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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 IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-316 - Periodic moving of material

Current through July 10, 2024
Piles or bins shall be so sized and arranged that all
				  material in the pile is moved out periodically in order to minimize possible
				  caking of the stored 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 29-349-317 - Limitations of depth of piles

Current through July 10, 2024
Height or depth of piles shall be limited by the pressure
				  setting tendency of the product. However, in no case shall the ammonium nitrate
				  be piled higher at any point 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 29-349-318 - Maximum temperature for storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Ammonium nitrate shall not be accepted for storage when the
				  temperature of the product 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 29-349-319 - Use of explosives prohibited for loosening

Current through July 10, 2024
Dynamite, other explosives, and blasting agents shall not be
				  used to break up or loosen caked 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 29-349-320 - Wall construction requirements for separation

Current through July 10, 2024
Ammonium nitrate shall be separated by approved type walls of
				  not less than one hour fire-resistance rating from storage or organic
				  chemicals, acids or corrosive liquids, or other contaminating substances
				  including but not limited to animal fats, baled cotton, baled rags, baled scrap
				  paper, bleaching powder, burlap or cotton bags, caustic soda, coal, coke,
				  charcoal, cork, camphor, excelsior, fibers of any kind, fish oils, fish meal,
				  foam rubber, hay, lubricating oil, linseed oil, or other oxidizable or drying
				  oils, napthalene, oakum, oiled clothing, oiled paper, oiled textiles, paint,
				  straw, sawdust, wood shavings, or vegetable oils. Walls referred to in this
				  section need extend only to the underside of the roof.
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 29-349-321 - Separation requirements with outwalls

Current through July 10, 2024
In lieu of separation walls, ammonium nitrate may be
				  separated from the materials referred to in the foregoing section by a space at
				  least 30 feet or more as required by the Local or State Fire Marshal, and if
				  necessary, sill or curbs shall be provided to prevent mixing during fire
				  conditions.
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 29-349-322 - Flammable liquid storage prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Flammable liquids such as gasoline, kerosene, solvents and
				  light fuel oils shall not be stored on the premises except as 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 IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-324 - Other materials storage restricted

Current through July 10, 2024
Sulphur and finely-divided metals shall not be stored in the
				  same building with ammonium nitrate except as 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 IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-325 - Prohibited storage of explosives and blasting agents

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Explosives and blasting agents shall not
				be stored in the same building with ammonium nitrate except on the premises of
				makers, distributors and user-compounders of explosives or blasting
				agents.
(b) When explosives or
				blasting agents are stored in separate buildings, other than on the premises of
				makers, distributors, and user-compounders of explosives, or blasting agents,
				they shall be separated from the ammonium nitrate by the distances and/or
				barricades specified in the Table of Recommended Separation Distances of
				Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from Explosives or Blasting Agents, but by
				not less than 50 feet.
(c) Storage
				and/or operations on the premises of makers, distributors and user-compounders
				of explosives or blasting agents shall be in conformity with this
				Code.
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 29-349-326 - Electrical installations

Current through July 10, 2024
Electrical installations shall conform to the requirements of
				  the National Electric Code. They shall be designed to minimize damage from
				  corrosion.
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 29-349-329 - Broken bag content salvage

Current through July 10, 2024
Uncontaminated contents of broken bags may be salvaged by
				  placing the damaged bag inside a clean, new slip-over bag and closing securely.
				  Other spilled materials and discarded containers shall be promptly gathered and
				  disposed of in a safe manner.
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 29-349-330 - Open lights or flames and smoking prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Open lights or flames and smoking shall be prohibited in
				  storage buildings, but this is not meant to exclude heating units 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 IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-331 - Entrances to warehouses to be properly identified

Current through July 10, 2024
All points of entry to commercial warehouses in which
				  ammonium nitrate is stored shall be properly identified with durable signs
				  meeting the following specifications:
(a) Signs shall have background and letters
				in contrasting colors.
(b) Signs
				shall be worded "AMMONIUM NITRATE," with letters at least 2 inches
				high.
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 29-349-332 - Vehicle parking in buildings restricted

Current through July 10, 2024
Internal combustion motor vehicles, lift trucks and cargo
				  conveyors shall not be permitted to remain overnight in a building where
				  ammonium nitrate is stored unless parked in an area approved exclusively for
				  such parking purposes.
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 29-349-333 - Trucks inside warehouses to conform to requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Fork trucks, tractors, platform lift trucks, and other
				  specialized industrial trucks used within the warehouse shall conform to the
				  requirements 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 IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-334 - Lightning protection

