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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 IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-147 - Initiator storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Initiators (primary explosives) in bulk in an amount not
				  exceeding 1,500 pounds at any one time, except at an explosives factory, shall
				  be stored in a wet condition, and shall contain not less than 25%
				  water.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-148 - Guncotton storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Guncotton, containing not less than 20% water, may be stored
				  in an amount not exceeding 250,000 pounds at any one time in a building,
				  provided such building is used exclusively for that purpose.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-149 - Soluble or negative cotton storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Soluble or negative cotton in a dry form may be kept for sale
				  in a wholesale drug or photographic supply store in an amount not exceeding 6
				  pounds at any one time in packages containing not more than one ounce each, and
				  may be kept for sale in a retail store in an amount not exceeding 2 pounds at
				  any one time, in packages containing not more than one ounce
				  each.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-150 - Removal of explosives

Current through July 10, 2024
The State or Local Fire Marshal may at his discretion, at any
				  time he deems necessary for public safety, require the removal of any
				  explosives from any location or require that a watchman be placed continuously
				  in charge of same.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-151 - Inspection of magazines

Current through July 10, 2024
All magazines will be periodically inspected by the Local or
				  State Fire Marshal and their agents, and the inspecting official shall notify
				  the owner of a magazine not meeting the minimum safety factors set forth in
				  these regulations to improve or abandon the magazine. Such notification shall
				  be in writing and shall give the owner a reasonable length of time, taking all
				  the surrounding circumstances into consideration, to complete the improvements
				  or abandonment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-152 - Reporting of accident, etc

Current through July 10, 2024
All accidents, thefts or fires occurring with the keeping or
				  storing of explosives shall be reported to the Local Fire Marshal immediately
				  by verbal communication and, within 24 hours, shall be reported in detail, in
				  writing, to the State Fire Marshal on forms provided.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-153 - Lights in magazines

Current through July 10, 2024
Magazines in manufacturing areas may be provided with
				  artificial lighting only if such lighting system complies with the applicable
				  requirements of Articles 500 through 503 of the National Electrical Code
				  consistent with the hazards present in the magazines. No other magazines shall
				  be provided with artificial light, except that if artificial lights are
				  necessary only electric safety flash lights or safety lanterns shall be
				  used.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-154 - Artificial heat in magazines

Current through July 10, 2024
Artificial heat shall not be provided in magazines, except in
				  manufacturing areas where artificial heating may be used only if low pressure
				  steam or hot water is used as the heating medium.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-155 - Magazine location

Current through July 10, 2024
All magazines shall be located away from inhabited buildings,
				  passenger railways, public buildings and other magazines in conformity with the
				  American Table of Distances for the storage of explosives.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-156 - Magazine construction

Current through July 10, 2024
Magazines for the storage of Class A explosives shall be
				  bullet-resistant, weather-resistant, fire-resistant, ventilated sufficiently to
				  protect the explosive in the specific locality. Class 1 and Class 2 magazines
				  shall be protected from lightning in accordance with the N.F.P.A. Lightning
				  Protection Code. Magazines used only for the storage of Class B explosives
				  shall be weather-resistant, fire-resistant and have ventilation. Magazines for
				  the storage of blasting and electric blasting caps shall be weather-resistant,
				  fire-resistant and ventilated. Underground storage in Class 1 and Class 2
				  magazines is prohibited without approval by 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 IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-157 - Magazine classification

Current through July 10, 2024
Magazines as required by these regulations shall be of four
				  classes:
(a) Class 1 for the permanent
				storage of explosives.
(b) Class 2
				for the temporary storage of explosives.
This magazine must meet all the requirements of a Class 1
				  magazine, except the foundation may be omitted and skids or wheels may be
				  used.
(c) Class 3, daily
				supply magazine-capacity not to exceed 200 pounds, with or without
				wheels.
(d) Class 4, rental supply
				magazine-mounted on wheels, capacity not to exceed 50 pounds.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-158 - Magazine construction conformity

