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Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67105 - Firing the blast

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(1) A
				  code of blasting signals, equivalent to Table T-1, must be posted in one or
				  more conspicuous places at the blast area and all employees must familiarize
				  themselves with the code of blasting signals and use it. Warning signs must be
				  placed at suitable locations, see WAC
				  296-52-67075(1),
				  Warning signs.
(2) All charges must
				  be covered with blasting mats or other protective material before firing, where
				  blasting may cause injury or damage by flying rock or debris.
(3) Before a blast is fired, the blaster in
				  charge must give a loud warning signal after they have verified all surplus
				  explosives are in a safe place and all employees, vehicles, and equipment are
				  at a safe distance or under sufficient cover.
(4) Flaggers must be safely stationed on
				  highways that pass through the danger zone, to stop traffic during blasting
				  operations on highways that pass.
(5) The blaster in charge must set the time
				  of the blast and conduct all blasting operations so no shots will be fired
				  without their approval.
TABLE T-1
WARNING SIGNAL
A 1 minute series of long blasts 5 minutes prior
								  to blast signal.
BLAST SIGNAL
A series of short blasts 1 minute prior to the
								  shot.
ALL CLEAR SIGNAL
A prolonged blast following the inspection of the
								  blast.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67105, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67110 - Precautions after firing

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(1)
Immediately after firing
Immediately after firing, the blaster in
				  charge must:
(a)  Disconnect the firing line
				  from the blasting machine.
(b) 
				  Lock the power switches in the "open" or "off" position.
(c)  Carefully trace all wires and search for
				  unexploded charges.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES › Section 296-52-67115 - Excavation work in pressurized air locks

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(1)
Receiving, handling, storing, and
				  transportation.
(a)  The blaster in
				  charge or powder person is responsible for the receipt, unloading, storage, and
				  on-site transportation of explosives and detonators.
(b)  Explosives in transit cannot be left
				  unattended.
(c)  Detonators and
				  explosives for each round must be taken directly from the magazines to the
				  blasting zone and immediately loaded.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › BLASTING AGENTS › Section 296-52-67125 - Transportation, storage, and use

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Unless otherwise specified in this part, blasting agents
					 must be transported, stored, and used in the same manner as explosives.
Note:
Water-gels are covered in WAC 296-52-67150,
								  Water-gel and emulsion explosives and blasting agents, through WAC
								  296-52-67170, Bulk
								  delivery/mixing vehicles.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67125, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › BLASTING AGENTS › Section 296-52-67130 - Fixed location mixing

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(1)
Building location.
Buildings or other facilities used for
				  manufacturing blasting agents must meet the separation distance requirements of
				  Table H-21 for inhabited buildings, passenger railroads, and public
				  highways.
(2)
Building
				  construction.
Buildings used for mixing blasting agents must be
				  constructed of noncombustible material or sheet metal on wood studs and be well
				  ventilated.
(3)
Determining
				  distance.
When determining the distances separating highways, railroads,
				  and inhabited buildings from potential explosions (Table H-20), the sum of all
				  masses that may propagate (i.e., lie at distances less than specified in Table
				  H-22) from either individual or combined donor masses are included in the sum.
				  However, when the ammonium nitrate is included, only fifty percent of its
				  weight must be used because of its reduced blast effects.
(4)
Heat sources.
(a)
Internal heating units.
Properly designed and located heating units that do not depend on combustion
				  processes may be used in the building.
(b)
External heating units.
All direct sources of heat
				  must be located outside the mixing building.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › BLASTING AGENTS › Section 296-52-67135 - Bulk delivery/mixing vehicles