Current through July 10, 2024
In areas where lightning storms are prevalent, lightning
				  protection shall be provided. See the Lightning Protection Code, NFPA No.
				  78.
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 29-349-336 - Automatic sprinkler requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Unless the storage of a greater quantity is approved by the
				  State Fire Marshal, not more than 2,500 tons of bagged ammonium nitrate shall
				  be stored in a building or structure not equipped with an automatic sprinkler
				  system suitable for high hazard occupancies. When determining whether greater
				  quantities shall be permitted without sprinkler protection, the State Fire
				  Marshal shall take into consideration proximity of the storage building to
				  built-up areas, possible presence of contaminates in the storage building, and
				  the availability of water supplies. Sprinkler protection may be required for
				  the storage of less than 2,500 tons of ammonium nitrate where location of the
				  building or the presence of other stored materials may present a special
				  hazard.
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 29-349-338 - Portable fire extinguishers

Current through July 10, 2024
Suitable fire control devices such as small hose or portable
				  extinguishers shall be provided throughout the warehouse and in the loading and
				  unloading areas as required 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 IX - STORAGE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE › Section 29-349-339 - Fire hydrants

Current through July 10, 2024
Water supplies and fire hydrants shall be available in
				  accordance with recognized good practices and as required 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 X - PROTECTION OF STORED EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-341 - American Table of Distances

Current through July 10, 2024
The following is the American Table of Distances for Storage
				  of Explosives.
American Table of Distances for Storage of
							 Explosives
Explosives
Distance in Feet When Storage is
							 Barricaded
Pounds over
Pounds not over
Inhabited buildings
Passenger railways
Public highways
Separation of magazines
2
5
70
30
30
6
5
10
90
30
30
8
10
20
110
45
45
10
20
30
125
50
50
11
30
40
140
55
55
12
40
50
150
60
60
14
50
75
170
70
70
15
75
100
190
75
75
16
100
125
200
80
80
18
125
150
215
85
85
19
150
200
235
95
95
21
200
250
255
105
105
23
250
300
270
110
110
24
300
400
295
120
120
27
400
500
320
130
130
29
500
600
340
135
135
31
600
700
355
145
145
32
700
800
375
150
150
33
800
900
390
155
155
35
900
1,000
400
160
160
36
1,000
1,200
425
170
165
39
1,200
1,400
450
180
170
41
1,400
1,600
470
190
175
43
1,600
1,800
490
195
180
44
1,800
2,000
505
205
185
45
2,000
2,500
545
220
190
49
2,500
3,000
580
235
195
52
3,000
4,000
635
255
210
58
4,000
5,000
685
275
225
61
5,000
6,000
730
295
235
65
6,000
7,000
770
310
245
68
7,000
8,000
800
320
250
72
8,000
9,000
835
335
255
75
9,000
10,000
865
345
260
78
10,000
12,000
875
370
270
82
12,000
14,000
885
390
275
87
14,000
16,000
900
405
280
90
16,000
18,000
940
420
285
94
18,000
20,000
975
435
290
98
20,000
25,000
1,055
470
315
105
25,000
30,000
1,130
500
340
112
30,000
35,000
1,205
525
360
119
35,000
40,000
1,275
550
380
124
40,000
45,000
1,340
570
400
129
45,000
50,000
1,400
590
420
135
50,000
55,000
1,460
610
440
140
55,000
60,000
1,515
630
455
145
60,000
65,000
1,565
645
470
150
65,000
70,000
1,610
660
485
155
70,000
75,000
1,655
675
500
160
75,000
80,000
1,695
690
510
165
80,000
85,000
1,730
705
520
170
85,000
90,000
1,760
720
530
175
90,000
95,000
1,790
730
540
180
95,000
100,000
1,815
745
545
185
100,000
110,000
1,835
770
550
195
110,000
120,000
1,855
790
555
205
120,000
130,000
1,875
810
560
215
130,000
140,000
1,890
835
565
225
140,000
150,000
1,900
850
570
235
150,000
160,000
1,935
870
580
245
160,000
170,000
1,965
890
590
255
170,000
180,000
1,990
905
600
265
180,000
190,000
2,010
920
605
275
190,000
200,000
2,030
935
610
285
200,000
210,000
2,055
955
620
295
210,000
230,000
2,100
980
635
315
230,000
250,000
2,155
1,010
650
335
250,000
275,000
2,215
1,040
670
360
275,000
300,000
2,275
1,075
690
385
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter X - PROTECTION OF STORED EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-342 - Existing Class B magazines

