the permission of the State
				  Fire Marshal, no person shall have or keep explosives in a railway car unless
				  said car and contents and methods of loading are in accordance with the U.S.
				  Department of Transportation regulations for the transportation of
				  explosives.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VII - EXPLOSIVES AT PIERS, RAILWAY STATIONS AND CARS OR VESSELS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THESE REGULATIONS › Section 29-349-254 - Packing to conform to D.O.T. regulations

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall deliver any explosives to any carrier unless
				  such explosive conforms in all respects, including marking and packaging to the
				  U.S. Department of Transportation regulations for the transportation of
				  explosives.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VII - EXPLOSIVES AT PIERS, RAILWAY STATIONS AND CARS OR VESSELS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THESE REGULATIONS › Section 29-349-255 - Warning signs

Current through July 10, 2024
Every railway car containing explosives which has reached its
				  destination, or is stopped in transit so as no longer to be in interstate
				  commerce shall have attached to both sides and ends of the car, cards with the
				  words "EXPLOSIVES-HANDLE CAREFULLY-KEEP FIRE AWAY" in red letters at least one
				  and one-half inches high in a white background.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VII - EXPLOSIVES AT PIERS, RAILWAY STATIONS AND CARS OR VESSELS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THESE REGULATIONS › Section 29-349-256 - Explosives to be isolated at terminals

Current through July 10, 2024
Any explosives at a railway facility, truck terminal, pier,
				  wharf, harbor facility or airport terminal whether for delivery to a consignee
				  or forwarded to some other destination shall be kept in a safe place, isolated
				  as far as is practicable and in such manner that they can be easily and quickly
				  removed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VII - EXPLOSIVES AT PIERS, RAILWAY STATIONS AND CARS OR VESSELS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THESE REGULATIONS › Section 29-349-257 - Delivery between sunset and sunrise

Current through July 10, 2024
Explosives shall not be delivered to or received from any
				  railway station, truck terminal, pier, wharf, harbor facility or airport
				  terminal between the hours of sunset and sunrise without notifying the Local
				  Fire Marshal, who shall take appropriate steps to assure the safety of the
				  public.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VII - EXPLOSIVES AT PIERS, RAILWAY STATIONS AND CARS OR VESSELS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THESE REGULATIONS › Section 29-349-258 - Unclaimed or undelivered explosives

Current through July 10, 2024
Whenever explosives brought into this State by any means of
				  transportation for delivery to an intermediate receiver, consignee's agent or
				  consignee, or to be forwarded to some other destination, shall remain unclaimed
				  or undelivered for 48 hours (Sundays and holidays excluded) such shipper shall
				  notify the Local Fire Marshal. The Local Fire Marshal shall then order the
				  transportation company to move said explosives to an approved storage magazine
				  or place of safety and the cost of such movement shall be borne by the shipper
				  of the explosives.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VII - EXPLOSIVES AT PIERS, RAILWAY STATIONS AND CARS OR VESSELS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THESE REGULATIONS › Section 29-349-259 - Consignee to remove explosives

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person having been notified, as consignee, of a shipment
				  of explosives being in the hands of any carrier shall remove the said
				  explosives within 48 hours, Sundays and holidays excluded, after receiving such
				  notification, to a place meeting the requirements of these
				  regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VII - EXPLOSIVES AT PIERS, RAILWAY STATIONS AND CARS OR VESSELS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THESE REGULATIONS › Section 29-349-260 - Authority to designate location and quantity of explosives

Current through July 10, 2024
The Local Fire Marshal has the authority to and may designate
				  the location for, and limit the quantity of, explosives which may be loaded,
				  unloaded, reloaded, or temporarily retained at any facility within his
				  jurisdiction.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VII - EXPLOSIVES AT PIERS, RAILWAY STATIONS AND CARS OR VESSELS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THESE REGULATIONS › Section 29-349-261 - Permits for waterfront facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Before the owner or operator of a waterfront facility shall
				  handle, load, discharge, transport on or over such facility any Class A
				  explosive in any quantity, he shall hold a permit issued by the Local Fire
				  Marshal. The owner or operator of a waterfront facility shall notify the Fire
				  Marshal when the quantity of Class B explosives present on the facility is in
				  excess of one ton. No permit shall be issued by the Local Fire Marshal for the
				  loading or discharging to or from any vessel any explosives unless such
				  explosives are marked, labeled and packaged in accordance with D.O.T.
				  regulations and meet the regulations of the United States Coast Guard. Such
				  Fire Marshal shall specify the limits as to maximim quantity, isolation and
				  remoteness. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to limit or restrict the
				  shipment, transportation or handling of military explosives by or for the Armed
				  Forces of the United States.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-263 - Facilities used for mixing blasting agents

