Section 200.602  Safety Precautions – General

a)         Safety Rules.

            Safety rules (available from the Department) covering the operations of magazines shall be posted on the interior of the magazine door.

b)         Warning Signs.

            The premises upon which all outdoor magazines are located shall be posted with signs reading "Explosives – Keep Off", or "Explosives – Magazine – Dangerous" or other similar words of warning.

c)         Combustible, Sparking Materials, Equipment.

            Magazines shall be used exclusively for the storage of explosive materials and blasting accessories.  No metal tools other than nonferrous conveying equipment may be stored in the magazine unless protected by a non-sparking paint.  Combustible materials shall not be stored within 50 feet of magazines.

d)         Smoking, flames.

            Smoking, matches, open flames, spark-producing devices, and firearms shall not be permitted inside of or within 50 feet of magazines, except that authorized persons may carry firearms within 50 feet of but not inside a magazine.

e)         Unstable, Leaking Materials.

            When explosive materials have deteriorated to an extent that they are in an unstable or dangerous condition, or any liquid leaks from any explosive material, then the person in possession of such explosive material shall immediately proceed to deal with such explosive material in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer.  Only experienced persons shall direct the work of destroying explosive materials.