Current through July 10, 2024
Magazines constructed and licensed prior to September 1, 1964
				  and used exclusively for the storage of Class B explosives may be located at
				  one-half the distance specified in the table.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter X - PROTECTION OF STORED EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-344 - Requirements for two or more magazines on same property

Current through July 10, 2024
When two or more storage magazines are located on the same
				  property, each magazine must comply with the minimum distances specified from
				  inhabited buildings, railways and highways, and in addition, they should be
				  separated from each other by not less than the distances shown for "Separation
				  of Magazines" except that the quantity of explosives contained in cap magazines
				  shall govern in regard to the spacing of said cap magazine from magazines
				  containing other explosives. If any two or more magazines are separated from
				  each other by less than the specified "Separation of Magazines" distances, then
				  such two or more magazines, as a group must be considered as one magazine, and
				  the total quantity of explosives stored in each group must be treated as if
				  stored in a single magazine located on the site of any magazine of the group,
				  and must comply with the minimum distances specified from other magazines,
				  inhabited buildings, railways and highways.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter X - PROTECTION OF STORED EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-345 - Storage of explosives exceeding 300,000 pounds

Current through July 10, 2024
The permanent storage of more than 300,000 pounds of
				  commercial explosives in one magazine or in a group of magazines which is
				  considered as one magazine is not permitted except by the specific approval 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 X - PROTECTION OF STORED EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-346 - Explosive rating of blasting caps

Current through July 10, 2024
All types of blasting caps in strength through No. 8 shall be
				  rated at 1½ pounds of explosives per 1,000 caps. The State Fire Marshal
				  shall designate the ratings of caps higher in strength than No.
				  8.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XI - WATER GELS OR SLURRY EXPLOSIVES CHAPTER 9, NFPA 1968-68 › Section 29-349-347 - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
Unless otherwise set forth in this chapter, water gels shall
				  be transported, stored and used in the same manner as explosives or blasting
				  agents in accordance with the classification of the product.
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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 XI - WATER GELS OR SLURRY EXPLOSIVES CHAPTER 9, NFPA 1968-68 › Section 29-349-348 - Premixed water gels

Current through July 10, 2024
Premixed water gels containing a substance in itself
				  classified as an explosive shall be classified as an explosive and
				  manufactured, transported, stored, and used as specified for explosives in this
				  Code.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XI - WATER GELS OR SLURRY EXPLOSIVES CHAPTER 9, NFPA 1968-68 › Section 29-349-349 - Cap-sensitive premixed water gels

Current through July 10, 2024
Premixed water gels containing no substance in itself
				  classified as an explosive and which are cap-sensitive as defined in Section
				  29-349-106
				  of this Code under Blasting Agent shall be classified as an explosive and
				  manufactured, transported, stored, and used as specified for explosives in this
				  Code.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XI - WATER GELS OR SLURRY EXPLOSIVES CHAPTER 9, NFPA 1968-68 › Section 29-349-350 - Non cap-sensitive premixed water gels

Current through July 10, 2024
Premixed water gels containing no substance in itself
				  classified as an explosive and which are NOT cap-sensitive as defined in
				  Section
				  29-349-106
				  of this Code under Blasting Agent shall be classified as blasting agents and
				  manufactured, transported, stored, and used as specified for blasting agents in
				  this Code.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XI - WATER GELS OR SLURRY EXPLOSIVES CHAPTER 9, NFPA 1968-68 › Section 29-349-351 - On-site mixed water gels