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				Buildings or other facilities used for mixing blasting agents shall be located,
				with respect to inhabited buildings, passenger railroads and public highways,
				in accordance with the American Table of Distances.
(b) Any ammonium nitrate stored at a closer
				distance to the blasting agent storage area than as provided in (c) below shall
				be added to the quantity of blasting agents to calculate the total quantity
				involved for application of the aforementioned Table.
(c) Minimum intra-plant separation distances
				between mixing units and the ammonium nitrate storage areas and blasting agent
				storage areas shall be in conformity with the Table of Recommended Separation
				Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from Explosives or Blasting
				Agents.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-264 - Buildings used for mixing of blasting agents

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				Buildings used for the mixing of blasting agents shall conform to the
				requirements of this section, unless otherwise specifically approved by the
				State Fire Marshal.
(b) Buildings
				shall be of noncombustible construction or sheet metal on wood studs.
(c) The layout of the mixing building shall
				be such as to provide physical separation between the finished product storage,
				and the mixing and packaging operation.
(d) Floors in the storage areas and in the
				processing plant shall be of concrete, metal or other approved material.
				Isolated fuel storage shall be provided to avoid contact between molten
				ammonium nitrate and fuel in case of fire.
(e) The building shall be well
				ventilated.
(f) Heat shall be
				provided exclusively from a source outside the building. However, space heaters
				that do not depend on combustion processes within the heating unit may be
				satisfactory if they are located overhead to provide a minimum clearance of 30
				inches from raw materials and finished products. The space heaters must also
				meet the requirements of the most recent edition of the National Electrical
				Code for the specific type of hazard encountered.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-265 - Mixer design

Current through July 10, 2024
The design of the mixer shall be such as to minimize the
				  possibility of frictional heating, compaction, and especially confinement. Open
				  mixers are preferable to enclosed mixers. Bearing and gears should be protected
				  against the accumulation of ammonium nitrate dust. All surfaces should be
				  accessible for cleaning. Mixing and packaging equipment shall be constructed of
				  materials compatible with fuel-ammonium nitrate composition.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-266 - Determination of blasting agent compositions

Current through July 10, 2024
The provisions of this section shall be considered when
				  determining blasting agent compositions. The sensitivity of the blasting agent
				  shall be determined by means of a No. 8 test blasting cap at regular intervals
				  and after every change in formulation or as may be required by the State Fire
				  Marshal.
(a) Oxidizers of small
				particle size such as crushed prills or fines may be more sensitive and
				hazardous than the ordinary prills and shall be handled with greater
				care.
(b) No liquid fuel with flash
				point lower than that of No. 2 diesel fuel oil (125°F. minimum or legal)
				shall be used.
(c) Crude oil and
				crankcase oil shall not be used because they may contain light ends that offer
				increased vapor-explosion hazards or gritty particles that tend to sensitize
				the resulting blasting agent.
(d)
				If solid fuels are used, they shall be chosen so as to minimize dust-explosion
				hazard.
(e) Metal dust (aluminum
				powder, etc.) peroxides, chlorates, or perchlorates shall not be used unless
				such operations are conducted in a manner approved by the State Fire
				Marshal.
(f) Unusual compositions
				shall not be attempted except under the supervision of competent personnel
				equipped to determine the over-all hazard of the resulting
				compositions.
(g) Suitable means
				shall be provided to prevent the flow of fuel oil to the mixer in case of fire.
				In gravity flow systems an automatic spring-loaded shutoff valve with fusible
				link shall be installed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-267 - Power sources for mixing plants

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All electrical
				switches, controls, motors, and lights, if located in the mixing rooms shall
				conform to the requirements of Class II, Division 2 of the National Electrical
				Code; otherwise they should be located outside the mixing room. The frame of
				the mixer and all other equipment that may be used shall be electrically bonded
				and provided with a continuous path to the ground.
(b) All internal-combustion engines used for
				electric power generation shall be located outside the mixing plant building,
				or shall be properly ventilated and isolated by a fire wall. The exhaust
				systems on all such engines shall be located so any spark emission can not be a
				hazard to any materials in or adjacent to the plant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-268 - Washdown facilities

