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Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: FUMES, VAPORS, GASES AND CHEMICALS › Section 5.101 - Scope

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The provisions of this section and §§
											5.102-5.104 apply to all buildings in
						which fumes, vapors, or gases of an asphyxiating or poisonous nature are
						manufactured, used, handled, or stored, and in buildings in which chemicals
						which give off such fumes, vapors, or gases are produced, used, handled, or
						stored.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: FUMES, VAPORS, GASES AND CHEMICALS › Section 5.102 - Resuscitation and physical examination

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(a) For every 50 persons or less employed and
					 exposed to risk, there shall be present at all times at least two persons who
					 are trained or competent to apply resuscitation by the prone pressure or
					 Schaeffer method or by effective mechanical devices.
(b) A sufficient number of helmets, gas masks
					 or hose masks suitable for the kind of gas and the concentration encountered,
					 shall be kept at each plant where there may be asphyxiating gases, fumes or
					 vapors.
(c) Employes who are
					 required by the employer to wear helmets, gas masks or hose masks in making
					 repairs or in maintenance work, shall be thoroughly instructed in the use of
					 such apparatus and be physically examined by a licensed physician at least once
					 every 90 days, or after absence from work due to either sickness or accident.
					 The physician shall certify to the proper physical condition of those so
					 employed and no employe shall be permitted to do such work unless examined and
					 certified.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 5.101
						  (relating to scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: FUMES, VAPORS, GASES AND CHEMICALS › Section 5.103 - Cleaning tanks

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(a) When it is
					 necessary for an employe to enter any vats, tanks or other containers in which
					 there have been used, stored or manufactured, gases, fumes or vapors of an
					 asphyxiating or poisonous nature, or materials which give off gases, fumes or
					 vapors of such a nature, the following procedure shall be pursued:
(1) Containers shall be emptied and all
					 connections shall be disconnected and blanked off.
(2) Containers shall be thoroughly cleaned by
					 repeated washings with water, soda water, steam, compressed air or other
					 suitable means.
(3) When the person
					 in charge considers conditions satisfactory, employes may enter such
					 containers. They shall use a helmet, gas mask or hose mask, and have attached
					 to their bodies a lifeline or rope, if the person in charge considers it
					 necessary.
(4) The lifeline or rope
					 shall be under the control of one or more fellow workmen, who shall remain
					 outside the container ready to render assistance if necessary.
(5) After the work is finished, the men
					 should at once take a bath and change their clothing, including shoes, if the
					 foreman or other person in charge deems it necessary. Facilities for such baths
					 shall be provided.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: FUMES, VAPORS, GASES AND CHEMICALS › Section 5.104 - Other chemicals

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The handling and storage of all chemicals necessary for
						the operation of explosives plants, not specifically provided for, shall be in
						accordance with recognized safe practices.
This section cited in 34 Pa. Code § 5.101
						  (relating to scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.111 - Storage of explosive material

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(a)
					 Buildings in which explosives are manufactured, handled, used, or temporarily
					 stored, are classed as "explosives buildings." Those buildings in which
					 finished explosives not being used in the process of manufacture are kept for
					 periods exceeding 48 hours will be classed as "magazines."
(b) Explosive material not in the process of
					 manufacture or being used in loading detonators, timing, or priming caps, or in
					 like processes, shall not be stored in workrooms where people are employed,
					 except under the following conditions:
(1)
					 When the quantity used daily does not exceed 100 pounds, it is permissible to
					 keep the quantity necessary daily in closely covered receptacles.
(2) When the quantity used daily exceeds 100
					 pounds, only 100 pounds may be stored in the workroom at one time, and then
					 only if it is suitably protected from careless handling. Additional supplies
					 shall be brought from the magazine as needed.
(3) Explosive materials being used may be
					 stored in any quantity in storage buildings erected for that purpose, if such
					 buildings are not used for other purposes and are located at distances in
					 accordance with §
												5.122 (relating to tables of
					 quantity and distance).
(4)
					 Fulminates or materials of like sensibility shall be brought into workrooms in
					 quantities sufficient for current use only.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.112 - Plans of plants