Current through July 10, 2024
Ingredients for on-site mixed water gels shall be stored as
				  set forth in this section.
(a)
				Ingredients in themselves classified as Class A or Class B explosives shall be
				stored in conformity with Chapter IV of this Code.
(b) Ingredients, other than ammonium nitrate,
				not in themselves classified as explosives, shall be stored in warehouses which
				shall be noncombustible or fire resistive.
(c) Prilled, grained, or granulated ammonium
				nitrate shall be stored in accordance with Chapter IX, Code for the Storage of
				Ammonium Nitrate. If ammonium nitrate is stored in the vicinity of explosives
				or blasting agents, the separation distances specified in the Table of
				Recommended Separation Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from
				Explosives shall be observed.
(d)
				Liquid ammonium nitrate solutions shall be stored in tank cars, tank trucks, or
				permanent tanks in a location approved by the authority having jurisdiction.
				Spills or leaks which may contaminate combustible materials shall be cleaned up
				immediately.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XI - WATER GELS OR SLURRY EXPLOSIVES CHAPTER 9, NFPA 1968-68 › Section 29-349-352 - Electric power sources

Current through July 10, 2024
If electric power is used it may be furnished by cable from
				  an outside source or by a self-contained motor generator. In the case of a
				  self-contained power source, it shall be located at the end of the storage
				  container opposite that at which the blasting agent is discharged. It shall
				  have adequate capacity for the loads to be expected and be equipped with
				  suitable overload protection devices.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XI - WATER GELS OR SLURRY EXPLOSIVES CHAPTER 9, NFPA 1968-68 › Section 29-349-353 - Electric wiring requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Electric wiring carrying voltages greater than 21 volts shall
				  be armored or in conduit and, if dry ingredients are employed, the wiring shall
				  conform to the requirements of Class II, Division 2 of the National Electrical
				  Code NFPA No. 70. The materials protecting the electric wiring must be of such
				  composition that they will not be chemically attacked by the ingredients being
				  processed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XI - WATER GELS OR SLURRY EXPLOSIVES CHAPTER 9, NFPA 1968-68 › Section 29-349-354 - Mixing equipment requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Mixing equipment for on-site mixed water gels shall comply
				  with the requirements of this section.
(a) All electric motors, electrically
				operated proportioning devices, etc., shall be electrically bonded.
(b) All electric motors, electrically
				operated proportioning devices, etc., used for dry ingredients shall conform to
				the requirements of Class II, Division 2 of the National Electrical Code, NFPA
				No. 70.
(c) The entire loading and
				mixing equipment shall be cleaned periodically to insure against accumulations
				of ingredients.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-355 - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
In addition to all other applicable requirements in this
				  Code, the intrastate transportation of small arms ammunition, small arms
				  ammunition primers and smokelss propellants shall be in accordance with current
				  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 XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-356 - Chapter provisions that do not apply

Current through July 10, 2024
The provisions of this chapter do not apply in process
				  storage and intra-plant transportation during manufacture of small arms
				  ammunition, small arms primers, and smokeless propellants.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-357 - Small arms ammunition

Current through July 10, 2024
No restrictions are imposed on truck or rail transportation
				  of small arms ammunition other than those which are imposed by the U.S.
				  Department of Transportation or by the presence of other hazardous
				  material.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-358 - Small arms ammunition warehouse storage unlimited

Current through July 10, 2024
No quantity limitations shall be imposed on storage of small
				  arms ammunition in warehouses, retail stores and other general occupancies,
				  except those imposed by limitations of storage facilities and consistency with
				  public safety.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-359 - Separation from flammables

Current through July 10, 2024
Small arms ammunition shall be separated from flammable
				  liquids, flammable solids (as classified by the U.S. Department of
				  Transportation), and oxidizing materials by a fire-resistive wall of one-hour
				  rating or by a distance of 25 feet.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-360 - Storage with Class A or Class B explosives prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Small arms ammunition shall not be stored together with Class
				  A or Class B explosives (as defined by U.S. Department of Transportation
				  regulations) unless the storage facility is adequate for this later
				  storage.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-361 - Smokeless propellants

Current through July 10, 2024
Quantities of smokeless propellants in shipping containers
				  approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation not in excess of 50 pounds
				  may be transported in a passenger vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-362 - Limits for transportation in passenger vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
Quantities in excess of 25 pounds but not exceeding 50 pounds
				  in a passenger vehicle shall be transported in a portable magazine having
				  wooden walls of at least 1 inch nominal thickness.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-363 - Transportation in passenger vehicles of quantities in excess of 50 pounds. Prohibited

Current through July 10, 2024
Transportation of quantities in excess of 50 pounds is
				  prohibited in passenger vehicles.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-364 - Display of warning placards