Current through July 10, 2024
An automatic water-deluge system with adequate capacity shall
				  be provided to protect mixers and the finished-explosives storage area in
				  permanently located plants. Floors shall be constructed so as to eliminate open
				  floor drains and piping into which molten materials could flow and be confined
				  in case of fire. The floors and equipment of the mixing and packaging room
				  shall be washed down frequently to prevent accumulation of oxidizers or fuels
				  and other sensitizers. The entire mixing and packaging plant shall be washed
				  down periodically to prevent excessive accumulation of dust.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-269 - Smoking prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Smoking or open flames shall not be permitted in or within 50
				  feet of any building or facility used for the mixing of blasting
				  agents.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-270 - Disposal of nitrate bags

Current through July 10, 2024
Empty ammonium nitrate bags shall be disposed of daily by
				  burning in small quantities in a safe location. No person shall remain within
				  100 feet once the burning has started.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-271 - Limited production

Current through July 10, 2024
Not more than one day's production of blasting agents or the
				  limit determined by the American Table of Distances, whichever is less, shall
				  be permitted in or near the mixing and packaging plant or area. Larger
				  quantities shall be stored in separate warehouses or
				  magazines.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-272 - Storage of blasting agents and supplies

Current through July 10, 2024
Blasting agents, ammonium nitrate and all oxidizers used for
				  mixing of blasting agents shall be stored in the manner set forth in this
				  section.
(a) Blasting agents or
				ammonium nitrate, when stored in conjunction with explosives shall be stored in
				conformity with the Table of Distances Chart, Chapter IX of this Code. The mass
				of blasting agents and one-half the mass of ammonium nitrate shall be included
				when computing the total quantity of explosives for determining distance
				requirements.
(b) Blasting agents
				when stored entirely separate may be stored in the manner set forth for Class A
				explosives or in one-story warehouses (without basements) which shall be:
1. Noncombustible or
				fire-resistive;
2. Constructed so
				as to eliminate open floor drains and piping into which molten materials could
				flow and be confined in case of fire;
3. Weather resistant;
4. Well ventilated; and
5. Equipped with a strong door kept securely
				locked, in the same manner as explosives magazines, except when open for
				business under supervision.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-273 - Blasting agents stored in warehouses

Current through July 10, 2024
Warehouses used for the storage of blasting agents separate
				  from explosives shall be located as set forth in this section:
(a) Warehouses used for the storage of
				blasting agents shall be located in accordance with the provisions of the
				American Table of Distances with respect to inhabited buildings, passenger
				railroads, public highways and according to the Table of Recommended Separation
				Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from Explosives or Blasting
				Agents with respect to one another.
(b) If both blasting agents and ammonium
				nitrate are handled or stored within the distance limitations prescribed in the
				Table of Distance chart of this Code, one-half the mass of ammonium nitrate
				shall be added to the mass of the blasting agent when computing the total
				quantity of explosives for determining the proper distance for compliance with
				the American Table of Distances.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-274 - Smoking, firearms, etc. prohibited locations

Current through July 10, 2024
Smoking, matches, open flames, spark producing devices and
				  firearms shall be prohibited inside of or within 50 feet of any mixing and
				  packaging plant or area or any warehouse used for the storage of blasting
				  agents. Combustible materials, shall not be stored within 50 feet of mixing
				  plants of warehouses used for the storage of blasting agents and the land
				  surrounding such places shall be maintained clear of dried grass, leaves and
				  brush for this distance.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-275 - Warehouse housekeeping

Current through July 10, 2024
The interior of warehouses used for the storage of blasting
				  agents shall be kept clean and free from debris and empty containers. Spilled
				  materials shall be cleaned up promptly and safely removed. Combustible
				  materials, flammable liquids, corrosive acids shall not be stored in any
				  warehouse used for blasting agents unless separated therefrom by a
				  fire-resistive separation of not less than one hour resistance. The provisions
				  of this section shall not prohibit the storage of blasting agents with
				  non-explosive blasting supplies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-276 - Fuels to be separated

Current through July 10, 2024
Piles of ammonium nitrate and warehouses containing ammonium
				  nitrate shall be adequately separated from readily combustible
				  fuels.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-278 - Warehouses to be supervised by competent person

Current through July 10, 2024
Every warehouse used for the storage of blasting agents shall
				  be under the supervision of a competent person who shall be not less than 21
				  years of age.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-279 - Authority to designate location and quantity of blasting agents

Current through July 10, 2024
The State Fire Marshal has the authority to and may designate
				  the location for, and limit the quantity of blasting agents which may be
				  loaded, unloaded, reloaded or temporarily retained at any facility within the
				  state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-280 - Transportation of blasting agents

