PERMANENT RULES
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Effective Date of Rule: June 1, 2005.
Purpose: The purpose of this rule making is to correct the inconsistency between chapter 70.74 RCW, Washington State Explosive Act, and chapter 296-52 WAC, Safety standards for possession and handling of explosives. The rule making changed the licensing requirements from two years to one year, in order to be consistent with the RCW. We also incorporated recommendations from the FBI regarding bomb technicians, and made housekeeping changes throughout the rule.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 296-52-60130 Definitions, 296-52-61020 License fees, 296-52-61045 License terms, 296-52-62010 Dealer applicant information, 296-52-63010 Applicant information, 296-52-64005 Responsibility to obtain a blaster's license, 296-52-64040 List C qualifications, 296-52-64050 Blaster license applicant information, 296-52-64090 Blaster license renewal, 296-52-64095 List A and B renewal qualifications, 296-52-64100 List C renewal qualifications, 296-52-65005 Responsibility to obtain a manufacturer's license, 296-52-65010 Manufacturer applicant information, 296-52-66005 Responsibility to obtain a storage license, 296-52-66010 Storage applicant information, 296-52-67080 Drilling, 296-52-67165 Fixed location mixing, 296-52-69020 Storage facilities, 296-52-70005 Type 1 magazines: Permanent storage facilities, 296-52-70010 Building construction for type 1 magazines, 296-52-70015 Igloos, army-type structures, tunnels, and dugouts, 296-52-70020 Type 2 magazines: Portable field storage, 296-52-70025 Construction for type 2 magazines, 296-52-70030 Type 3 magazines: Indoor storage facilities, 296-52-70040 Construction for type 3 magazines, 296-52-70045 Type 4 magazines: Blasting agent, low explosives, or electric detonator storage facilities, 296-52-70050 Construction for type 4 magazines, 296-52-70055 Type 5 magazines: Blasting agent storage facilities, 296-52-70060 Construction for type 5 magazines, 296-52-71020 Storage with division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives, 296-52-71080 Storage, and 296-52-725 Appendix B, sample format for a blast record.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 05-01-171 on December 21, 2004.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: As a result of written and oral comments received, the following sections were changed: WAC 296-52-60130.
| | Changed wording from BATF to ATF to reflect stakeholder suggestion. |
| | Changed the definition of "ATF" to include explosives. |
| | Changed the definition of "manufacturer" to match that of the ATF. |
| | Changed proposed wording to reflect stakeholder suggestion. |
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 32, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 32, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 32, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: April 5, 2005.
Judy Schurke
Acting Director
OTS-7586.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 03-06-073, filed 3/4/03,
effective 8/1/03)
WAC 296-52-60130
Definitions.
Alien means any person
who is not a citizen or national of the United States.
American Table of Distances means the American Table of Distances for Storage of Explosives as revised and approved by Institute of the Makers of Explosives (IME).
Approved storage facility means a facility for the storage of explosive materials which is in compliance with the following chapter:
Storage licensing (WAC 296-52-660)
Storage of explosive materials (WAC 296-52-690)
Magazine construction (WAC 296-52-700).
ATF means the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Attend means the physical presence of an authorized person who stays in view of the explosives.
Authorized, approved, or approval means authorized, approved, or approval by:
The department
Any other approving agency
An individual as specified in this chapter.
Authorized agent means a person delegated by a licensed purchaser, who possesses a basic knowledge of explosives handling safety, to order and receive explosives on the purchaser's behalf.
Authorized agent list means a current list of agents the purchaser has authorized to order or receive explosives on their behalf.
Authorized person means a person approved or assigned by an employer, owner, or licensee to perform a specific type of duty or be at a specific location at the job site.
Barricades
Barricade means effectively screening a building containing explosives by means of a natural or artificial barrier from a magazine, another building, a railway, or highway.
Artificial barricade means a barricade of such height that a straight line from the top of any sidewall of the building containing explosives to the eave line of any magazine or other building or to a point twelve feet above the center of a railway or highway shall pass through such barrier, an artificial mound or properly revetted wall of earth with a minimum thickness of three feet.
Natural barricade means any natural hill, mound, wall, or barrier composed of earth, rock, or other solid material at least three feet thick.
((BATF means the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms.))