Current through July 10, 2024
Transportation of quantities in excess of 50 pounds in other
				  than passenger vehicles shall be in accordance with U.S. Department of
				  Transportation regulations, except that warning placards shall be prominently
				  displayed when more than 250 pounds are being transported.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-365 - Shipping container storage

Current through July 10, 2024
All smokeless propellants shall be stored in DOT-approved
				  shipping containers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-366 - Residential storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Smokeless propellants intended for personal use in quantities
				  not to exceed 50 pounds may be stored in residences; quantities over 20 pounds
				  but not to exceed 50 pounds shall be stored in a wooden box or cabinet having
				  walls or at least 1 inch nominal thickness.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-367 - Commercial establishment displays

Current through July 10, 2024
Not more than 50 pounds of smokeless propellants, in
				  containers of 1-pound maximum capacity, shall be displayed in commercial
				  establishments. Commercial stocks of smokeless propellants over 20 pounds and
				  not more than 100 pounds shall be stored in approved wooden boxes having walls
				  of at least 1 inch nominal thickness. Not more than 50 pounds shall be
				  permitted in any one box.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-368 - Commercial stock storage

Current through July 10, 2024
Commercial stocks in quantities not to exceed 750 pounds
				  shall be stored in storage cabinets having wooden walls of at least 1 inch
				  nominal thickness. Not more than 400 pounds shall be permitted in any one
				  cabinet.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-369 - Storage in excess of 750 pounds to be in magazines

Current through July 10, 2024
Quantities in excess of 750 pounds shall be stored in
				  magazines constructed and located as specified in Chapter IV.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-370 - Small arms ammunition primers

Current through July 10, 2024
Small arms ammunition primers shall not be transported or
				  stored except in the original shipping container approved by 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 XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-371 - Truck or rail transportation

Current through July 10, 2024
Truck or rail transportation of small arms ammunition primers
				  shall be in accordance with 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 XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-372 - Primers limited in passenger vehicles

Current through July 10, 2024
Not more than 25,000 small arms ammunition primers shall be
				  transported in a passenger vehicle.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-373 - Primer storage limited in residence

Current through July 10, 2024
Not more than 10,000 small arms ammunition primers may be
				  stored in residences.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-374 - Primer displays limited

Current through July 10, 2024
Not more than 10,000 small arms ammunition primers may be
				  displayed in commercial establishments.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-375 - Primers to be separated from other materials

Current through July 10, 2024
Small arms ammunition primers shall be separated from
				  flammable liquids, flammable solids (as classified by the U.S. Department of
				  Transportation), and oxidizing materials by a fire-resistive wall of one-hour
				  rating or by a distance of 25 feet.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-376 - Primer storage limitations

Current through July 10, 2024
Not more than 750,000 small arms ammunition primers shall be
				  stored in any one building, except as provided in Section
				  29-349-377;
				  not more than 100,000 shall be stored in any one pile, and piles shall be at
				  least 15 feet apart.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XII - SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION, SMALL ARMS PRIMERS AND SMOKELESS PROPELLANTS › Section 29-349-377 - Primer storage in magazines

Current through July 10, 2024
Quantities of small arms ammunition primers in excess of
				  750,000 shall be stored in magazines in accordance with this
				  Code.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 349 - Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents › Chapter XIII - FORBIDDEN EXPLOSIVES › Section 29-349-378 - Forbidden explosives list

Current through July 10, 2024
Explosives forbidden or not acceptable for transportation by
				  these regulations shall include, but are not limited to:
(a) Liquid nitroglycerin.
(b) Dynamite (except gelatin dynamite)
				containing over 60 percent of liquid explosive ingredient.
(c) Dynamite having an unsatisfactory
				absorbent or one that permit leakage of a liquid explosive ingredient under any
				conditions liable to exist during storage.
(d) Nitrocellulose in a dry and uncompressed
				condition in quantity greater than 10 pounds net weight in one
				package.
(e) Fulminate of mercury
				in a dry condition and fulminate of all other metals in any condition except as
				a component of manufactured articles not hereinafter forbidden.
(f) Explosive compositions that ignite
				spontaneously or undergo marked decomposition rendering the products of their
				use more hazardous when subjected for 48 consecutive hours or less to a
				temperature of 167°F. (75°C.)
(g) Explosives containing an ammonium salt
				and a chlorate.
(h) New explosives
				until approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation except that a permit
				may be granted for transportation and possession for laboratory examination of
				such explosives when under development by responsible research
				organizations.
(i) Explosives not
				packed or marked in accordance with the requirements of the U.S. Department of
				Transportation.
(j) Explosives
				condemned by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 357 - Sale, Use, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Special Effects › Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code › Section 29-357-1b - Introduction