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Note:
This section applies to both off-highway
								  operations and public highway transportation.
(1)
Vehicles.
These vehicle requirements must be followed:
(a)
Strength.
A bulk delivery
				  vehicle must be strong enough to carry a load without difficulty.
(b)
Mechanical condition.
A
				  bulk delivery vehicle must be in good mechanical condition.
(c)
Body.
A bulk vehicle body
				  for delivering and mixing blasting agents must:
(i)
				   Be constructed of noncombustible materials.
(ii)  Have closed bodies if they are used to
				  transport bulk premixed blasting agents.
(d)
Mixing system parts.
(i)  All moving parts of the mixing system
				  must be designed to prevent heat buildup.
(ii)
				   Shafts or axles which contact the product must have outboard
				  bearings with a minimum of one-inch clearance between the bearings and the
				  outside of the product container. Special attention must be given to the
				  clearances on all moving parts.
(e)
Welding.
(i) 
				  Welding or open flames are not permitted in or around the mixing or storage
				  area of the plant unless the equipment or area has been completely washed and
				  all oxi-dizer material removed.
(ii)
				   Before welding or repairing hollow shafts:
(A)  All oxidizer material must be removed
				  from the inside and outside of the shaft; and
(B)  The shaft must be vented with a minimum
				  1/2-inch diameter opening.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › BLASTING AGENTS › Section 296-52-67140 - Bulk storage bins

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(1)  A
				  bin, including supports, must be:
(a) 
				  Waterproof.
(b)  Constructed of
				  compatible materials.
(c) 
				  Adequately supported and braced to withstand the combined force of all loads,
				  including impact from product movement within the bin and accidental vehicle
				  contact with the support legs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › BLASTING AGENTS › Section 296-52-67145 - Transportation of blasting agents

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(1)
Public highways.
The
				  following must comply with the United States Department of Transportation's
				  (U.S. DOT) requirements:
(a) Packaging,
				  marking, and labeling containers of blasting agents that are being transported
				  on public highways.
(b) Vehicles
				  must follow placard regulations for transporting blasting agents on public
				  highways.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › WATER-GEL AND EMULSION EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS GENERAL › Section 296-52-67160 - Types and classifications

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(1)
Contains explosive substance.
Water-gel and emulsion explosive
				  materials that contain a substance classified as an explosive must be
				  classified as an explosive.
(2)
Contains no explosive substance.
Water-gel and emulsion explosive
				  materials that do not contain any substance classified as an explosive or as
				  cap-sensitive (as defined under "blasting agent" in WAC
				  296-52-60130,
				  Definitions) must be classified as an explosive.
Note:
Water-gel formulas, which
							 are tested and classified as a U.S. DOT Division 1.2 or 1.3 explosives do not
							 require bullet resistant magazines.
(3)
Contains blasting agent
				  substance.
Water-gel and emulsion explosive materials that do not
				  contain any substance classified as an explosive and are not cap-sensitive (as
				  defined under "blasting agent" in WAC
				  296-52-60130,
				  Definitions) must be classified as blasting agents.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						and
						49.17.060.
						WSR 03-06-073, § 296-52-67160, filed 3/4/03, effective 8/1/03. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW 49.17.010,
						[49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 02-03-125, § 296-52-67160, filed
						1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › WATER-GEL AND EMULSION EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS GENERAL › Section 296-52-67165 - Fixed location mixing

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(1)
Buildings.
(a)
Locations.
(i)
Separation
				  distance tables.
Buildings or other facilities used for manufacturing
				  emulsions and water-gels must meet the separation distance requirements of
				  Table H-21 for:
(A)  Inhabited
				  buildings;
(B)  Passenger
				  railroads;
(C)  Public
				  highways.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › WATER-GEL AND EMULSION EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS GENERAL › Section 296-52-67170 - Bulk delivery/mixing vehicles

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(1)
Vehicle design.
The design of bulk delivery/mixing
				  vehicles must comply with these requirements:
(a)
Public highways.
Vehicles used for the bulk
				  transportation of emulsion, water-gels, or ingredients classified as dangerous
				  commodities on public highways, must meet:
(i)
				   U.S. DOT regulations, including placard requirements;
				  and
(ii)  WAC 296-52-680,
				  Transportation of explosive materials.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERWATER BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67180 - Separation distance from vessels and people

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(1) A blast cannot be fired while any moving
				  vessel is within one thousand five hundred feet of the blasting area.
(2) People on board vessels or crafts moored
				  or anchored within one thousand five hundred feet must be notified before a
				  blast is fired.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67180, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERWATER BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67185 - Swimming and diving activities