Current through July 10, 2024
Magazines shall be constructed in conformity with the
				  provisions of these regulations, or may be of substantially equivalent
				  construction satisfactory 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 IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-159 - Warning signs

Current through July 10, 2024
Property upon which magazines are located outside of
				  buildings shall be posted with signs, reading "Explosives-Keep Off." Such signs
				  shall be located so as to minimize the possibility of bullet traveling in the
				  direction of the magazines if anyone shoots at the sign.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-160 - Class 1 and Class 2 Magazines

Current through July 10, 2024
Magazines of this category shall be of masonry construction
				  or of wood or metal construction, or a combination of these types, and shall be
				  bullet-resistant. Thickness of masonry units shall not be less than 8 inches.
				  Hollow masonry units used in construction shall have all hollow spaces filled
				  with weak concrete or well tamped sand. Wood constructed walls shall be
				  constructed of 1-inch minimum thickness tongue and grooved hardwood lumber,
				  shall have at least a six inch space between interior and exterior sheathing,
				  and the space between sheathing shall be filled with well tamped sand. Metal
				  wall construction shall be lined with a brick at least four inches in thickness
				  or shall have at least a six inch sand fill between interior and exterior
				  walls, or may be constructed of 3/8 inch thick steel plate walls with 2-5/8
				  inch thick hardwood lining or equivalent construction approved by the State
				  Fire Marshal. Interior walls shall be constructed of or covered with
				  non-sparking material.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-161 - Floor and roof construction

Current through July 10, 2024
Floors and roofs of masonry magazines may be of wood
				  construction. Wood floors shall be tongue and grooved lumber having a minimum
				  thickness of one inch.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-162 - Roof-bullet resistant

Current through July 10, 2024
If the roof of a Class 1 or Class 2 magazine can be shot into
				  from higher ground, it shall be protected by a sand tray or 4 inches of
				  hardwood located at the line of eaves and covering the entire area except that
				  necessary for ventilation. Sand in the sand tray shall be maintained at a depth
				  of not less than 4 inches, or equivalent construction approved by 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 IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-163 - Exterior magazine covering

Current through July 10, 2024
All wood at the exterior of magazines, including eaves, shall
				  be protected by being covered with black or galvanized steel or aluminum metal
				  of thickness not less than No. 26 gauge. All nails exposed to the interior
				  shall be well countersunk.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-164 - Foundations

Current through July 10, 2024
Foundations for magazines shall be of substantial
				  construction and arranged to provide good cross ventilation. The ground around
				  such foundations shall slope away sufficiently for proper
				  drainage.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-165 - Ventilation

Current through July 10, 2024
Magazines shall be ventilated sufficiently to prevent
				  dampness and heating of stored explosives. Ventilating openings shall be
				  screened to prevent the entrance of sparks.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-166 - Magazine door construction

Current through July 10, 2024
Openings to magazines shall be restricted to that necessary
				  for the placement and removal of stocks of explosives. Doors shall be
				  constructed of 3/8 inch plate steel and lined with 2-5/8 inches of hardwood.
				  Hinges and hasps shall be attached to the doors by welding, riveting or bolting
				  (nuts on inside of door). They shall be installed in such a manner that the
				  hinges and hasps cannot be removed when the doors are closed and
				  locked.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-167 - Magazine locking and protection

Current through July 10, 2024
Magazines shall be provided with substantial means for
				  locking and protection. A complete tamper proof locking assembly, approved by
				  the State Fire Marshal, shall be provided and magazine doors shall be kept
				  locked, except during the time of placement and removal of stocks of
				  explosives. When deemed necessary by the State Fire Marshal, due to unusual
				  hazard, such magazines shall be enclosed by at least a six foot manproof fence,
				  and/or shall be further protected by continuous surveillance by an electronic
				  sensing device which shall notify the proper authorities upon unauthorized
				  penetration of the magazine area.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-168 - Prohibited stock piling

