12 CRR-NY 39.9NY-CRR

OFFICIAL COMPILATION OF CODES, RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
TITLE 12. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
CHAPTER I. INDUSTRIAL BOARD OF APPEALS
SUBCHAPTER A. THE INDUSTRIAL CODE
PART 39. POSSESSION, HANDLING, STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVES
12 CRR-NY 39.9
12 CRR-NY 39.9
39.9 Location of magazines.
(a) Quantity and distance tables.
(1) The following tables show the distances from nearest buildings, railroads or highways, as these terms are defined in article 16 of the Labor Law, that the respective quantities and types of explosive materials may be stored.
(2) For the purpose of compliance with this Part (rule), the weight of finished fireworks shall be considered as the weight of explosive materials stored in a magazine.
(3) The following distances in Table 1, “High Explosives Quantity and Distance Table,” may be reduced by one half when the building, railroad or highway to be protected is effectively screened from the explosives factory or magazine by an efficient barricade as defined in article 16 of the Labor Law.
(4) The board may authorize temporary deviations from the following quantity and distance tables when compliance therewith entails practical difficulties or unnecessary hardship, provided public safety is preserved.
TABLE 1
HIGH EXPLOSIVES QUANTITY AND DISTANCE TABLE
Explosives in PoundsDistances in Feet
Pounds overPounds Not OverFrom Nearest BuildingFrom Nearest RailwayFrom Nearest HighwaySeparation of Magazines
0 —5140606012
5 —10180707016
10 —20220909020
20 —3025010010022
30 —4028011011024
40 —5030012012028
50 —7534014014030
75 —10038015015032
100 —12540016016036
125 —15043017017038
150 —20047019019042
200 —25051021021046
250 —30054022022048
300 —40059024024054
400 —50064026026058
500 —60068027027062
600 —70071029029064
700 —80075030030066
800 —90078031031070
900 —1,00080032032072
1,000 —1,20085034033078
1,200 —1,40090036034082
1,400 —1,60094038035086
1,600 —1,80098039036088
1,800 —2,0001,01041037090
2,000 —2,5001,09044038098
2,500 —3,0001,160470390104
3,000 —4,0001,270510420116
4,000 —5,0001,370550450122
5,000 —6,0001,460590470130
6,000 —7,0001,540620490136
7,000 —8,0001,600640500144
8,000 —9,0001,670670510150
9,000 —10,0001,730690520156
10,000 —12,0001,750740540164
12,000 —14,0001,770780550174
14,000 —16,0001,800810560180
16,000 —18,0001,880840570188
18,000 —20,0001,950870580196
20,000 —25,0002,110940630210
25,000 —30,0002,2601,000680224
30,000 —35,0002,4101,050720238
35,000 —40,0002,5501,100760248
40,000 —45,0002,6801,140800258
45,000 —50,0002,8001,180840270
50,000 —55,0002,9201,220880280
55,000 —60,0003,0301,260910290
60,000 —65,0003,1301,290940300
65,000 —70,0003,2201,320970310
70,000 —75,0003,3101,3501,000320
75,000 —80,0003,3901,3801,020330
80,000 —85,0003,4601,4101,040340
85,000 —90,0003,5201,4401,060350
90,000 —95,0003,5801,4601,080360
95,000 —100,0003,6301,4901,090370
100,000 —110,0003,6701,5401,100390
110,000 —120,0003,7101,5801,110410
120,000 —130,0003,7501,6201,120430
130,000 —140,0003,7801,6701,130450
140,000 —150,0003,8001,7001,140470
150,000 —160,0003,8701,7401,160490
160,000 —170,0003,9301,7801,180510
170,000 —180,0003,9801,8101,200530
180,000 —190,0004,0201,8401,210550
190,000 —200,0004,0601,8701,220570
200,000 —210,0004,1101,9101,240590
210,000 —230,0004,2001,9601,270630
230,000 —250,0004,3102,0201,300670
250,000 —275,0004,4302,0801,340720
275,000 —300,0004,5502,1501,380770
TABLE 2
LOW EXPLOSIVES QUANTITY AND DISTANCE TABLE
Pounds OverPounds Not OverInhabited Building (Distance in Feet)Public Railroad and Highway (Distance in Feet)Aboveground Magazine (feet)
0 —1,000757550
1,000 —5,00011511575
5,000 —10,000150150100
10,000 —20,000190190125
20,000 —30,000215215145
30,000 —40,000235235155
40,000 —50,000250250165
50,000 —60,000260260175
60,000 —70,000270270185
70,000 —80,000280280190
80,000 —90,000295295195
90,000 —100,000300300200
100,000 —200,000375375250
200,000 —300,000450450300
TABLE 3
AMMONIUM NITRATE AND BLASTING AGENTS QUANTITY AND DISTANCE TABLE
Donor WeightMinimum Separation Distance of Receptor When Barricaded in Feet (See § 39.11 [a])Minimum Thickness of Artificial Barricades in Inches (See § 39.11[d])
Pounds OverPounds Not OverAmmonium Nitrate (See § 39.11[b])Blasting Agent (See § 39.11[c])
0 —10031112
100 —30041412
300 —60051812
600 —1,00062212
1,000 —1,60072512
1,600 —2,00082912
2,000 —3,00093215
3,000 —4,000103615
4,000 —6,000114015
6,000 —8,000124320
8,000 —10,000134720
10,000 —12,000145020
12,000 —16,000155425
16,000 —20,000165825
20,000 —25,000186525
25,000 —30,000196830
30,000 —35,000207230
35,000 —40,000217630
40,000 —45,000227935
45,000 —50,000238335
50,000 —55,000248635
55,000 —60,000259035
60,000 —70,000269440
70,000 —80,0002810140
80,000 —90,0003010840
90,000 —100,0003211540
100,000 —120,0003412250
120,000 —140,0003713350
140,000 —160,0004014450
160,000 —180,0004415850
180,000 —200,0004817350
200,000 —220,0005218760
220,000 —250,0005620260
250,000 —275,0006021660
275,000 —300,0006423060
(b) Quantity and distance requirements for blasting caps and detonating cord.
(1) Blasting caps.
The quantity and distance requirements for blasting caps shall be as follows:
(i) Cap sizes up to and including No. 8—1,000 caps shall be rated equivalent to one and one-half pounds of explosives.
(ii) Cap sizes larger than No. 8—1,000 caps shall be rated equivalent to three pounds of explosives.
(2) Detonating cord.
The quantity and distance requirements for detonating cord shall be as follows:
(i) Detonating cord containing up to and including 60 grains per foot shall be rated equivalent to nine pounds of explosives per 1,000 feet of cord.
(ii) Detonating cord containing more than 60 grains per foot shall be rated equivalent to 15 pounds of explosives per 1,000 feet of cord.
12 CRR-NY 39.9
Current through March 15, 2022
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