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(1) A blast cannot be fired while any
				  swimmers or divers are in the vicinity of the blasting area.
(2) If swimming and diving activities are in
				  progress, a signaling arrangement must be agreed upon to communicate blast
				  warnings prior to blasting.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67185, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERWATER BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67190 - Initiation systems

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Water resistant initiation systems must be used for
					 underwater blasting.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67190, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERWATER BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67195 - Loading tubes and casings

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(1)
				  When a tube is necessary, loading must be done through a nonsparking loading
				  tube.
(2) Loading tubes and casings
				  must be the same type of metal to prevent electric transient currents from
				  occurring as a result of a galvanic reaction of the metals and water.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67195, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERWATER BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67200 - Multiple charges

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(1) When more
				  than one charge is placed underwater, a float device must be attached to an
				  element of each charge to make sure it will be released when the charge is
				  fired.
(2) Blasting flags must be
				  displayed.
(3) Misfires must be
				  handled according to the requirements of WAC
				  296-52-67110(3),
				  Misfires.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67200, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERGROUND BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67210 - Storage

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(1)
Permanent
				  storage.
The following are requirements for permanent storage:
(a) Explosives or blasting agents cannot be
				  permanently stored in an underground operation until at least two exit routes
				  are developed.
(b) Permanent
				  underground storage magazines:
(i) Must be a
				  minimum of three hundred feet from any shaft, adit, or active underground
				  working area.
(ii) Containing
				  detonators must be a minimum of fifty feet away from any magazine containing
				  other explosives or blasting agents.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERGROUND BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67215 - Separation distance: Electrical storms

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When an electrical storm is approaching, explosives at the
					 adit, or the top of any shaft leading to where people are working, must be
					 moved to a distance equal to the distance required for inhabited buildings
					 (Table H-20), unless this would create a greater hazard.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67215, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERGROUND BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67220 - Proper fume class use

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(1)
Fume Class 1.
Fume Class 1 explosives must be used for underground
				  operations, as specified by the IME.
(2)
Fume Classes 2 and 3.
Explosives complying with the requirements of fume Class 2 and 3 may be used if
				  adequate ventilation is provided.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67220, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERGROUND BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67225 - Combustible gases or dusts

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Explosives cannot be loaded or used underground where
					 combustible gases or combustible dusts exist unless approved by the Mine Safety
					 and Health Administration (MSHA).
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67225, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERGROUND BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67230 - Initiating systems

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Electric systems.
(1)
Safety switch.
A safety switch must be:
(a)  Placed at intervals in the permanent
				  firing line when firing from a power circuit.
(b)  Made:
(i)
				   So it can only be locked in the "off position"; or
(ii)  With a short-circuiting arrangement of
				  the firing lines to the detonator circuit.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERGROUND BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67235 - Firing the blast

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(1)
Employee evacuation.
The blaster must make sure all employees are
				  out of the blast area before firing a blast.
(2)
Guarding entrances.
All
				  entrances:
(a) Leading into the blasting area
				  must be carefully guarded.
(b) To
				  any working place where a drift, raise, or other opening is about to hole
				  through must be carefully guarded.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERGROUND BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67240 - Returning to the blast

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(1)
Smoke and fumes.
The blaster in charge must wait a minimum of
				  fifteen minutes to allow smoke and fumes to clear before returning to the
				  shot.
(2)
Muck pile.
Workers cannot return to work until the muck pile has been watered
				  down.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW
						49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
						02-03-125, § 296-52-67240, filed 1/23/02, effective
						3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part C - USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › UNDERGROUND BLASTING OPERATIONS › Section 296-52-67245 - High speed tunneling: Central primer house

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Note:
The following requirements apply when primers are
								  made up at a central primer house for use in high speed tunneling:
(1)
Primers.
(a)  Only enough primer
				  must be made for each round of blasting.
(b)
				   Primers must be placed in separate containers and bins,
				  categorized by the degree of delay in preventing physical impact.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › SCOPE › Section 296-52-68010 - Public highways