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(a) Each
					 existing concern manufacturing, using, handling, or storing explosives shall
					 keep in the office of the superintendent of each plant a plan of the plant,
					 showing the location of all explosives buildings and the distance they are
					 located from other explosives buildings or buildings where persons are
					 employed, and from magazines. Such plans shall at all times be open to
					 inspection by authorized inspectors of the Department. The superintendent
					 shall, upon demand by the inspector, furnish the following information:
(1) The number of persons ordinarily engaged
					 at work in or at each building or the proposed number to be allowed
					 there.
(2) The maximum amount and
					 kind of explosive material which is or will be present in each building at one
					 time.
(3) The nature and kind of
					 work carried on in each building, whether such buildings are surrounded by
					 natural or artificial barricades, and the dimensions of such barricades, if
					 any.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.113 - Admission to plants

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(a) The entrance
					 to plants manufacturing explosives exclusively, and to all portions of plants
					 where explosives buildings are maintained, shall be fenced off in a manner
					 which will prevent the entrance of persons other than employes, unless
					 permission is first obtained from the owner or his authorized representative.
					 At no point shall the fence be located at a distance less than 100 feet from an
					 explosives building.
(b) No person,
					 other than authorized employes or properly identified State inspectors, shall
					 be allowed in a plant manufacturing explosives or handling or using explosives
					 in the process of manufacture unless they receive permission from the owner or
					 his authorized representative and are accompanied by such person. A record of
					 such permissions granted shall be kept on file in the office.
(c) No person suspected of being intoxicated
					 shall be allowed upon the premises of a plant manufacturing or using
					 explosives, or in any explosives building.
(d) No employe, other than those authorized
					 to do work in or around such buildings, shall be allowed to remain in or near
					 explosives buildings.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.114 - Material allowed in explosives buildings

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All explosives buildings shall be kept clear of
						unnecessary tools, refuse, and debris of any kind at all times, and shall not
						be used as temporary storehouses for material not necessary at that time in
						manufacture. No explosives building, while containing explosives, shall be used
						as a storehouse of any sort.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.115 - Repairs

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Necessary repairs in an explosives building shall be
						attended to by a repairs engineer or other authorized person. The foreman or
						person in charge of the building shall be responsible for seeing that only
						authorized persons perform such repairs, and that in the case of major repairs
						all explosive material is removed before repairs are undertaken. After repairs
						are made, all articles, other than those allowed, shall be removed from the
						building, and the workroom placed in its original working condition, before
						work may be resumed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.116 - Matches prohibited

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No employe shall have in his possession at any time in
						any explosives plant, any match or other flame-producing device unless he has
						the written authorization of the superintendent to do so, in which case only
						safety matches may be used. A search for matches shall be made at irregular
						intervals.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.117 - Attire of employes

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(a) All
					 employes handling loose explosives or working in or around explosives
					 manufacturing buildings where there is a possibility of explosion by the
					 attrition of metals shall wear powder shoes or rubber soled shoes without iron
					 or steel nails. No pockets shall be allowed in the clothing worn in such work
					 except skeleton pockets. Neither iron nor steel buttons, nor other metal
					 attachments, shall be allowed on such clothes, nor shall metal objects such as
					 knives, keys, and the like, be allowed to be carried in the pockets.
(b) All persons before entering such
					 buildings shall wipe or clean their shoes. All explosives buildings shall be
					 provided at each entrance with devices whereby the shoes of all persons
					 entering may be cleaned.
(c)
					 Suitable change or locker houses shall be provided where employes may change
					 their clothes and wash. No lockers are allowed in explosives
					 buildings.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.118 - Transportation, machinery and platforms

