New York Codes Rules Regulations (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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 |
Sec. 39.9. Location of magazines
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- (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 1HIGH EXPLOSIVES QUANTITY AND DISTANCE TABLE
Explosives in Pounds Distances in Feet Pounds over Pounds Not Over From Nearest Building From Nearest Railway From Nearest Highway Separation of Magazines 0 — 5 140 60 60 12 5 — 10 180 70 70 16 10 — 20 220 90 90 20 20 — 30 250 100 100 22 30 — 40 280 110 110 24 40 — 50 300 120 120 28 50 — 75 340 140 140 30 75 — 100 380 150 150 32 100 — 125 400 160 160 36 125 — 150 430 170 170 38 150 — 200 470 190 190 42 200 — 250 510 210 210 46 250 — 300 540 220 220 48 300 — 400 590 240 240 54 400 — 500 640 260 260 58 500 — 600 680 270 270 62 600 — 700 710 290 290 64 700 — 800 750 300 300 66 800 — 900 780 310 310 70 900 — 1,000 800 320 320 72 1,000 — 1,200 850 340 330 78 1,200 — 1,400 900 360 340 82 1,400 — 1,600 940 380 350 86 1,600 — 1,800 980 390 360 88 1,800 — 2,000 1,010 410 370 90 2,000 — 2,500 1,090 440 380 98 2,500 — 3,000 1,160 470 390 104 3,000 — 4,000 1,270 510 420 116 4,000 — 5,000 1,370 550 450 122 5,000 — 6,000 1,460 590 470 130 6,000 — 7,000 1,540 620 490 136 7,000 — 8,000 1,600 640 500 144 8,000 — 9,000 1,670 670 510 150 9,000 — 10,000 1,730 690 520 156 10,000 — 12,000 1,750 740 540 164 12,000 — 14,000 1,770 780 550 174 14,000 — 16,000 1,800 810 560 180 16,000 — 18,000 1,880 840 570 188 18,000 — 20,000 1,950 870 580 196 20,000 — 25,000 2,110 940 630 210 25,000 — 30,000 2,260 1,000 680 224 30,000 — 35,000 2,410 1,050 720 238 35,000 — 40,000 2,550 1,100 760 248 40,000 — 45,000 2,680 1,140 800 258 45,000 — 50,000 2,800 1,180 840 270 50,000 — 55,000 2,920 1,220 880 280 55,000 — 60,000 3,030 1,260 910 290 60,000 — 65,000 3,130 1,290 940 300 65,000 — 70,000 3,220 1,320 970 310 70,000 — 75,000 3,310 1,350 1,000 320 75,000 — 80,000 3,390 1,380 1,020 330 80,000 — 85,000 3,460 1,410 1,040 340 85,000 — 90,000 3,520 1,440 1,060 350 90,000 — 95,000 3,580 1,460 1,080 360 95,000 — 100,000 3,630 1,490 1,090 370 100,000 — 110,000 3,670 1,540 1,100 390 110,000 — 120,000 3,710 1,580 1,110 410 120,000 — 130,000 3,750 1,620 1,120 430 130,000 — 140,000 3,780 1,670 1,130 450 140,000 — 150,000 3,800 1,700 1,140 470 150,000 — 160,000 3,870 1,740 1,160 490 160,000 — 170,000 3,930 1,780 1,180 510 170,000 — 180,000 3,980 1,810 1,200 530 180,000 — 190,000 4,020 1,840 1,210 550 190,000 — 200,000 4,060 1,870 1,220 570 200,000 — 210,000 4,110 1,910 1,240 590 210,000 — 230,000 4,200 1,960 1,270 630 230,000 — 250,000 4,310 2,020 1,300 670 250,000 — 275,000 4,430 2,080 1,340 720 275,000 — 300,000 4,550 2,150 1,380 770 TABLE 2LOW EXPLOSIVES QUANTITY AND DISTANCE TABLEPounds Over Pounds Not Over Inhabited Building (Distance in Feet) Public Railroad and Highway (Distance in Feet) Aboveground Magazine (feet) 0 — 1,000 75 75 50 1,000 — 5,000 115 115 75 5,000 — 10,000 150 150 100 10,000 — 20,000 190 190 125 20,000 — 30,000 215 215 145 30,000 — 40,000 235 235 155 40,000 — 50,000 250 250 165 50,000 — 60,000 260 260 175 60,000 — 70,000 270 270 185 70,000 — 80,000 280 280 190 80,000 — 90,000 295 295 195 90,000 — 100,000 300 300 200 100,000 — 200,000 375 375 250 200,000 — 300,000 450 450 300 TABLE 3AMMONIUM NITRATE AND BLASTING AGENTS QUANTITY AND DISTANCE TABLEDonor Weight Minimum Separation Distance of Receptor When Barricaded in Feet (See § 39.11 [a]) Minimum Thickness of Artificial Barricades in Inches (See § 39.11[d]) Pounds Over Pounds Not Over Ammonium Nitrate (See § 39.11[b]) Blasting Agent (See § 39.11[c]) 0 — 100 3 11 12 100 — 300 4 14 12 300 — 600 5 18 12 600 — 1,000 6 22 12 1,000 — 1,600 7 25 12 1,600 — 2,000 8 29 12 2,000 — 3,000 9 32 15 3,000 — 4,000 10 36 15 4,000 — 6,000 11 40 15 6,000 — 8,000 12 43 20 8,000 — 10,000 13 47 20 10,000 — 12,000 14 50 20 12,000 — 16,000 15 54 25 16,000 — 20,000 16 58 25 20,000 — 25,000 18 65 25 25,000 — 30,000 19 68 30 30,000 — 35,000 20 72 30 35,000 — 40,000 21 76 30 40,000 — 45,000 22 79 35 45,000 — 50,000 23 83 35 50,000 — 55,000 24 86 35 55,000 — 60,000 25 90 35 60,000 — 70,000 26 94 40 70,000 — 80,000 28 101 40 80,000 — 90,000 30 108 40 90,000 — 100,000 32 115 40 100,000 — 120,000 34 122 50 120,000 — 140,000 37 133 50 140,000 — 160,000 40 144 50 160,000 — 180,000 44 158 50 180,000 — 200,000 48 173 50 200,000 — 220,000 52 187 60 220,000 — 250,000 56 202 60 250,000 — 275,000 60 216 60 275,000 — 300,000 64 230 60 (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.