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Transportation of explosives on public highways
					 are:
(1)  Regulated by:
(a)  United States Department of
				  Transportation (U.S. DOT) (49 C.F.R., Parts 100 - 199);
(b)  The Washington utilities and
				  transportation commission.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › SCOPE › Section 296-52-68015 - Job sites and off-highway roads

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The transportation rules in this chapter apply to:
(1)  On job sites and off highway
				  roads.
(2)  Privately financed,
				  constructed, or maintained roads.
Note:
These rules do not apply to state or interstate
								  highway systems.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › SCOPE › Section 296-52-68020 - Safety precautions

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No one may:
(1) 
				  Smoke or carry matches, or any other flame producing device, while in or near a
				  vehicle transporting explosives.
(2)
				   Carry firearms or ammunition while in or near a vehicle
				  transporting explosives, except guards or commissioned law enforcement
				  officers.
(3)  Drive, load, or
				  unload a vehicle transporting explosives in a careless or reckless
				  manner.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › SCOPE › Section 296-52-68025 - Transportation of workers

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Only authorized personnel properly trained in the safe
					 handling of explosives will be allowed in vehicles transporting explosives,
					 provided seat belts are available for all occupants.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW 49.17.010,
						49.17.040,
						49.17.050,
						49.17.060.
						WSR 06-19-074, § 296-52-68025, filed 9/19/06, effective 12/1/06. Statutory
						Authority:
						RCW 49.17.010,
						[49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 02-03-125, § 296-52-68025, filed
						1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › SCOPE › Section 296-52-68030 - Cargo

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Materials and supplies cannot be placed in the cargo space
					 of vehicles or conveyance containing:
(1)
				   Explosives;
(2) 
				  Detonating cord; or
(3) 
				  Detonators.
Note:
It is okay to transport safety fuses and properly
								  secured nonsparking equipment in cargo spaces.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 296-52-68040 - Vehicle strength and condition

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All vehicles used for transporting explosives must:
(1)  Be strong enough to carry the load
				  without difficulty;
(2)  Be in good
				  mechanical condition;
(3)  Have a
				  tight floor in the cargo compartment(s);
(4)
				   Not have any exposed spark producing metal inside the vehicle,
				  which could come in contact with explosives.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 296-52-68045 - Open top vehicles

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(1)
Locations of use.
While loaded with explosives, open top vehicles
				  must only be used on:
(a)  The job site;
				  or
(b)  Roads that are closed to
				  public travel.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 296-52-68050 - Vehicle placards

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All vehicles transporting explosives material must have
					 placards. They must:
(1)  Be displayed
				  as specified by U.S. DOT;
(2) 
				  Remain on the vehicle until all explosives have been removed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 296-52-68055 - Vehicle fire protection

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(1)
(a)
Driver training.
The driver
				  must be trained to use the fire extinguishers on the vehicle;
(b)
Equipment specifications.
Vehicles used for transporting explosive materials must be equipped with fire
				  extinguishers according to the gross vehicle weight:
(i)
				   Less than 14,000 pounds: A minimum of two multipurpose
				  dry-chemical extinguishers having a combined capacity of at least
				  4-A:20-B:C;
(ii)  14,000 pounds or
				  greater: A minimum of two multipurpose drychemical extinguishers having a
				  combined capacity of at least 4-A:70-B:C.
(c)
Laboratory approval.
Only
				  fire extinguishers approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory can
				  be used on vehicles carrying explosives;
(d)
Condition and location.
Fire extinguishers must be
				  filled, ready for immediate use, and easily reached;
(e)
Inspection.
A competent
				  person must inspect fire extinguishers periodically. You must comply with the
				  requirements of WAC
				  296-800-30020, Inspect and test
				  all portable fire extinguishers.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 296-52-68060 - Operation of vehicles transporting explosives

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(1)
Authorized explosives
				  transportation.
Explosives may only be transported by a:
(a)  Licensed manufacturer;
(b)  Blaster;
(c)  Purchaser, seller, or their designated
				  representative; or
(d)  Contract
				  carrier for hire who complies with all requirements for transportation of
				  hazardous materials.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 296-52-68065 - Transporting detonators and explosives in the same vehicle