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(a) Trucks or conveyors used for the
					 transportation of loose explosive material, except smokeless powder not in the
					 dry state or wet nitro compounds, shall be provided with either side or end
					 rails or guards, to prevent any concentration of explosives from slipping off
					 the truck or conveyors.
(b) Careful
					 inspection shall be made daily by the foreman to ascertain that all machinery
					 and equipment used in the manufacture or handling of explosives is in perfect
					 order. If not found in such condition, it shall not be used until placed in
					 perfect condition.
(c) All
					 dangerous machinery and moving parts of machinery shall be guarded in
					 accordance with Chapter 29, Subchapter C (relating to mechanical power
					 transmission apparatus).
(d)
					 Platforms, stairways, tanks, vats, runways, and other dangerous places shall be
					 guarded by standard railings and toeboards as required by Chapter 47,
					 Subchapter G (relating to railings, toeboards, open-sided floors, platforms and
					 runways), except where there is danger of dust collecting, when toeboards shall
					 not be used; in all such instances special permission shall be obtained from
					 the Department. Metal shall not be used for railings and toeboards where its
					 presence increases the danger of an explosion. No railings or toeboards shall
					 be so installed as to interfere with safety exits.
(e) The tread of all wheels on trucks or
					 conveyors and the rails used inside of explosives buildings shall be composed
					 of nonsparking material.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.119 - Carrying of explosives

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When explosives are carried from one building to another,
						employes carrying such explosives shall not follow each other closely, but
						shall allow an interval of at least one minute in time or 100 feet in distance.
						This does not apply to such explosives as trinitrotoluol or smokeless
						powder.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.120 - Cleanliness

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(a) Any spilled
					 explosive material or ingredients shall be cleaned up immediately.
(b) The floors of explosives buildings shall
					 be as free as possible from cracks, openings, or irregularities, and no
					 projecting or visible iron or steel nails are permitted in such
					 floors.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.121 - Electric wiring

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(a) Temporary or
					 loose electric wiring, such as extension lights and the like, is prohibited in
					 explosives buildings, except while making necessary repairs in case of
					 emergency.
(b) All inside electric
					 wiring shall be of a permanent character, installed in metal conduit or
					 lead-encased cable with vapor-proof keyless lamps.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.123 - Protection against lightning

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Lightning protection shall be provided for all electric
						conduits and circuits entering explosives buildings by means of suitable
						lightning arresters installed outside, and not upon, such
						buildings.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.124 - Heating

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When heat is desirable, workrooms shall be heated by a
						system of steam, indirect hot air radiation, or hot water. The temperature of
						steam shall not exceed 120 C. Radiators shall be at least 1 inch from all
						wooden walls or other inflammable material and shall be attached in a manner
						which facilitates easy inspection and cleaning.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › GENERAL PRECAUTIONS: EXPLOSIVES › Section 5.125 - Fire-extinguishing apparatus

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Outside water mains shall be underground below the frost
						line. Chemical fire extinguishers are recommended under certain conditions, but
						not in high explosives and black powder manufacturing buildings. In workrooms
						where alcohol or other easily inflammable liquids in quantities over one barrel
						are being used, steam pipes or sprinkler systems for the extinguishing of fires
						shall be provided.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES › Section 5.141 - Nitrator house