Blast area means the area of a blast that is effected by:
Flying rock missiles
Gases
Concussion.
Blast pattern means the plan of the drill holes laid out and a display of the burden distance, spacing distance, and their relationship to each other.
Blast site means the area where explosive material is handled during loading and fifty feet in all directions from loaded blast holes or holes to be loaded.
Blaster means a person trained and experienced in the use of explosives and licensed by the department.
Blaster in charge means a licensed blaster who is:
Fully qualified, by means of training and experience in explosives use
Adequately trained, experienced, and capable of recognizing hazardous conditions throughout the blast area
In charge of:
The blast process
All aspects of explosives and blasting agent storage, handling, and use as recommended by the manufacturer and as required by this chapter
In a position of authority:
To take prompt corrective action in all areas of the blast operation
Over all other blasters at the blast area
Blasting agent means any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and oxidizer:
That is intended for blasting
Not otherwise defined as an explosive
If the finished product, as mixed for use or shipment, cannot be detonated by means of a number 8 test blasting cap when unconfined
A number 8 test blasting cap is one containing two grams of a mixture of eighty percent mercury fulminate and twenty percent potassium chlorate, or a blasting cap of equivalent strength. An equivalent strength cap comprises 0.40-0.45 grams of PETN base charge pressed in an aluminum shell with bottom thickness not to exceed 0.03 of an inch, to a specific gravity of not less than 1.4 g/cc., and primed with standard weights of primer depending on the manufacturer
Blockholing means the breaking of boulders by firing a charge of explosives that has been loaded in a drill hole.
Competent person means a person who:
Is capable of identifying existing hazardous and the forecasting of hazards of working conditions which might be unsanitary or dangerous to personnel or property
Has authorization to take prompt corrective action to eliminate such hazards.
Consumer fireworks means:
Any small firework device:
Designed to produce visible effects by combustion
That must comply with the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Title 16 CFR, Parts 1500 and 1507),
A small device designed to produce audible effects which include, but are not limited to:
Whistling devices
Ground devices containing 50 mg or less of explosive materials
Aerial devices containing 130 mg or less of explosive materials
| Note: | Fused set pieces containing components, which, together, exceed 50 mg of salute powder are not included. |
Trucks
Trailers
Rail cars
Barges
Vessels.
Day box means a box which:
Is a temporary storage facility for storage of explosive materials
Is not approved for unattended storage of explosives
May be used at the worksite during working hours to store explosive materials, provided the day box is:
Constructed as required (WAC 296-52-70065, Explosives day box),
Marked with the word "explosives"
Used in a manner that safely separates detonators from other explosives
Guarded at all times against theft
Dealer means any person who purchases explosives or blasting agents for the sole purpose of resale and not for use or consumption.
Detonating cord means a round flexible cord containing a center core of high explosive and used to initiate other explosives.
Detonator means any device containing any initiating or primary explosive that is used for initiating detonation and includes, but is not limited to:
Electric detonators of instantaneous and delay types
Detonators for use with safety fuses, detonating cord delay connectors, and nonelectric instantaneous delay detonators which use detonating cord, shock tube, or any other replacement for electric leg wires.
Discharge hose means a hose with an electrical resistance high enough to limit the flow of stray electric currents to safe levels, but not high enough to prevent drainage of static electric charges to the ground. Hose not more than 2 megohms resistance over its entire length and of not less than 5,000 ohms per foot meets the requirement.
Display fireworks means large fireworks:
Designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration, or detonation, and include, but are not limited to:
Salutes containing more than 2 grains (130 mg) of explosive materials
Aerial shells containing more than 40 grams of pyrotechnic compositions
Other display pieces, which exceed the limits of explosive materials for classification as "consumer fireworks"
Fused set pieces containing components, which together exceed 50 mg of salute powder
Electric detonator means a blasting detonator designed for and capable of detonation by means of electric current.
Electric blasting circuitry consists of these items:
Bus wire. An expendable wire used in parallel or series, or in parallel circuits, which are connected to the leg wires of electric detonators.
Connecting wire. An insulated expendable wire used between electric detonators and the leading wires or between the bus wire and the leading wires.
Leading wire. An insulated wire used between the electric power source and the electric detonator circuit.