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(1)  Fuse type detonators, detonators with a
				  safety fuse, or detonators with a metal clad mild detonating fuse, cannot be
				  transported in the same vehicle or trailer with other explosives, unless they
				  comply with U.S. DOT hazardous material regulations for:
(a)  Packaging;
(b)  Separation;
(c)  Transportation.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 296-52-68075 - Powder cars, vehicles, and conveyances

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In underground blasting operations, explosives and
					 blasting agents must be hoisted, lowered, or transported in a powder
					 car.
(1)
State approval.
A state-approved powder car or conveyance must be used underground.
(2)
Two-unit compartments.
Compartments for transporting detonators and explosives together on the same
				  conveyance must be physically separated by a:
(a)
				   Distance of twenty-four inches; or
(b)  Solid partition a minimum of six inches
				  thick.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 296-52-68080 - Notification - Hoist operator

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Hoist operators must be notified before explosives or
					 blasting agents are transported in a shaft conveyance.
Statutory Authority:
						RCW 49.17.010,
						[49.17].040, and [49.17].050. WSR 02-03-125, § 296-52-68080, filed
						1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part D - TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES › Section 296-52-68085 - Underground transportation

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(1) 
				  These requirements must be followed when transporting explosives and blasting
				  agents underground:
(a)
Companion
				  items.
(i)  Explosives or blasting
				  agents cannot be transported in the same shaft conveyance with other materials,
				  supplies, or equipment;
(ii) 
				  Detonators and other explosives cannot be transported in the same shaft
				  conveyance;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69005 - Detonators

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Detonators must not be stored in magazines where other
				  explosives are stored.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 02-03-125, § 296-52-69005, filed 1/23/02, effective
					 3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69010 - Explosives

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All Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 explosives, special
				  industrial explosives, and any newly developed unclassified explosives, must be
				  kept in magazines that meet the requirements of
				  RCW
				  70.74.120 and this chapter, unless the
				  explosives are:
(1)  In the
				manufacturing process;
(2)  Being
				physically handled;
(3)  Being used
				at the blast site; or
(4)  Being
				transported to a place of storage or use.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-06-073, §
					 296-52-69010, filed 3/4/03, effective 8/1/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,[49.17].040 , and [49.17].050.
					 02-03-125, § 296-52-69010, filed 1/23/02, effective
					 3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69015 - Exempt explosives

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Explosives exempt from these storage requirements are:
Type of Explosive
Exempted Amount
Stocks of:
Small arms ammunition,
Quantities less than 750,000
Propellant-actuated power cartridges, and
Small arms ammunition primers
Smokeless powder
Quantities less than 150 pounds
Black powder (as used in muzzleloading
								firearms)
Quantities less than 5 pounds
Explosive-actuated power devices
Quantities less than 50 pounds net weight of
								explosives
Fuse lighters and igniters
(not applicable)
Safety fuses (except cordeau detonant fuses)
(not applicable)
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050, and
					 49.17.060. 03-06-073, §
					 296-52-69015, filed 3/4/03, effective 8/1/03. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,[49.17].040 , and [49.17].050.
					 02-03-125, § 296-52-69015, filed 1/23/02, effective
					 3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69020 - Storage facilities

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Explosives, except as specified in WAC
				  296-52-69015, and detonators in
				  quantities of more than one thousand must be stored in permanent Type 1
				  magazines or approved and licensed magazines.
Note 1:
Components storage.
Any two components which when mixed and become
								capable of detonation by a #8 detonator must be stored in a licensed approved
								magazine. Each component of two component explosives when unmixed must be
								stored in separate locked containers.
Note 2:
Electro magnetic radiation precautions.
Blasting operations or storage of electrical
								detonators are prohibited in the area of operation radio frequency (RF)
								transmitter stations except where the clearances (WAC
								296-52-67060, Extraneous
								electricity and radio frequency (RF) transmitters) can be observed.
Note 3:
Detonators, electric detonators, detonating
								primers, and primed cartridges.
Detonators, electric detonators, detonating
								primers, and primed cartridges cannot be stored together or in the same
								magazine with other explosives.
Note 4:
Ammonium perchlorate rocket motors.
Ammonium perchlorate rocket motors in 62.5 grams
								amounts or greater, but not to exceed fifty pounds in total weight of
								explosives, may be stored in an attached garage of a single-family residence if
								the living area is separated by a fire wall with one-hour minimum fire
								resistance.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010,
					 49.17.040,
					 49.17.050,
					 49.17.060. 05-08-110, §
					 296-52-69020, filed 4/5/05, effective 6/1/05. Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 02-03-125, § 296-52-69020, filed 1/23/02, effective
					 3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69025 - Quantity and distance tables