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(a)
Floors.
The floor of a nitrator house shall be covered with
					 sheet lead or the nitrator shall stand in a suitable lead pan draining to the
					 drowning tank. All seams and joints shall be lead-burned in a careful manner,
					 so that there are no crevices in which nitroglycerin may lodge. The floor shall
					 be so constructed as to be readily washed and drained.
(b)
Thermometers.
At least
					 one reserve thermometer shall be kept in each nitrator house for use in case of
					 emergency.
(c)
Drowning
					 tanks.
Each nitrator house shall be provided with a drowning tank with
					 a water capacity at least five times the amount of the acid charge, and with an
					 air agitator and water supply. Valves shall be located conveniently for the
					 operators in case of emergency.
(d)
Operation.
The operation of each nitrator house shall conform
					 with the following:
(1) When, in the judgment
					 of the Department or its authorized representative, fumes are being given off,
					 adequate vent pipes shall be provided to carry all such fumes from the nitrator
					 to the outside of the building.
(2)
					 There shall be daily inspection of the nitrator as well as a test of its
					 coils.
(3) No iron valves are
					 permitted on any nitroglycerin pipelines, except quick-opening nitrator plug
					 cocks which shall be frequently lubricated. All other valves or stop cocks on
					 nitroglycerin pipelines or containers shall be of stoneware, earthenware, hard
					 rubber or wood, and shall be kept clean and greased at all times.
(4) No repairs shall be made during
					 nitration, except in emergencies.
(5) Nitrators shall be provided with coils
					 for cooling by cold water, brine or other suitable means, and also with means
					 for mechanical and compressed air agitation.
(6) No more than two nitrators shall be
					 installed and not more than three employes shall be regularly employed in one
					 building.
(7) During nitration, the
					 attention of one employe shall be devoted solely to observing the thermometer
					 and running in the glycerin.
(8) No
					 removal of supplies, acids or glycerin drums shall occur in the nitrator house
					 while nitration is going on.
(9)
					 The nitrator house shall be located not less than the proper distance from the
					 nearest operating building containing other employes. The glycerin heating
					 house and acid tanks are excepted.
(10) No charge of nitroglycerin shall be sent
					 to the separator house in a hose line while nitrating operations are in
					 progress.
(11) Catch boxes shall be
					 provided on all outlets for wash water and shall be kept clean.
(12) Floors shall be washed daily, at the
					 conclusion of operations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES › Section 5.142 - Separator house

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(a)
Floors.
The floor of a separator house shall be covered with
					 sheet lead, with all seams and joints and burned in a careful manner, so that
					 there are no crevices in which nitroglycerin may lodge. The floor shall be so
					 constructed as to be readily washed and drained. The lead floor covering on new
					 buildings shall be extended at least three inches up each side wall with
					 rounded corners. A lead pan under the receptacle for holding nitroglycerin is
					 acceptable in old construction in lieu of a complete lead floor
					 covering.
(b)
Thermometers.
At least one reserve thermometer shall be kept
					 in each separator house for use in case of emergency.
(c)
Drowning tanks.
An air
					 agitator shall be provided for each separating tank and the outlet of each tank
					 shall be suitably arranged so that the entire charge may be drowned in a
					 drowning tank with a water capacity of at least five times that of the acid
					 charge. Such tank shall be provided with an air agitator and water
					 supply.
(d)
Operation.
The operation of each separator house shall conform
					 with the following:
(1) No more than two
					 charges are allowed in a separator house at one time.
(2) The maximum number of regular employes in
					 each separator house shall be three.
(3) Stopcocks or valves on nitroglycerin
					 pipelines or containers shall be of stoneware, earthenware, hard rubber or
					 wood.
(4) Catch boxes shall be
					 provided on all outlets for wash water and shall be kept clean.
(5) No charge shall be sent from the
					 separator house at a time when a charge is being received.
(6) Each separating tank shall be cleaned and
					 the floors washed at the conclusion of work each day.
(7) It is permitted to carry on nitration,
					 separation and neutralization in one building, if not more than four persons
					 are employed, and the regulations prescribed for each individual operation are
					 complied with.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES › Section 5.143 - Neutralizing storage and freezing houses

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Floors.
The floors of a
					 neutralizing storage and freezing house shall be covered with sheet lead, with
					 all seams and joints lead-burned in a careful manner so that there are no
					 crevices in which nitroglycerin may lodge. It shall also be so constructed as
					 to be readily washed and drained. The lead floor covering on new buildings
					 shall be extended at least three inches up each sidewall with rounded corners.
					 A lead pan under the receptacle for holding nitroglycerin is acceptable in old
					 construction in lieu of a complete lead floor covering.
(b)
Operation.
The operation
					 of each neutralizing storage and freezing house shall conform with the
					 following:
(1) The maximum number of regular
					 employes in each house shall be three.
(2) Catch boxes shall be provided on the
					 outlets for wash water.
(3) No
					 charge of nitroglycerin shall be sent out of a house into a pipeline or gutter
					 during the period in which a charge is being received.
(4) Floors shall be washed at the conclusion
					 of work each day.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES › Section 5.144 - Hand mixing house