Permanent blasting wire. A permanently mounted insulated wire used between the electric power source and the electric detonator circuit.
Electric delay detonators means detonators designed to detonate at a predetermined time after energy is applied to the ignition system.
Electronic detonator means a detonator that utilizes stored electrical energy as a means of powering an electronic timing delay element/module that provides initiation energy for firing the base charge.
Emulsion means an explosive material containing:
Substantial amounts of oxidizer dissolved in water droplets, surrounded by an immiscible fuel
Droplets of an immiscible fuel surrounded by water containing substantial amounts of oxidizer.
Explosives means:
Any chemical compound or mechanical mixture:
Commonly intended or used for the purpose of producing an explosion
That contains any oxidizing and combustible units or other ingredients in proportions, quantities or packing that an ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonation of any part of the compound or mixture may cause sudden generation of highly heated gases resulting in gaseous pressures capable of producing destructive effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life or limb
All material classified as Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, or 1.6 explosives by U.S. DOT
For the purposes of public consumer use, the following are not considered explosives unless they are possessed or used for a purpose inconsistent with small arms use or other legal purposes:
Small arms ammunition
Small arms ammunition primers
Smokeless powder, not exceeding fifty pounds
Black powder, not exceeding five pounds
Explosive actuated power devices means any tool or special mechanized device, which is activated by explosives and does not include propellant actuated power devices.
Explosives classifications. Explosives classifications include, but are not limited to:
Division 1.1 and Division 1.2 explosives (possess mass explosion or detonating hazard):
Dynamite
Nitroglycerin
Picric acid
Lead azide
Fulminate of mercury
Black powder (exceeding 5 pounds)
Detonators (in quantities of 1,001 or more)
Detonating primers
Division 1.3 explosives (possess a minor blast hazard, a minor projection hazard, or a flammable hazard):
Propellant explosives
Smokeless powder (exceeding fifty pounds)
Division 1.4 explosives:
Explosives that present a minor explosion hazard
Includes detonators that will not mass detonate in quantities of 1,000 or less
Division 1.5 explosives:
Explosives with a mass explosion hazard but are so insensitive that there is little probability of initiation
ANFO and most other blasting agents are in this division
Division 1.6 explosives:
Explosives that are extremely insensitive and do not have a mass explosion hazard
Explosives exemption. The exemption for small arms ammunition, small arms ammunition primers, smokeless powder, not exceeding fifty pounds, and black powder, not exceeding five pounds:
Applies to public consumer use only
Does not apply to the employer employee relationship covered under the Washington Industrial Safety and Health Act.
Explosives international markings.
The department will accept U.S. DOT and/or ((BATF)) ATF
international identification markings on explosives and/or
explosives containers or packaging
This exception is under the authority of RCW 70.74.020(3) and in lieu of Washington state designated markings (as defined by RCW 70.74.010(4) (Division 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3) and required by RCW 70.74.300).
Explosives manufacturing building means any building or structure, except magazines:
Containing explosives where the manufacture of explosives, or any processing involving explosives, is conducted
Where explosives are used as a component part or ingredient in the manufacture of any article or device.
Explosives manufacturing plant means all lands with buildings used:
In connection with the manufacturing or processing of explosives
For any process involving explosives
For the storage of explosives
To manufacture any article or device where explosives are used as a component part or ingredient in the article or device.
Fireworks means any composition or device:
Designed to produce a visible or an audible effect by combustion, deflagration, or detonation
Which meets the definition of "consumer fireworks" or "display fireworks."
Forbidden or not acceptable explosives means explosives which are forbidden or not acceptable for transportation by common carriers by rail freight, rail express, highway, or water in accordance with the regulations of the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT).
Fuel means a substance, which may react with oxygen to produce combustion.
Fuse (safety). See "safety fuse."
Fuse lighters means special devices used for the purpose of igniting safety fuses.
Handler means any individual who handles explosives or blasting agents for the purpose of transporting, moving, or assisting a licensed blaster in loading, firing, blasting, or disposal.
| Note: | This does not include employees of a licensed manufacturer engaged in manufacturing process, drivers of common carriers, or contract haulers. |
Highway means roads, which are regularly and openly traveled by the general public and includes public streets, alleys, roads, or privately financed, constructed, or maintained roads.