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All explosive manufacturing buildings and magazines that
				  store explosives or blasting agents (except small arms ammunition and smokeless
				  powder), must meet the requirements as specified in:
(1)  Table H-20, Distances for Storage of
				Explosives;
(2)  Table H-21,
				Distance Table for Separation between Magazines;
(3)  Table H-22, Separation Distance of
				Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agent from Explosives or Blasting
				Agents.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 02-03-125, § 296-52-69025, filed 1/23/02, effective
					 3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69030 - Storage within magazines

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(1) 
				Magazines cannot be used for storage of metal tools or any commodity other
				than:
(a)  Explosives;
(b)  Blasting agents;
(c)  Blasting supplies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69035 - Storage limits

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More than 300,000 pounds of explosive materials or 20,000,000
				  of detonators cannot be stored in the same storage magazine.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 02-03-125, § 296-52-69035, filed 1/23/02, effective
					 3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69040 - Notification of fire safety authority

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Any person who stores explosive material must notify the
				  local fire safety authority, who has jurisdiction over the area where the
				  explosive material is stored.
(1)  The
				local fire safety authority must be notified:
(a)
				 Orally, on the first day explosive materials are
				stored;
(b)  In writing, within
				forty-eight hours, from the time the explosive material was stored;
(c)  In writing when an explosive storage
				license is renewed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69045 - Magazine repairs

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Before beginning repair activities that could cause sparks
				  or fire:
(1)  All explosives must be
				removed from the magazine under repair and placed in another magazine or a safe
				distance away;
(2)  Explosives must
				be properly guarded until they are returned to the magazine;
(3)  The floor must be cleaned before
				beginning repairs inside a magazine.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 02-03-125, § 296-52-69045, filed 1/23/02, effective
					 3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69050 - Inventory

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(1)  A qualified
				person must be:
(a)  Responsible for the
				magazine at all times;
(b)  At
				least twenty-one years old;
(c) 
				Held responsible for the enforcement of all safety requirements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69055 - Inspection

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(1)
Weekly
				inspection.
(a)  The person or company
				responsible for the contents of the magazine must inspect the magazine at least
				every seven days to determine whether there has been an unauthorized:
(i)  Attempted entry into the magazine;
				or
(ii)  Removal of explosives from
				the magazine.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69060 - Precautions for areas surrounding magazine

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(1)  Only qualified guards and qualified law
				enforcement officers are allowed to carry firearms inside or within fifty feet
				of a magazine.
(2)
Area
				maintenance.
The area surrounding magazines must:
(a)  Be kept clear of rubbish, brush, dry
				grass, or trees, except live trees more than ten feet tall, for a minimum of
				twenty-five feet in all directions;
(b)
				 Be free of volatile materials for a minimum of fifty feet from
				outdoor magazine;
(c)  Have the
				ground around storage facilities slope away for drainage; living foliage does
				not need to be removed.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69065 - Deteriorated explosives

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(1) 
				Explosives must be immediately destroyed, according to the manufacturer's
				recommendations, whenever they are suspected of deteriorating to the point they
				are:
(a)  Unstable;
(b)  Dangerous;
(c)  Leaking nitroglycerine.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69070 - Explosives recovered from misfires