Current through July 10, 2024
When blasting agents are transported all of the requirements
				  of these regulations concerning the transportation of explosives shall be
				  complied with, and vehicles involved shall be placarded and marked in the same
				  manner as explosives vehicles.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-281 - Operators of vehicles transporting blasting agents

Current through July 10, 2024
Vehicles transporting blasting agents shall only be driven by
				  and be in charge of a licensed driver who is physically fit, careful, capable,
				  reliable, able to read and write the English language proficiently, and not
				  addicted to the use, or under the influence of intoxicants, narcotics, or
				  drugs, and not less than 21 years of age. He shall be familiar with the traffic
				  regulations, state laws, and the provisions of these
				  regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-282 - Certain substances prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
No sparking metal, sparking metal tools, oils, matches,
				  firearms, spark producing devices, acids or other corrosive liquids shall be
				  carried in the bed or body of any vehicles containing blasting
				  agents.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-283 - Use of intoxicating liquor prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall be permitted to ride upon, drive, load or
				  unload a vehicle containing blasting agents while smoking or under the
				  influence of intoxicants or drugs.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-286 - Packaging and marking of containers

Current through July 10, 2024
When offering blasting agents for transportation on public
				  highways, the packaging, marking and labeling of containers of blasting agents
				  shall comply with the requirements of the U.S. Department of
				  Transportation.
(a) Vehicles used for
				transporting blasting agents on public highways shall be placarded in
				accordance with the U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-287 - Bulk delivery and mixing vehicle of blasting agents

Current through July 10, 2024
Regulations of the section shall apply to off-highway private
				  operation as well as to all public highway transportation.
(a) A bulk vehicle body shall be constructed
				of noncombustible materials.
(b)
				Vehicles used to transport bulk pre-mixed blasting agents on public highway
				shall have closed bodies.
(c) All
				moving parts of the mixing system shall be designed as to prevent a heat build
				up. Shafts or axles which contact the product shall have outboard bearing with
				1-inch minimum clearance between the bearing and outside of the product
				container. Particular attention shall be given to the clearance on all moving
				parts.
(d) A bulk delivery vehicle
				shall be strong enough to carry the load without difficulty and be in good
				mechanical condition.
(e) The
				operator shall be trained in the safe operation of the vehicle together with
				its mixing, conveying and related equipment, and also be familiar with
				commodities being delivered and procedure used in emergency
				situations.
(f) 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 employer shall provide a second person to guide his
				movements.
(g) No intransit mixing
				of materials shall be performed.
(h) No repairs to bulk delivery or mixing
				vehicles shall be made unless it has been completely washed down and all
				oxidizer material removed.
(i) 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 blasting
				agent is discharged.
(j) The
				location chosen for the blasting agent 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.
(k) A positive action parking brake 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.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter VIII - BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-288 - Use of blasting agents

Current through July 10, 2024
Persons using blasting agents shall comply with all the
				  applicable provisions of these regulations concerning the use of explosives and
				  as set forth in this section.
(a)
				Pneumatic loading from bulk delivery vehicles into boreholes primed with
				electric blasting caps or other static-sensitive systems shall meet the
				following requirements:
(1) A positive
				grounding device shall be used to prevent accumulation of static
				electricity.
(2) A discharge hose
				shall be used that has a resistance range that will prevent conducting stray
				currents, but that is conductive enough to bleed off static buildup.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-289 - General application

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations apply to the storage of ammonium nitrate in
				  the form of crystals, flakes, grains or prills including fertilizer grade,
				  dynamite grade, nitrous oxide grade, technical grade and other mixtures
				  containing 60 per cent or more ammonium nitrate by weight, but does not apply
				  to blasting agents.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-290 - Prohibited storage

Current through July 10, 2024
The storage of ammonium nitrate that does not meet the
				  specifications of fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate as set forth by the State
				  Fire Marshal shall not be permitted by these regulations except on the specific
				  approval of said marshal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-291 - Regulations application

Current through July 10, 2024
These regulations shall apply to all persons, firms,
				  corporations, co-partnerships and associations storing, having or keeping
				  ammonium nitrate, and to the owner or lessee of any building, premises or
				  structure in which ammonium nitrate is stored in quantities of 1,000 pounds or
				  more.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-293 - Approval of storage locations