Current through July 10, 2024
Provisions shall be made to prevent the piling of stocks of
				  explosives directly against masonry walls, brick lined or sand filled metal
				  walls and single thickness metal walls; such protection, however, shall not
				  interfere with proper ventilation at interior of side and end
				  walls.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-170 - Wood and metal magazine construction

Current through July 10, 2024
Wood magazines of this class shall have sides, bottom, and
				  cover constructed of 2 inch thick hardwood boards well braced at corners and
				  protected by being entirely covered with sheet metal of not less than No. 20
				  gauge. All nails exposed to interior of the magazine shall be well countersunk.
				  All metal magazines of this class shall have sides, bottom, and cover
				  constructed of sheet metal, and shall be lined with 3/8 inch plywood or the
				  equivalent, including nonferrous metal. Edges of metal covers shall overlap
				  sides at least one inch.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-171 - Magazine cover construction

Current through July 10, 2024
Covers for both wood and metal constructed magazines of these
				  classes shall be provided with substantial strap hinges and shall be provided
				  with substantial means of locking. Covers shall be kept locked except during
				  the placement and removal of explosives.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-172 - Warning signs

Current through July 10, 2024
Magazines of this class shall be painted red and shall bear
				  lettering in white, on all sides and top, at least 3 inches high,
				  "Explosives-Keep Fire Away"-Class 4 magazines when located in warehouses,
				  wholesale or retail establishments, shall be provided with substantial wheels
				  or casters to facilitate removal 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 IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-174 - Explosives storage within building

Current through July 10, 2024
Class 4 magazines shall be permitted in warehouses, wholesale
				  and retail establishments when located on a floor which has an entrance at
				  outside grade level and the magazine is located not more than 10 feet from such
				  an entrance. Two Class 4 magazines may be located in the same building when one
				  is used for blasting caps in quantities not in excess of 5,000 caps and a
				  distance of 10 feet is maintained between magazines. The location of a Class 4
				  magazine within a building shall not be changed without the approval of the
				  State or Local Fire Marshal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-175 - Class 3 magazines. Limitation on storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Not more than 200 pounds of explosives shall be stored or
				  kept in a Class 3 magazine. No explosives shall be kept at night or when
				  blasting is inactive in a Class 3 magazine except under conditions approved by
				  Local Fire Marshal or 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 IV - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-176 - Class 4 magazines. Limitation on storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Not more than 50 pounds of explosives shall be stored or kept
				  in a Class 4 magazine.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-177 - Permits by local fire marshal

Current through July 10, 2024
No Local Fire Marshal shall issue a permit to transport more
				  than 50 pounds of explosives or more than 1,000 blasting caps or electric
				  blasting caps in any suitable vehicle. A Local Fire Marshal may issue a permit
				  to transport a maximum of 200 pounds of explosives in a vehicle carrying a
				  Class 3 magazine or its equivalent. The transportation of blasting caps or
				  electric blasting caps in the same vehicle containing other explosives is
				  prohibited.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-178 - Permits by state fire marshal

Current through July 10, 2024
Only the State Fire Marshal, or his designated
				  representatives shall approve and issue permits for the transportation of
				  explosives in vehicles carrying more than 200 pounds of explosives or more than
				  1,000 blasting caps or electric blasting caps, and such vehicles shall meet all
				  the requirements of the State Fire Marshal as set forth in these
				  regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-179 - Vehicle approval

Current through July 10, 2024
Vehicles transporting more than 200 pounds of explosives or
				  more than 1,000 blasting caps or electric blasting caps shall be required to
				  have the approval of the State Fire Marshal. Vehicles of this classification
				  shall be a Truck or Truck-tractor with semi-trailer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-180 - Blasting cap transportation