Improvised device means a device, which is:
Fabricated with explosives
Fabricated with destructive, lethal, noxious, pyrotechnic, or incendiary chemicals, and designed, or has the capacity to disfigure, destroy, distract, and harass.
Inhabited building means:
A building which is regularly occupied, in whole or in part, as a habitat for human beings
Any church, schoolhouse, railroad station, store, or other building where people assemble.
| Note: | This does not mean any building or structure occupied in connection with the manufacture, transportation, storage, or use of explosives. |
Black powder, safety fuses, igniters, igniter cords, fuse lighters, and display fireworks defined as Division 1.2 or Division 1.3 explosives by U.S. DOT (49 CFR Part 173).
| Note: | This does not apply to bulk salutes. |
| Note: | This does not apply to an explosive manufacturing building. |
| EXEMPTIONS: | The following exemptions are restricted to materials and components, which are not classified (by U.S. (( |
| Inserting a detonator into a cast booster or a stick of high explosive product to make a primer for loading into a blast hole | |
| The act of mixing on the blast site, either by hand or by mechanical apparatus, binary components, ammonium nitrate, fuel oil, and/or emulsion products to create explosives for immediate down blast hole delivery. |
Mudcap (also known as bulldozing and dobying) means covering the required number of cartridges that have been placed on top of a boulder with a three or four-inch layer of mud, which is free from rocks or other material that could cause a missile hazard.
Nonelectric delay detonator means a detonator with an integral delay element in conjunction with and capable of being detonated by a:
Detonation impulse
Signal from miniaturized detonating cord
Shock tube.
Oxidizer means a substance that yields oxygen readily to stimulate the combustion of organic matter or other fuel.
Permanent magazines means magazines that:
Are fastened to a foundation
Do not exceed permanent magazine capacity limits (RCW 70.74.040)
Are approved and licensed
Are left unattended.
Person means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, person or joint stock association or trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal representative of that entity.
Person responsible, for an explosives magazine, means:
The person legally responsible for a magazine that actually uses the magazine
The person is responsible for the proper storage, protection, and removal of explosives, and may be the owner lessee, or authorized operator.
Portable (field) magazines means magazines that are:
Designed to be unattended
Not permanently fastened to a foundation
Constructed or secured to make sure they cannot be lifted, carried, or removed easily by unauthorized persons
Limited to the capacity of explosives required for efficient blasting operation
Approved and licensed.
Possess means the physical possession of explosives in one's hand, vehicle, magazine, or building.
Primary blasting means the blasting operation that dislodged the original rock formation from its natural location.
Primer means a unit, package, cartridge, or container of explosives inserted into or attached to a detonator or detonating cord to initiate other explosives or blasting agents.
Propellant actuated power device means any tool, special mechanized device, or gas generator system, which is actuated by a propellant and releases and directs work through a propellant charge.
Public utility transmission systems means:
Any publicly owned systems regulated by:
The utilities and transportation commission
Municipalities
Other public regulatory agencies, which include:
Power transmission lines over 10 kV, telephone cables, or microwave transmission systems
Buried or exposed pipelines carrying water, natural gas, petroleum, or crude oil or refined products and chemicals
Purchaser means any person who buys, accepts, or receives explosives or blasting agents.
Pyrotechnics, commonly referred to as fireworks, means any combustible or explosive compositions or manufactured articles designed and prepared for the purpose of producing audible or visible effects.
Qualified person means a person who has successfully demonstrated the ability to solve or resolve problems relating to explosives, explosives work, or explosives projects by:
Possession of a recognized degree or certificate
Professional standing
Extensive knowledge, training, and experience.
Railroad means any type of railroad equipment that carries passengers for hire.
Safety fuse (for firing detonators) means a flexible cord containing an internal burning medium by which fire is conveyed at a continuous and uniform rate.
Secondary blasting means using explosives, mudcapping, or blockholing to reduce oversize material to the dimension required for handling.
Shock tube means a small diameter plastic tube:
Used for initiating detonators
That contains a limited amount of reactive material so energy, transmitted through the tube by means of a detonation wave, is guided through and confined within the walls of the tube.
