(1) Firearms. Only qualified guards and qualified law enforcement officers are allowed to carry firearms inside or within fifty feet of a magazine.

(2) Area maintenance. The area surrounding magazines must:

(a) Be kept clear of rubbish, brush, dry grass, or trees, except live trees more than ten feet tall, for a minimum of twenty-five feet in all directions;

(b) Be free of volatile materials for a minimum of fifty feet from outdoor magazine;

(3) Fire sources. Smoking, matches, open flames, and spark producing devices are not permitted:

(a) In any magazine;

(b) Within fifty feet of an outdoor magazine; or

(4) Warning sign.

(a) Access routes. All normal access routes to explosive material storage facilities, except Class 3 (1.4) magazines, must be posted with warning signs that read:

DANGER

NEVER FIGHT EXPLOSIVE FIRES

EXPLOSIVES ARE STORED ON THIS SITE

CALL

(b) Sign specifications and placement. Signs must:

(i) Be contrasting in color;

(ii) Have the pin stroke of the letters a minimum of three inches (75 mm) high and one-half inch (12.5 mm) wide;

(iii) Be placed so a bullet passing through the sign will not strike a magazine;

(iv) Not be attached to magazines.

(c) Transportation placards. Placards required by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) (49 C.F.R.) for transporting blasting agents must be displayed on all Class 5 magazines where blasting agents are stored.

PDFWAC 296-52-69060

Precautions for areas surrounding magazine.