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(1)
Storage.
Explosives recovered from misfires must be
				placed in a separate licensed magazine until they can be disposed of according
				to the manufacturer's recommendations.
(2)
Detonator use.
Detonators suspected of being
				defective cannot be reused.
(3)
Disposal.
The blaster in charge must dispose of explosives and
				detonators according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 .
					 02-03-125, § 296-52-69070, filed 1/23/02, effective
					 3/1/02.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69080 - Blast site storage

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(1)  Temporary
				storage for explosives at blast sites must be located away from:
(a)  Inhabited buildings;
(b)  Railways;
(c)  Highways;
(d)  Other magazines.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69085 - Multiple magazines

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(1) 
				When two or more storage magazines are located on the same property, each
				magazine must comply with the minimum quantity of explosives and separation
				distance requirements for:
(a)  Magazines
				(Table H-21);
(b)  Inhabited
				buildings, railways, and highways (Table H-20).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69090 - Blasting agents and supplies

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(1)
Note:
You may store blasting agents with nonexplosive
								blasting supplies.
(a)  When stored
				with explosives, blasting agents or ammonium nitrate must be stored as required
				in magazine construction.
(b)  When
				computing the total quantity of explosives, the mass of blasting agents and
				one-half the mass of ammonium nitrate must be included when determining the
				distance requirements.
(c)  When
				stored separately from explosives, blasting agents and ammonium nitrate must be
				stored as required in this chapter; or
Warehouses which are:
(i)
				 One story without basements;
(ii)
				 Noncombustible or fire resistant;
(iii)  Constructed so there are no open floor
				drains and piping where molten materials could flow and be trapped in case of
				fire;
(iv)  Weather
				resistant;
(v)  Well
				ventilated;
(vi)  Equipped with a
				strong door which is securely locked except when open for business.
(d)  Semi-trailer or full trailer
				vans used for highway or on-site transportation of blasting agents. They must:
(i)  Comply with location requirements for
				inhabited buildings, passenger railways, and public highways in Table
				H-20;
(ii)  Be in accordance with
				the distance requirements in Table H-22;
(iii)
				 Have substantial means for locking and the trailer doors must be
				kept locked except during the time of placement or removal of blasting
				agents.
(e)  Storage
				warehouses for blasting agents:
(i)  Must
				comply with the location requirements for inhabited buildings, passenger
				railways, and public highways in Table H-20;
(ii)  Must be in accordance with the distance
				requirements in Table H-22.
(f)
				 Combustible materials, flammable liquids, corrosive acids,
				chlorates, or nitrates cannot be stored in warehouses used for blasting agents
				unless they are separated by a fire resistant wall with a minimum of one-hour
				fire resistance.
(g)  A competent
				person, at least twenty-one years old, must supervise every warehouse used for
				the storage of blasting agents.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 296 - Labor and Industries, Department of › Chapter 296-52 - Safety standards for possession, handling, and use of explosives › Part E - STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS › Section 296-52-69095 - Ammonium nitrate

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(1)
Storage.
(a)  Ammonium nitrate
				storage requirements do not apply to:
(i)  The
				transportation of ammonium nitrates while under the jurisdiction of and in
				compliance with U.S. DOT regulations (see 49 C.F.R., Part 173);
(ii)  The storage of ammonium nitrates while
				under the jurisdiction of and in compliance with U.S. Coast Guard (see 49
				C.F.R., Parts 146-149);
(iii)  The
				storage of ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate mixtures, which are more
				sensitive than allowed by the bulletin:
"Definition and test procedures for ammonium nitrate
				  fertilizers" from the Fertilizer Institute, 501 2nd Street N.E., Washington,
				  D.C. 20006.
This definition limits the contents of organic materials,
				  metals, sulfur, etc., in products that may be classified ammonium nitrate
				  fertilizer.
(iv)  The
				production of ammonium nitrate or the storage of ammonium nitrate on the
				premises of the producing plant, if no hazards are created to the employees or
				public;
(v)  The standards for
				ammonium nitrate (nitrous oxide grade) that are found in the:
"Specifications, properties and recommendations for
				  packaging, transportation, storage and use of ammonium nitrate," from the
				  Compressed Gas Association, Inc., 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1004,
				  Arlington, VA 22202-4100.