Small arms ammunition means any shotgun, rifle, pistol, or revolver cartridge, and cartridges for propellant actuated power devices and industrial guns.
| Note: | This does not mean military type ammunition containing explosive bursting incendiary, tracer, spotting, or pyrotechnic projectiles. |
Smokeless powder means solid chemicals or solid chemical mixtures that function by rapid combustion.
Special industrial explosive devices means explosive actuated power devices and propellant-actuated power devices.
Special industrial explosives materials means shaped materials and sheet forms and various other extrusions, pellets, and packages of high explosives, which include:
Dynamite
Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN)
Hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-s-triazine (RDX)
Other similar compounds used for high-energy-rate forming, expanding, and shaping in metal fabrication, and for dismemberment and quick reduction of scrap metal.
Springing means the creation of a pocket in the bottom of a drill hole by the use of a moderate quantity of explosives so that larger quantities of explosives may be inserted.
Sprung hole means a drilled hole that has been enlarged by a moderate quantity of explosives to allow for larger quantities of explosives to be inserted into the drill hole.
Stemming means a suitable inert incombustible material or device used to confine or separate explosives in a drill hole or cover explosives in mudcapping.
Trailer means semi-trailers or full trailers, as defined by U.S. DOT, which are:
Built for explosives
Loaded with explosives
Operated in accordance with U.S. DOT regulations.
U.S. DOT means the United States Department of Transportation.
Vehicle means any car, truck, tractor, semi-trailer, full trailer, or other conveyance used for the transportation of freight.
Water-gels or emulsion explosives. These explosives:
Comprise a wide variety of materials used for blasting. Two broad classes of water-gels are those which:
Are sensitized by material classed as an explosive, such as TNT or smokeless powder
Contain no ingredient classified as an explosive which are sensitized with metals, such as aluminum, or other fuels
Contain substantial proportions of water and high proportions of ammonium nitrate, some ammonium nitrate is in the solution in the water, and may be mixed at an explosives plant, or the blast site immediately before delivery into the drill hole.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 03-06-073, § 296-52-60130, filed 3/4/03, effective 8/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-60130, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
| Type of License | Fee |
| Dealer's License | (( |
| Purchaser's License | (( |
| Blaster's License | (( |
| Manufacturer's License | (( |
| Storage License | (See table below) |
| Explosive Materials STORAGE LICENSE FEES RCW 70.74.140 applies |
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| EXPLOSIVES | DETONATORS | FEE (for each magazine or mobile site) |
|
| Maximum Weight (pounds) of explosives permitted in each magazine or mobile site. | Maximum Number of detonators permitted in each magazine or mobile site. | Annual | (( |
| 200 | 133,000 | 10.00 | 20.00 |
| 1,000 | 667,000 | 25.00 | 50.00 |
| 5,000 | 3,335,000 | 35.00 | 70.00 |
| 10,000 | 6,670,000 | 45.00 | 90.00 |
| 50,000 | 33,350,000 | 60.00 | 120.00 |
| 300,000 | 200,000,000 | 75.00 | 150.00 |
| Note: | License fees will not be refunded when a license is revoked or suspended for cause. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-61020, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-61045, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
Give the reason they want to participate in the business of dealing in explosives
Provide information required by WAC ((296-52-610,
Explosives licensing)) 296-52-61010, License applicants must
provide this information
Provide other pertinent information required by the department.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-62010, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
The reason explosives or blasting agents will be used
The location where explosives or blasting agents will be used
The kind of explosives or blasting agents to be used
The amount of explosives or blasting agents to be used
An explosives storage plan:
Documenting proof of ownership of a licensed storage magazine
OR
With a signed authorization to use another person's licensed magazine
OR
With a signed statement certifying that the explosives will not be stored
An authorized agent list, if the purchaser chooses to authorize others to order or receive explosives on their behalf
The identity and current license of the purchaser's blaster
Information required by WAC ((296-52-610, Explosives
licensing)) 296-52-61010, License applicants must provide this
information
Any other pertinent information requested by the department.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-63010, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
| Note: | A blaster's license is not required for a "hand loader." |
Classification list assignment. Classification list assignment is determined by the use of single or multiple series charges; and the knowledge, training, and experience required to perform the type of blasting competently and safely.