Current through July 10, 2024
A maximum of 5,000 blasting caps or electric blasting caps
				  may be transported on the same approved vehicle as follows: The blasting caps
				  or electric blasting caps shall be packed in authorized D.O.T. specifications
				  outside shipping containers; or in prescribed inside D.O.T. packages in an
				  outside box made of one inch lumber with suitable padding material not less
				  than one-half inch thick, or a box made of not less than 12 gauge sheet metal
				  lined with plywood or other suitable material not less than 3/8 inch thick so
				  that no metal is exposed. Hinged cover and fastening devices are required on
				  such boxes. These boxes shall be loaded in approved vehicles so that contents
				  or box will be immediately accessible for removal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-181 - Loading or unloading precautions

Current through July 10, 2024
In loading or unloading any explosives or blasting caps or
				  electric blasting caps, care shall be taken in the handling of same, and they
				  shall be so placed or stowed as to prevent displacement during
				  transit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-182 - Description of vehicle

Current through July 10, 2024
The body of each such vehicle shall be fully enclosed. The
				  doors shall be equipped with strong hinges securely bolted on the inside and
				  provided with two suitable padlocks which shall be kept locked at all times
				  when explosives are being carried. The underside of the body, together with the
				  front end and sides of the body, shall be made fire-resistive by being covered
				  with ¼ inch of sheet asbestos which, in turn shall be covered by 20
				  gauge galvanized iron or equivalent. The entire body, including the doors,
				  should be so constructed that no bolt, screws, nails, or other metals shall be
				  exposed on the inside thereof. Any exposed spark-producing metal on the inside
				  of the body shall be covered with wood or other non-sparking material to
				  prevent contact with packages of explosives.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-183 - Warning signs

Current through July 10, 2024
Each vehicle carrying explosives shall bear signs on the
				  front, rear and each side bearing the word "EXPLOSIVES" in letters not less
				  than 4 inches in height. The lettering shall be in white. Approved vehicles
				  shall be painted in a bright red.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-184 - Owner to inspect

Current through July 10, 2024
It shall be the duty of the person to whom a permit has been
				  issued to transport explosives in vehicles of this classification to inspect
				  daily or cause to be inspected daily those vehicles employed by him to
				  determine that:
(a) Fire extinguishers
				are filled and in operating condition.
(b) Electric wires are insulated and securely
				fastened to prevent short circuit.
(c) The motor, chassis and body are
				reasonably clean and free of excess grease and oil.
(d) The fuel tank and fuel lines are securely
				fastened and not leaking.
(e)
				Brakes, lights, horn, windshield wiper, and steering mechanism are functioning
				properly.
(f) Tires are properly
				inflated and free of defects.
(g)
				The vehicles shall be in proper condition in every other respect and acceptable
				for handling explosives.
(h) All
				warning signs are clean and clearly legible.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-185 - Fire extinguishers

Current through July 10, 2024
Each such vehicle shall be equipped with two approved fire
				  extinguishers carrying a minimum rating of 6BC each and approved by a fire
				  equipment testing laboratory recognized by 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 V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-186 - Prohibited routes

Current through July 10, 2024
Explosives shall not be transported through any prohibited
				  vehicular tunnel, or subway, or over any prohibited bridge, roadway, or
				  elevated highway.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-187 - Prohibited transportation in a public conveyance

Current through July 10, 2024
Explosives shall not be carried or transported in or upon a
				  public conveyance or vehicle carrying passengers for hire.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-188 - Vehicles to stop at railroad crossings

Current through July 10, 2024
All commercial vehicles carrying explosives shall come to a
				  full stop before crossing any railroad tracks. Such vehicles shall display a
				  sign with the letters at least two inches high reading "THIS VEHICLE STOPS AT
				  ALL RAILROAD CROSSINGS." Such a sign shall be displayed in such a manner as to
				  be visible to all vehicles approaching from the rear.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-189 - Alternate routing