Current through July 10, 2024
Regulations of the Department of Public Safety Sections
				  29-357-1b to
				  29-357-12b,
				  inclusive, and Sections 29-357-15a to
				  29-357-23a,
				  inclusive, shall be known as the Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects
				  Code.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 357 - Sale, Use, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Special Effects › Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code › Section 29-357-2b - Authority having jurisdiction

Current through July 10, 2024
For the purposes of regulations adopted by reference under
				  Section
				  29-357
				  of the Connecticut General Statutes, "the authority having jurisdiction" means
				  the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal is the authority having
				  jurisdiction regarding the proper administration, application, interpretation,
				  and modification of the requirements contained within the Connecticut Fireworks
				  and Special Effects Code.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 357 - Sale, Use, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Special Effects › Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code › Section 29-357-3b - Variations, exemptions or modifications

Current through July 10, 2024
The Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code is not
				  intended to prevent the use of any material, equipment, method of construction
				  or installation procedure not specifically prescribed herein. The State Fire
				  Marshal may grant variations or exemptions from, or approve equivalent or
				  alternate compliance with, particular provisions of the Connecticut Fireworks
				  and Special Effects Code, where strict compliance with such provisions would
				  entail practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship or is otherwise adjudged
				  unwarranted, provided any such variation or exemption or approved equivalent or
				  alternate compliance shall, in the opinion of the State Fire Marshal, secure
				  the public safety. Requests for variations, exemptions or modifications of any
				  provisions of the Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code, shall be in
				  writing on a form prescribed by the State Fire Marshal. The State Fire Marshal
				  may require the submission of sufficient supporting technical data to
				  substantiate the proposed variation, exemption or
				  modification.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 357 - Sale, Use, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Special Effects › Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code › Section 29-357-5b - Permits to display fireworks or special effects

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
				Applications for permits for supervised displays of fireworks or the indoor use
				of pyrotechnics for special effects shall be made in accordance with the
				requirements of subsection (b) of Section
				29-357
				of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) Denial of any permit application for such
				display of fireworks or special effects by the police or fire chief or first
				selectman of the municipality in which the display is to be held shall
				constitute sufficient cause for the State Fire Marshal to refuse issuance of
				the requested permit.
(c) The State
				Fire Marshal shall be notified in writing of any changes in the information
				contained within the application not later than 24 hours before the scheduled
				display.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 357 - Sale, Use, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Special Effects › Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code › Section 29-357-6b - Certificate of competency required to display fireworks or special effects

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Applications for a certificate of
				competency to display fireworks or special effects shall be submitted on forms
				furnished by the State Fire Marshal, subject to the following requirements:
(1) The applicant shall provide evidence of
				at least three years of employment on a professional fireworks or special
				effects crew with responsibility for at least 10 supervised displays. In the
				case of fireworks, such displays shall include at least one finale of 100 or
				more 3-inch shells.
(2) Such
				evidence shall consist of a log book containing the date and location of each
				supervised display that the applicant was associated with, the applicant's
				responsibilities with respect to each such display, and the name, signature and
				license number of the operator responsible for the display.
(3) Each applicant for a certificate of
				competency shall produce the following: a recent photograph, fingerprints, two
				positive forms of identification, two personal references by persons who have
				known the applicant for at least five years, a letter from the chief of police
				of the municipality in which the applicant resides attesting to the applicant's
				good character and suitability to handle fireworks or special effects, and
				three letters from operators in the applicable field, fireworks or special
				effects, attesting to the applicant's competence in handling fireworks or
				special effects. At least one of the operators attesting to the applicant's
				competency shall hold a valid Connecticut certificate of competency in the
				specific field for which application is made.
(4) Applicants shall receive a passing grade
				on a written examination administered by the State Fire Marshal in order to be
				issued a certificate of competency.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 357 - Sale, Use, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Special Effects › Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code › Section 29-357-7b - Operator responsibilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) When handling
				or firing fireworks or special effects, the operator shall assure the
				following:
(1) That the display is in strict
				compliance with all the provisions of the Connecticut Fireworks and Special
				Effects Code;
(2) That all
				fireworks or special effects are properly unloaded, stored, prepared, set, and
				discharged. The operator shall also ensure the proper disposition of all
				unfired or defective fireworks or special effects and, in determining the
				appropriate firing angle, he shall consider the wind direction and velocity
				predicted for the firing time;
(3)
				That all fireworks or special effects are properly inspected; and
(4) That all persons employed in connection
				with the fireworks or special effects display properly perform their duties and
				conduct themselves in a safe and appropriate manner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 357 - Sale, Use, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Special Effects › Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code › Section 29-357-8b - Accidents, personal injury or property damage involving displays of fireworks or special effects