Multiple list applications. When an applicant wants to apply for multiple classifications and the classifications desired are from two or more classification table lists:
All classifications must be requested on the application
Qualifying documentation for all classifications being applied for must be included in the applicant's resume (WAC 296-52-64050, Applicant information). Training and experience may fulfill qualification requirements in multiple classifications.
Request classifications not lists. Applicants must request specific classifications (not list designations) on their blaster application. Licenses are not issued or endorsed for Classification Table lists A, B, or C.
License additions. To add a classification to an existing license, see WAC 296-52-64085, Changes to a blaster's license classification.
| License Classifications Table | |||||
| LIST A | LIST B | LIST C | |||
| AG | Agriculture | DE | Demolition | (( |
(( |
| AV | Avalanche Control | SB | Surface Blasting* | UL | Unlimited* |
| ED | Explosives Disposal* | UB | Underground Blasting | ||
| FO | Forestry* | UW | Underwater Blasting | ||
| LE | Law Enforcement* | ||||
| IO | Industrial Ordnance | ||||
| SE | Seismographic | ||||
| TS | Transmission Systems | ||||
| WD | Well Drilling | ||||
Bomb technician. Disposal of bombs, illegal fireworks and explosive devices.
Explosives disposal. Disposal of explosive materials by licensed blasters.
Forestry. Includes logging, trail building, and tree topping.
Law enforcement. ((Law enforcement bomb disposal and
illegal fireworks and explosives disposal.)) Diversionary
devices, explosive detection K-9 dog handlers, crowd control
devices (stingers) and tactical entry.
Surface blasting. Includes construction, quarries, and surface mining.
Unlimited. Includes all classifications except underground blasting and law enforcement.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-64005, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
Experience in the majority of the classifications in Lists A and B
A minimum of five years of continuous full time blasting experience in the explosives industry where blasting has been the applicant's primary responsibility during the previous five years.
(2) ((Law enforcement.)) Bomb technician. To be
considered for a ((law enforcement)) bomb technician
classification, the applicant must ((submit a certificate of
graduation from the FBI Redstone Arsenal Training Center at
Redstone, Alabama.)):
Submit a copy of the certificate of graduation from the FBI Hazardous Devices School (HDS) basic course in Redstone, Alabama.
Submit a copy of the applicant's FBI Bomb Technician Certification identification card. The FBI Bomb Technician Certification card must bear a date that indicates that it is current at the time of application.
Submit a letter from the applicant's law enforcement agency's head (chief or sheriff) stating that the applicant is a full-time employee assigned to perform bomb technician duties as part of an FBI accredited bomb squad.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-64040, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
The application must be signed by the blasting course instructor and the qualified blaster the applicant trained under
A detailed resume of blasting training and experience
Satisfactory evidence of competency in handling explosives
Information required by WAC ((296-52-610, Explosive
licensing)) 296-52-61010, License applicants must provide this
information.
| Note: | The department may request additional information for the classification being applied for upon review of a blaster's resume. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-64050, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
General applicant qualifications, WAC 296-52-64020, General qualifications, apply.
Renewal qualifications include the requirements of WAC 296-52-64090 License renewal, through WAC 296-52-64100, List C renewal qualifications.
Training, experience, and responsibility requirements
must be accrued during the ((two)) one year((s)) before the
application is submitted.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-64090, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
(1) An application for a license renewal must include documentation of:
Blasting experience, by providing a minimum of ((two))
one blast record((s))
OR
Successful completion of ((sixteen)) eight hours of
basic blaster's classroom training. The blasting course
instructor must witness the submitted documentation.
(2) List A or B applicants who do not meet the minimum classification qualifications must pass a written exam administered by the department.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-64095, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
(1) Unlimited classification. To be considered for a renewal of an unlimited license, an applicant must submit a detailed resume documenting:
Experience in the majority of classification in List A and B
Full-time blasting experience in the explosives industry, where blasting has been the applicant's primary responsibility.