Current through July 10, 2024
Vehicles transporting explosives shall be routed to avoid
				  congested traffic and densely populated areas whenever practical. Where routes
				  through congested areas have been designated by local authorities such routes
				  shall be followed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-190 - Driver to be licensed by state fire marshal

Current through July 10, 2024
Vehicles transporting explosives shall only be driven by and
				  be in charge of a driver licensed by the State Fire Marshal to transport
				  explosives. The driver must be 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, and possess a valid motor
				  vehicle operator license.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-192 - Vehicle to be attended

Current through July 10, 2024
Every motor vehicle transporting any quantity of Class A or
				  Class B explosives shall, at all times, be attended by the driver or other
				  qualified attendant of the motor carrier. This attendant shall have been made
				  aware of the class of the explosive material in the vehicle and of its inherent
				  dangers, and shall have been instructed in the measures and procedures to be
				  followed in order to protect the public from those dangers. He shall have been
				  made familiar with the vehicle he is assigned to attend, and shall be trained,
				  supplied with the necessary means, and authorized to move the vehicle when
				  required.
(a) For the purpose of this
				section, a vehicle shall be deemed "Attended" only when the driver or other
				qualified attendant is physically on or in the vehicle, or has the vehicle
				within his field of vision and can reach it quickly and without any kind of
				interference; "attended" also means that the driver or attendant is awake,
				alert and not engaged in other duties or activities which may divert his
				attention from the vehicle, except for necessary communication with public
				officers, or representatives of the carrier, shipper or consignee.
(b) However, an explosive laden vehicle may
				be left unattended if parked within a securely fenced or walled area with all
				gates or entrances locked, in a nonhazardous location, where the parking of
				such vehicle is otherwise permissible.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-193 - Certain substances prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
No spark-producing metal, or spark-producing metal tools,
				  oils, matches, firearms, electric storage batteries, flammable substances,
				  acids, oxidizing materials, or corrosive compounds shall be carried in the body
				  of any motor truck and/or vehicle transporting explosives, unless the loading
				  of such dangerous articles and the explosives comply 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 V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-194 - Transfer of explosives

Current through July 10, 2024
Explosives shall not be transferred from one vehicle to
				  another within the State of Connecticut without informing the local fire and
				  police authorities. In the event of a breakdown or collision, the Local Fire
				  and Police Departments and the State Police Department shall be promptly
				  notified to help safeguard such emergencies. Explosives shall be transferred
				  from the disabled vehicle to another only when proper and qualified supervision
				  is provided.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-195 - Vehicle parking restrictions

Current through July 10, 2024
Except under emergency conditions, no vehicle transporting
				  explosives shall be parked before reaching its destination, even though
				  attended, on any street adjacent to or in proximity to any bridge, tunnel,
				  dwelling, building or place where people work, congregate or
				  assemble.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-198 - Smoking and carrying firearms prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall smoke, carry matches or any flame-producing
				  device, or carry any firearms or loaded cartridges (except law enforcement
				  officers in the performance of their duties) in or near a motor vehicle
				  transporting explosives; or drive, load or unload such vehicle in a careless or
				  reckless manner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-199 - Packing

Current through July 10, 2024
When explosives are being transported, they shall be packed
				  in strong containers suitable for the purpose. Each box, container, or case
				  shall be plainly marked stating the make and type of explosive contained
				  therein.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-200 - Vehicle loading and delivery of explosives

Current through July 10, 2024
Vehicles shall be loaded in such a manner as to prevent
				  displacement during transit. No bail-hook or metal tools, except portable
				  conveyors made of non-ferrous metals shall be used in loading or unloading
				  explosives. Delivery shall only be made to authorized persons and into
				  authorized magazines or approved temporary storage or handling
				  areas.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-201 - Railroad cars

Current through July 10, 2024
All railroad cars loaded with explosives shall be promptly
				  unloaded and their contents transported to licensed magazines in approved
				  vehicles. Except during the actual unloading, such cars shall be securely
				  locked.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter V - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-202 - Interstate transportation