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All accidents
				involving fireworks or special effects that cause personal injury or property
				damage shall be reported to the State Fire Marshal and the local fire
				marshal.
(b)
Personal injury
				accidents.
(1) The local fire marshal
				or, in his absence, the senior fire officer at the scene of any accident
				resulting in personal injury due to the use of fireworks or special effects,
				shall immediately notify the State Fire Marshal of such accident. The local
				fire marshal or senior fire officer at the scene shall also submit a detailed
				written report to the State Fire Marshal within 48 hours of the occurrence of
				such accident.
(2) Within 48 hours
				of the occurrence of any accident involving personal injury, the operator shall
				submit a detailed written report to the State Fire Marshal, which report shall
				include the cause and extent of injuries to any person, name and addresses of
				the person or persons injured, and name and addresses of the operator and his
				assistants.
(3) Protection of the
				accident scene.
Whenever an accident resulting in personal injury occurs due
				  to the use of fireworks or special effects, all equipment and items used in the
				  display shall be secured in place until the accident scene is released by the
				  senior police or fire officer at the scene, the local fire marshal or the State
				  Fire Marshal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 357 - Sale, Use, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Special Effects › Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code › Section 29-357-9b - Disposal of unfired shells and debris from fireworks or special effects displays

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon completion
				of the display, the operator shall cause to be made a complete and thorough
				search for any unfired fireworks or fireworks components that have failed to
				fire or function properly, and shall dispose of them in a safe
				manner.
(b) Such search shall begin
				at the earliest possible time following the conclusion of the display, but in
				no event later than the first period of daylight which follows the display.
				Retrieval of all unfired fireworks shall be confirmed by the senior fire
				officer at the display site.
(c)
				Any fireworks that remain unfired after the display is concluded shall be
				immediately disposed of or removed from the display site in a manner safe for
				the particular type of fireworks used.
(d) Debris from discharged fireworks shall be
				properly disposed of by the operator before leaving the display site.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 357 - Sale, Use, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Special Effects › Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code › Section 29-357-10b - Cancellation of fireworks or special effects displays

Current through July 10, 2024
The local fire chief, local fire marshal, or senior law
				  enforcement or fire officer at the display site shall be authorized to cancel
				  any fireworks or special effects display when the behavior or condition of the
				  operator or one or more of his assistants threatens public safety or when any
				  condition exists which threatens public safety.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 357 - Sale, Use, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Special Effects › Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code › Section 29-357-11b - Displays of special effects

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Fire and
				police protection required at special effect displays.
(1) The local fire marshal or his certified
				designee shall be present at all special effects displays.
(2) Reasonable and adequate supervision of
				areas within the immediate vicinity of any display may be determined by the
				chief of police, local fire marshal, state police in areas under the
				jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police, or
				the first selectman of any municipality not having a police or fire
				department.
(3) Police and fire
				protection shall be paid for by the applicant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 29 - Public Safety and State Police › 357 - Sale, Use, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Special Effects › Connecticut Fireworks and Special Effects Code › Section 29-357-12b - Displays of fireworks

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Fire and
				police protection required at fireworks displays
.
(1) The local fire marshal or his certified
				designee shall be present at all fireworks displays.
(2) Duration of police and fire personnel
				assignment to fireworks displays.
(A) Fire
				Department personnel shall remain on duty from the time that the fireworks are
				delivered to the display site until termination of the display and removal of
				all fireworks and debris from the site.
(B) Reasonable and adequate supervision of
				areas within the immediate vicinity of any display may be determined by the
				chief of police, local fire marshal, state police in areas under the
				jurisdiction of the Department of Public Safety, Division of State Police, or
				the first selectman of any municipality not having a police or fire
				department.
(3) Police
				and fire protection shall be paid for by the applicant.