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§ 10-206. Plant equipment

West's Annotated Code of MarylandPublic Safety

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Public Safety (Refs & Annos)
Title 10. Fireworks and Sparklers (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Fireworks Plants (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Public Safety, § 10-206
Formerly cited as MD CODE Art. 38A, § 21
§ 10-206. Plant equipment
Currentness
In general
(a) Each building in a fireworks plant shall be equipped as provided in this section.
Heating equipment
(b)(1) A stove, an exposed flame, or an electric heater may not be used in a fireworks plant, except in a boiler room, machine shop, office building, pump house, or lavatory in which fireworks, fireworks components, or volatile chemicals are prohibited.
(2) If a unit heater is located inside a building that could, at any time, contain explosive composition:
(i) the heater shall be equipped with an explosion-proof motor; and
(ii) the switches controlling the motor of the unit heater shall be located outside the building in which the motor is located.
Devices capable of producing open spark
(c) An electric motor, fan, open switch, or other device capable of producing an open spark shall be located:
(1) outside any building in a fireworks plant that at any time contains explosive composition; and
(2) in a manner so that an open spark cannot be introduced into a building in a fireworks plant that, at any time, contains explosive composition.
Presses or other mechanical devices
(d) A press or other mechanical device located in a building in a fireworks plant that, at any time, contains explosive composition shall be properly grounded to prevent the accumulation of static electricity.

Credits

Added by Acts 2003, c. 5, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
MD Code, Public Safety, § 10-206, MD PUBLIC SAFETY § 10-206
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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