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(a)
Floors.
The floor of a hand mixing house shall be covered
					 with linoleum, rubberoid or other suitable covering, laid either by lapping
					 joints or by cementing their edges.
(b)
Operation.
The operation
					 of every hand mixing house shall conform with the following:
(1) The maximum number of employes allowed in
					 a mixing house is three, except when supplies are being received or finished
					 material is being removed, when the number may be increased to five.
(2) Proper precautions shall be taken to
					 prevent the freezing of nitroglycerin.
(3) The amount of nitroglycerin stored in a
					 mixing house may not exceed that necessary for the next two mixes.
(4) The mixing bowl shall be made of wood
					 (wood-lead lined) or some other suitable material.
(5) Shovels and rakes shall be made of
					 wood.
(6) No iron or steel tools of
					 any kind are allowed in or about a mixing house or at platforms or entrances,
					 except in case of repairs when operations cease and explosives are removed. No
					 iron drums shall be rolled or dragged over the floor or platform.
(7) The maximum amount of nitroglycerin in a
					 mixing house at one time shall be 2,000 pounds.
(8) No mixed powder shall regularly remain in
					 a mixing house overnight.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES › Section 5.145 - Machine mixing house

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The operation of each machine mixing house shall conform
						to the regulations for a hand mixing house, as set forth in §
											5.144 (relating to hand mixing
						house), with the following exceptions:
(1) The maximum number of regular employes at
					 one time shall be four, except at a time when supplies are being received or
					 finished material is being taken away, at which time the number may be
					 increased to six.
(2) The maximum
					 amount of explosive material allowed at one time in a building shall be in
					 accordance with the Intraplant Quantity and Distance Table set forth in §
											5.62 (relating to location) and
					 recognized safe practices.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES › Section 5.146 - Handpacking or punching house

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The operation of each handpacking or punching house shall
						conform with the following:
(1) The
					 maximum number of regular employes in each handpacking or punching house shall
					 be seven.
(2) The floors of such
					 houses shall be covered with linoleum, rubberoid or other suitable covering,
					 laid either by lapping joints or by cementing their edges.
(3) No explosive material shall be stored
					 during operations, except what is necessary for operations each day.
(4) A thorough cleaning shall be given at the
					 conclusion of the work each day, and all refuse material shall be
					 destroyed.
(5) Proper precautions
					 shall be taken to prevent the freezing of explosives, and no explosives shall
					 be packed in a frozen condition.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES › Section 5.147 - Box packing house

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The maximum number of regular employes in any box packing
						house shall be ten.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES › Section 5.148 - Water outlet or shower bath

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A water outlet or shower bath shall be provided inside of
						all houses where an employe may be burned with acid at any
						time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES › Section 5.149 - Transportation

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(a)
Hose
					 lines.
The transmission of nitroglycerin through hose lines shall
					 conform with the following:
(1) In cold
					 weather, hot water shall be sent down through a hose line or in a gutter
					 surrounding the hose line both before and after a charge of nitroglycerin is
					 sent down the line.
(2)
					 Nitroglycerin lines shall be carried on substantial scaffolding or runways
					 protected by suitable covering.
(3)
					 A thorough examination of the complete system shall be made each day.
(4) No nitroglycerin lines shall pass an
					 explosives building at a distance near enough to cause serious injury if an
					 explosion occurs in the hose line.
(5) Hose lines shall be composed of rubber of
					 the highest quality.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES › Section 5.150 - Paraffin dipping

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Dipping of cartridges shall be done in a jacketed kettle,
						the heat being supplied by hot water or steam, with a maximum pressure of 20
						pounds. A paraffin circulating system is also permissible.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: NITROGLYCERIN, ITS COMPOUNDS AND MIXTURES › Section 5.151 - Gelatin mixing and packing