Current through July 10, 2024
Storage locations shall be subject to the approval by the
				  State Fire Marshal with respect to nearness of residential occupancies, places
				  of public assembly, schools, hospitals, railroads and public highways.
				  Limitations on storable quantities shall be considered with regard to proximity
				  of these exposures and congested commercial or industrial
				  districts.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-294 - Approval of large quantity storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Approval of large quantity storage shall be subject to due
				  consideration of possible toxic vapors from burning or decomposing ammonium
				  nitrate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-295 - Storage building requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Storage buildings shall not be over one story in height or
				  have basements, unless approved for such use, and shall be equipped with
				  lightning rod protection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-296 - Ventilation

Current through July 10, 2024
Storage buildings shall have adequate ventilation or be of a
				  construction that will be self-ventilating in the event of
				  fire.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-297 - Walls exposed to combustible buildings. Protection

Current through July 10, 2024
The wall on the exposed side of a storage building within 50
				  feet of a combustible building, forest, piles of combustible material and
				  similar exposure hazards shall be of fire resistive or noncombustible
				  construction. In lieu of the fire-resistive or noncombustible wall, other
				  better means of exposure protection such as outside automatic sprinklers or
				  free standing walls may be used. The roof coverings shall be Class C or better,
				  as defined in Roof Coverings, NFPA No. 203.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-298 - Floor construction

Current through July 10, 2024
All flooring in storage and handling areas shall be of
				  noncombustible material or protected against impregnation by ammonium nitrate
				  and shall be without open drains, traps, tunnels, pits, or pockets into which
				  any molten ammonium nitrate could flow and be confined in the event of
				  fire.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-299 - Existing storage buildings

Current through July 10, 2024
The continued use of an existing storage building or
				  structure not in strict conformity with these regulations may be approved in
				  cases where such continued use will not constitute a hazard to life or
				  adjoining property.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-301 - Bags and container requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Bags and containers used for ammonium nitrate must comply
				  with specifications and standards required for use in interstate
				  commerce.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-302 - Containers requirement exemption

Current through July 10, 2024
Containers used on the premise in the actual manufacturing or
				  processing need not comply with provisions of Section
				  29-349-301.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-303 - Maximum temperature for storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Containers of ammonium nitrate shall not be accepted for
				  storage when the temperature of the ammonium nitrate exceeds
				  130°F.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-304 - Ammonium nitrate storage height limitation

Current through July 10, 2024
Bags of ammonium nitrate shall not be stored within 30 inches
				  of the storage building walls and partitions.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-305 - Pile storage requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
The height of piles shall not exceed 20 feet. The width of
				  piles shall not exceed 20 feet and the length 50 feet except that where the
				  building is of noncombustible construction or is protected by automatic
				  sprinklers the length of piles shall not be limited. In no case shall the
				  ammonium nitrate be stacked closer than 36 inches below the roof or supporting
				  and spreader beams overhead.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-306 - Width of aisles

Current through July 10, 2024
Aisles shall be provided to separate piles by a clear space
				  of not less than 3 feet in width. At least one service or main aisle in the
				  storage shall be not less than 4 feet in width.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-307 - Waiver for pile sizes

Current through July 10, 2024
The requirements for pile sizes and aisles, as set forth in
				  Sections
				  29-349-305
				  and
				  29-349-306 may be
				  waived by the State Fire Marshal where storage facilities are located in remote
				  areas.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-308 - Bulk storage by specific approval

Current through July 10, 2024
Bulk storage of ammonium nitrate shall be permitted only
				  after specific approval by the Local or State Fire Marshal, who shall give due
				  consideration to the location in regard to heavily populated and built up
				  centers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-309 - Permissible bulk storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Bulk storage may be in covered open piles, in bins, in
				  warehouses, or in silo-type structures and shall totally exclude all other
				  commodities of an organic, combustible or oxidizable nature.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-310 - Warehouse ventilation. Combustible construction

Current through July 10, 2024
Warehouses, if of combustible construction, shall have
				  adequate ventilation or be capable of adequate ventilation in case of
				  fire.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-313 - Prohibited bin construction materials

Current through July 10, 2024
Due to corrosive and reactive properties of ammonium nitrate,
				  and to avoid contamination, steel, galvanized iron, copper, lead and zinc shall
				  not be used in bin construction unless suitably protected.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-314 - Warehouse subdivision

Current through July 10, 2024
The warehouse may be subdivided by tight partition walls into
				  any desired number of ammonium nitrate storage compartments or
				  bins.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-315 - Identification signs

Current through July 10, 2024
The ammonium nitrate storage bins or piles shall be clearly
				  identified by signs reading "AMMONIUM NITRATE" with letters at least 2 inches
				  high.