Current through July 10, 2024
There shall be no interstate transportation of explosives
				  into this State except in accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S.
				  Department of Transportation.
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 29-349-203 - Record of shots fired

Current through July 10, 2024
Each user of explosives for commercial blasting purposes
				  shall keep a log book showing in detail, shots fired by him, giving the
				  quantity of explosives used in each shot, the types, the date, time, name of
				  the land owner, location in which the shot was fired, and the authority issuing
				  the permit. Records shall be in a bound book not loose-leaf, and shall include
				  the number of holes, diameter, depth and spacing, pounds, and type of
				  explosives used, number of delay fuses, results of blast, and precautions
				  taken.
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 29-349-204 - User, without magazine, limited to daily requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
No user of explosives not having a licensed magazine shall
				  have in his possession explosives beyond his daily
				  requirements.
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 29-349-205 - Experienced persons only

Current through July 10, 2024
The handling of explosives may be performed by the person
				  holding a permit to use the explosives or by other employees under his direct
				  supervision provided that such employees are at least 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 VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-206 - Protection of persons and property

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Persons
				authorized to prepare explosive charges or conduct blasting operations shall
				use every reasonable precaution, including but not limited to warning signals,
				flags, barricades or woven wire mats to insure the safety of the general public
				and workmen.
(b) In every case
				where a possibility exists either of a serious complaint or actual property
				damage from blasting vibration, the user shall provide approved seismic
				instrumentation to determine the actual magnitude of such ground vibration. The
				State Fire Marshal, may, on his own initiative, order the use of such
				instrumentation conducted by a professional service, and may determine the
				maximum vibration level.
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 29-349-207 - On the job explosives. Container

Current through July 10, 2024
Original containers or Class 3 magazines shall be used for
				  taking detonators and other explosives from storage magazines to the blasting
				  area.
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 29-349-208 - Smoking, drugs, liquor. Prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
When explosives are being handled or used, smoking shall not
				  be permitted and no one near the explosives shall possess matches, open light
				  or other fire or flame. No person shall handle explosives when under the
				  influence of liquor or drugs.
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 29-349-209 - Blasting precautions

Current through July 10, 2024
When blasting is done in congested areas or in close
				  proximity to a structure, railway or highway or any other installation that may
				  be damaged, the blaster shall take special precautions in the loading,
				  delaying, initiation and/or confinement of each blast with mats or other
				  methods so as to control the throw of fragments, and thus prevent bodily injury
				  or property damage.
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 29-349-210 - Blasting on Sunday

Current through July 10, 2024
Blasting operations may not be conducted on Sundays or
				  between sunset and sunrise, except with special permission of the State or
				  Local 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 29-349-211 - Removal of explosives from magazine

Current through July 10, 2024
No more than a reasonably necessary quantity of explosives or
				  detonators shall be removed from the storage magazines.
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 29-349-212 - Blasting precautions for areas of public utilities

Current through July 10, 2024
Whenever blasting is being conducted in the vicinity of gas,
				  electric, water, fire alarm, telephone, telegraph and steam utilities, the
				  blaster shall notify the appropriate representative of such utilities and the
				  Local Fire Marshal at least 24 hours in advance of blasting, specifying the
				  location and intended time of such blasting. Verbal notice shall be confirmed
				  with written notice. In an emergency, this time limit may be waived by the
				  State or Local 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 29-349-213 - Warning signs

Current through July 10, 2024
During the period of any blasting operation which is being
				  initiated electrically, the blaster, contractor, or person in charge shall
				  cause signs to be erected on all adjacent highways at a point 350 feet from the
				  blasting site to warn motorists not to use two-way radios. These signs shall be
				  placed on the road just prior to the loading of the holes, and shall be removed
				  immediately after the blast is completed.
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 29-349-214 - Blasting caps

Current through July 10, 2024
Electric blasting caps of different manufacturers shall not
				  be used in the same blast regardless of the manner of
				  connection.
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 29-349-215 - Amount of explosives at blast site