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(a) Gelatin
					 mixing shall be done in a building provided for that purpose. The gelatin
					 packer machine shall be located in a separate building.
(b) The maximum number of regular employes in
					 a packing house shall be five; the maximum number in a mixing house shall be
					 four. When the output is such that it requires an additional number of hand
					 wrappers, they shall be housed in a separate building.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: BLACK POWDER MILLS › Section 5.161 - Materials used

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Materials used in the manufacture of black powder shall,
						prior to mixing or incorporating, be subjected to a magnetic separator or put
						through a screen.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: BLACK POWDER MILLS › Section 5.162 - Incorporating mills

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(a) The
					 mechanism for starting or stopping an incorporating mill shall be so arranged
					 that after the material has been placed in the bowl the mill may be started
					 only from a reasonably safe station, and then only after all employes have left
					 the building.
(b) No loading or
					 unloading of ingredients or finished mixed material shall occur while a mill is
					 in operation.
(c) Bolts or parts of
					 machinery which might break off and fall into the mill while it is operating
					 shall be suitably protected so that, in the event of such breakage, these parts
					 will not fall into the mixing bowl.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: BLACK POWDER MILLS › Section 5.163 - Cleaning

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(a) Buildings shall
					 be hosed down as necessity demands. At least 1 day each week, at a time
					 designated by the superintendent, there shall be a thorough cleaning of each
					 building with the removal of all accumulated dust from walls and
					 ceilings.
(b) Buildings in which
					 loose powder is handled shall be provided with suitable hose and water
					 connections.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: BLACK POWDER MILLS › Section 5.164 - Examination of machinery

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(a) When
					 going on duty, workmen shall first examine each mill or building in their
					 charge, oil up, and, if anything is out of order, report it to the
					 superintendent or foreman at once. Under no circumstances shall a mill be
					 started unless in proper condition.
(b) When any foreign substance is thought to
					 be in the powder, work and machinery shall be stopped at once, and a report
					 made to the superintendent or foreman to that effect.
(c) At the conclusion of each daily run,
					 machinery and belts shall be examined. If not found to be in first class
					 condition, a report shall be made to the superintendent or foreman.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: BLACK POWDER MILLS › Section 5.165 - Repairs

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(a) When major
					 repairs are necessary in any building, work shall cease shall be guarded with
					 standard railings, as provided in Chapter 47, Subchapter G (relating to
					 railings, toeboards, open-sided floors, platforms and runways) of by the
					 removal of all loose powder and dust and thoroughly wetting down all parts of
					 such machine and room. Repairs shall be made only by persons designated by the
					 management. Caked powder may be removed by soaking with water and then
					 loosening by means of a wooden shovel or wooden spud.
(b) The number of employes present shall be
					 kept to a minimum by the millwright or mechanic, depending upon services
					 needed.
(c) When repairs are
					 complete, all tools taken to the mill shall be accounted for and removed before
					 starting the mill.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: BLACK POWDER MILLS › Section 5.166 - Electric apparatus and lighting

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(a) The lighting of all buildings shall
					 conform to §
											5.93 (relating to
					 lighting).
(b) No electric devices
					 which may give off sparks are permitted in rooms where powder dust may be
					 present at any time.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: BLACK POWDER MILLS › Section 5.167 - Metal implements

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No metal implements of any kind, except those made of
						nonsparking metal, shall be used in handling powder.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: GUNCOTTON, NITROSTARCH, SMOKELESS POWDER AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Section 5.181 - General

