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 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.