Current through July 10, 2024
Under no circumstances shall the amount of explosives taken
				  into a blast area exceed the amount estimated by the blaster as necessary for
				  the blast. Such explosives shall be properly stacked and at such distance apart
				  that any premature explosion will not be likely to propagate from one pile to
				  another.
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 29-349-216 - Empty containers. Destruction

Current through July 10, 2024
Empty boxes and paper and fiber packing materials which have
				  previously contained explosives shall not be used again for any purpose, but
				  shall be destroyed by burning at an approved isolated location out of doors,
				  and no person shall be nearer than 100 feet after 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 VI - USE OF EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS › Section 29-349-221 - Water soaked explosives

Current through July 10, 2024
No person shall attempt to reclaim or use blasting caps,
				  electric blasting caps or other explosives that have been water soaked, even if
				  dried out.
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 29-349-223 - Blasting cap containers

Current through July 10, 2024
Electric blasting caps shall be kept in their original
				  container or in a closed metal box lined with a soft material such as wood or
				  sponge rubber. The coils and folds in the wires of electric blasting caps
				  should not be straightened out until made ready for use.
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 29-349-224 - Extraneous electricity hazards

Current through July 10, 2024
Blasting areas shall be surveyed for possible hazards caused
				  by extraneous electricity. Non electric initiation shall be used if a current
				  testing device shows more than 0.06 ampere.
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 29-349-226 - Tamping

Current through July 10, 2024
Tamping shall be done only with wood rods without exposed
				  metal joints, but non-sparking metal connectors may be used for jointed poles.
				  Plastic tamping poles may be used, provided they have been approved by the
				  State Fire Marshal. Violent tamping shall be avoided.
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 29-349-227 - Loading of holes

Current through July 10, 2024
No holes shall be loaded except those to be fired in the next
				  round of blasting. After loading, all remaining explosives shall be immediately
				  returned to an authorized 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 29-349-228 - Examination for unexploded explosives

Current through July 10, 2024
Drilling shall not be started until all remaining butts of
				  old holes are examined for unexploded charges, and if any are found, they shall
				  be handled by or under the supervision 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 29-349-230 - Loading holes completed-return explosives to magazine

Current through July 10, 2024
After loading for a blast is completed, all excess blasting
				  caps or electric blasting caps and other explosives shall immediately be
				  returned to their separate storage magazines.
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 29-349-231 - Fuses. Length

Current through July 10, 2024
Safety fuse shall be cut sufficiently long to extend beyond
				  the collar of the hole, and sufficient in length to assure ample time in
				  retiring from the blast, and shall be not less than three feet in
				  length.
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 29-349-232 - Fuses into cap

Current through July 10, 2024
Safety fuse shall be cut squarely across and not at a slant.
				  At least one inch of safety fuse shall be cut off, and the freshly cut end
				  immediately inserted into the blasting cap and crimped with a standard crimper
				  so that the safety fuse is seated against the detonating composition in the
				  cap.
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 29-349-234 - Leading wires

Current through July 10, 2024
Rubber covered or equally insulated wires in good condition
				  shall be used for leading wires. Permanent lines shall be properly supported
				  and insulated and of sufficient size to provide theoretical current
				  requirements for the maximum proposed blast allowing for the ultimate length of
				  the firing line. The firing circuit should be kept completely insulated from
				  the ground or other conductors such as bare wires, tails, pipes or other paths
				  of stray currents.
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 29-349-235 - Equipment of blaster

Current through July 10, 2024
Each blaster shall be equipped with a galvanometer and
				  blasting machine in good working order; and shall be further equipped with fuse
				  cutters and cap crimpers if cap and fuse is used.
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 29-349-236 - Short circuiting leading wires

Current through July 10, 2024
Prior to firing shots electrically, the leading wires shall
				  be kept short circuited until ready to actually fire the
				  shot.