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(a)
Railings and toeboards.
Platforms, openings, and stairways
					 shall be guarded with standard railings, as provided in Chapter 47, Subchapter
					 G (relating to railings, toeboards, opensided floors, platforms, and runways),
					 except where there is danger of explosive or inflammable dust collecting, in
					 which case toeboards shall not be used. Metal shall not be used for railing and
					 toeboards where its presence increases the danger of an explosion. No railings
					 or toeboards shall be installed so as to interfere with safety exits.
(b)
Walks or runways.
Walks
					 or runways shall not be built over the tops of tanks or vats but may be located
					 at the sides of such containers if at least 3 feet, 6 inches below the top.
					 When such conditions cannot be obtained, standard railings shall be installed,
					 and toeboards where necessary.
(c)
Escape from buildings.
Explosives buildings two or more
					 stories in height shall have at least one outside means of escape which shall
					 be of the chute type or a sloping lateral runway. In no case will steps or
					 ladders be considered a sufficient substitute.
(d)
Removal of acid fumes.
Provision shall be made for the removal of acid fumes at all stages of the
					 nitrating process.
(e)
Protection of employes.
Employes shall be instructed to wear
					 suitable protective clothing, such as rubber gloves, rubber aprons and rubber
					 shoes or boots. Suitable respirators and goggles shall be provided by the
					 employer.
(f)
Separation of
					 wringers.
Each centrifugal wringing out waste acid shall be separated
					 from other wringers by partitions or located at a safe distance from other
					 centrifugals. The compartments created shall be so arranged that employes can
					 quickly escape in case the cotton should ignite.
(g)
Water facilities.
Adequate water facilities shall be provided for firefighting apparatus, washing
					 purposes and shower baths. The latter are necessary particularly in the event
					 of acid burns.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: GUNCOTTON, NITROSTARCH, SMOKELESS POWDER AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Section 5.182 - Rooms containing ether vapor

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(a)
Floors.
Floors shall be of such construction that they may be
					 easily kept clean.
(b)
Doors.
The number of doors shall be sufficient to insure a
					 quick exit of all employes, if necessary.
(c)
Electric apparatus.
No
					 electric apparatus capable of giving off a spark is permitted in any room
					 containing ether vapor.
(d)
Operation.
Rooms which may at any time contain ether vapor
					 shall conform to the requirements set forth in §§
											5.91-5.93 (relating to construction of
					 buildings; number of employes; lighting).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: GUNCOTTON, NITROSTARCH, SMOKELESS POWDER AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS › Section 5.183 - Dry houses, dry dump houses and blending houses

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(a)
Powder bins.
Powder bins
					 shall be suitably grounded to insure safety from static electricity. A monthly
					 inspection and report shall be made of the condition of such apparatus by a
					 competent person designated by the superintendent.
(b)
Number of employes
					 allowed.
The number of employes allowed shall be as follows:
(1) No more than six employes shall be
					 allowed inside of or around a dry house or dry dump house while a filling or
					 emptying process is being carried on.
(2) No more than 12 employes shall be allowed
					 inside of a cordite blending house.
(3) No more than ten employes shall be
					 allowed inside of a gravity type of blending house (a house in which the entire
					 charge of powder is deposited in a bin or funnel situated one or more floors
					 above the packing floor).
(4) No
					 more than eight employes shall be allowed inside of a bin type of blending
					 house (a house in which all operations are carried on on one floor).
(5) Where more than eight men are necessary
					 to carry on operations in a gravity or bin-type of blending house, a number not
					 exceeding 12 men will be permitted, if a fire-resistive wall of a type approved
					 by the Department or its authorized representative is erected. Such wall shall
					 separate employes engaged in weighing, packing, and inspecting from the bins
					 containing powder. A covered fire-resistive means of escape extending at least
					 75 feet from the building shall be erected. The plan and type of this means of
					 escape shall also be approved by the Department or its authorized
					 representative.
(6) Restrictions as
					 to the number of employes are intended to include laborers and foremen, but not
					 inspectors, superintendents or other members of the staff of the plant manager
					 whose duties only occasionally require their presence to see that work is
					 progressing properly.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: AMMONIUM NITRATES › Section 5.191 - Distance limitations

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(a) Where
					 both finished explosives and raw ammonium nitrate are handled or stored within
					 the distance limitations for intermagazine storage, as prescribed in §
											5.122(c)
					 (relating to tables of quantity and distance), the weight of raw ammonium
					 nitrate shall be included in the calculation of the weight of total explosives
					 for determining the proper spacing from highways, public buildings, and
					 railroads, in accordance with §
											5.122 (a).
(b) Plants used for mixing ammonium nitrate
					 with fuel shall be located in accordance with the provisions of § 5.122.
					 The mixing plant shall be separated from raw nitrate storage areas by at least
					 the distance provided in §
											5.122(c); and
					 from the finished storage areas by at least the distance provided in §
											5.62 (relating to location). Any
					 raw ammonium nitrate stored closer to finished explosives than the distance
					 provided by §
											5.122(c) shall be
					 considered as explosive in calculating the quantity of explosives
					 involved.
(c) Stored ammonium
					 nitrate shall be isolated from readily combustible fuels.
(d) The mixing plant shall provide physically
					 separated areas for the storage of raw material and the finished product, as
					 well as for mixing and packaging operations.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: AMMONIUM NITRATES › Section 5.192 - Operation

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(a)
Floors.
Floors in storage areas and in the processing plant
					 shall be composed of concrete.
(b)
Storage areas.
Storage areas for processed or unprocessed
					 ammonium nitrate shall be separated from fuel storage areas.
(c)
Draft vents.
A natural
					 draft vent shall be provided.
(d)
Heating.
Heat shall be provided exclusively from a source
					 located outside the building.
(e)
Washdown hose and drain.
A washdown hose and drain shall be
					 provided.
(f)
Mixer design.
Mixer design shall avoid possibilities of frictional heating,
					 compaction, and particularly, confinement. Only open mixers shall be used.
					 Bearings and gears shall be protected against the accumulation of ammonium
					 nitrate dust. All surfaces shall be easily accessible for cleaning.
(g)
Mixing and packaging equipment.
Mixing and packaging equipment shall be constructed of nonsparking
					 materials compatible with the ammonium nitrate composition. Copper and its
					 alloys are not preferred because of corrosion problems.
(h)
Personnel limits.
Personnel limits shall be established, posted, and enforced while operations
					 involving explosives are underway in the mixing plant.
(i)
Daily washdowns.
There
					 shall be daily washdowns of the floors and equipment of mixing and packaging
					 rooms to prevent any accumulation of ammonium nitrate or fuel oil or other
					 sensitizers.
(j)
Sensitizing of ammonium nitrate materials.
The sensitizing of
					 ammonium nitrate in an established mine or quarry and at the site of an
					 explosive blast for immediate use is permitted, subject to all the requirements
					 of this section and such sensitizing shall:
(1) Be done under the direct supervision of a
					 licensed blaster.
(2) In a location
					 reasonably safe in light of the quantities involved.
(3) Using equipment, materials, and methods
					 approved by an authorized representative of the Department as adequate to
					 provide for proper and safe admixture without frictional heating, compaction,
					 or confinement.
(4) In quantities
					 and at locations appropriate to minimize the requirements for storage,
					 handling, and transportation of sensitized ammonium nitrate
					 materials.
(5) Smoking and any open
					 flame are prohibited where sensitizing is being conducted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 5 - BLASTING, DEMOLITION, FIREWORKS AND EXPLOSIVES › Subchapter D - EXPLOSIVES › SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS: AMMONIUM NITRATES › Section 5.193 - Blasting prohibited

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Under no circumstances shall caked ammonium nitrate in
						bags or in bulk be loosened by blasting with explosives. Otherwise permissible
						explosives shall not be regarded as safe for this purpose.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 34 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY › Part I - Department of Labor and Industry › Chapter 6 - CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIRS › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 6.2 - Scope

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This chapter sets forth rules to safeguard the lives, limbs
					 and health of workers who are engaged in construction and repair work, when
					 such work is being done in this Commonwealth, and places the responsibility of
					 complying with such rules upon both employer and employe.