(2) ((Law enforcement classification. To be considered
for a renewal of the law enforcement classification, an
applicant must submit a detailed resume documenting:)) Bomb
technician. To be considered for a renewal of the bomb
technician classification, an applicant must:
Have continuous employment as a law enforcement bomb
technician accrued during the previous ((two)) year((s))
(( Successful completion of sixteen hours of bomb
technician classroom training. The course instructor must
sign the submitted documentation.)) Submit a copy of their
FBI Bomb Technician Certification identification card bearing
the name of the person making application and an expiration
date that indicates that the card is current and valid as of
the date of renewal
Submit a letter from the applicant's law enforcement agency's head (chief or sheriff) stating that the applicant is a full-time employee assigned to perform bomb technician duties as part of an FBI accredited bomb squad.
| Note: | If the applicant's card has expired at the time of renewal, they need to show that they are enrolled in the next available course at Redstone, Alabama. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-64100, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 03-10-037, § 296-52-65005, filed 4/30/03, effective 5/24/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-65005, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
The reason the applicant wants to manufacture explosives
The manufacturing or processing location
The kind of explosives manufactured, processed, or used
The distance that the explosives manufacturing building is located, or intended to be located, from other buildings, magazines, inhabited buildings, railroads, highways, and public utility transmission systems
A site plan. The site plan must:
Include the distance each manufacturing building is located from:
♦ Other buildings on the premises where people are employed
♦ Other occupied buildings on adjoining property
♦ Buildings where customers are served
♦ Public highways
♦ Utility transmission systems
Demonstrate compliance with:
♦ Applicable requirements of the Washington State Explosives Act
♦ The separation distance requirements of this chapter
Identify and describe all natural or artificial barricades used to influence minimum required separation distances
Identify the nature and kind of work being performed in each building
Specify the maximum amount and kind of explosives or blasting agents to be permitted in each building or magazine at any one time
Information required by WAC ((296-52-610, Explosive
licensing)) 296-52-61010, License applicants must provide this
information
Other pertinent information required by the department.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-65010, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 03-10-037, § 296-52-66005, filed 4/30/03, effective 5/24/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-66005, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
The address or a legal description of the existing or proposed magazine or mobile storage site must be clearly identified
The reason explosive materials will be stored
The kind of explosives or blasting agents that will be stored
The maximum quantity of explosive materials that are or will be stored
Identify the total weight, in pounds, of all explosive materials to be stored on site
The distance that the magazine is located or intended to be located from other magazines, inhabited buildings, explosives manufacturing buildings, railroads, highways, and public utility transmission systems
How long the storage license is needed
Information required by WAC ((296-52-610, Explosive
licensing)) 296-52-61010, License applicants must provide this
information
Any other pertinent information requested by the department.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-66010, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
(a) Drilling cannot begin:
(i) When there is danger of drilling into a charged or misfired hole.
(ii) Until all remaining butts of old holes are examined for unexploded charges.
(b) Unexploded charges must be refired before work proceeds.
(2) Distance limits during drilling. Blasters cannot load or use explosives closer than:
(a) The length of the steel being used for drilling((.))
OR
(b) Within fifty feet of drilling operations, whichever is greater.
(3) Prior to loading drill holes.
(a) Holes must be checked prior to loading to determine depth and conditions.
(b) Drill holes that have contained explosives or blasting agents cannot be deepened.
(c) Drill holes must be large enough to allow unobstructed or free insertion of explosive cartridges.
(4) Enlarging or springing a drill hole.
(a) A drill hole cannot be sprung when it is near a loaded hole.
(b) A minimum of two hours must pass after a charge has exploded in a drill hole that was enlarged or "sprung," before loading another charge of explosives into the hole.
| Note: | You do not have to wait two hours if the sprung hole is thoroughly wet down with water before it is loaded. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-67080, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
(a) Locations.
(i) Separation distance tables. Buildings or other facilities used for manufacturing emulsions and water-gels must meet the separation distance requirements of Table H-21 for:
(A) Inhabited buildings
(B) Passenger railroads
(C) Public highways
(ii) Determining distance. When determining the distances separating highways, railroads, and inhabited buildings from potential explosions (Table H-20), the sum of all masses that may propagate (i.e., lie at distances less than specified in Table H-22) from either individual or combined donor masses are included in the sum. However, when ammonium nitrate must be included, only fifty percent of its weight must be used because of its reduced blast effects.
(b) Construction. Buildings used for the manufacture of water-gels or emulsions must:
(i) Be constructed of noncombustible material or sheet metal on wood studs.
(ii) Have mixing plant floors made of nonabsorbent materials, such as concrete.
(iii) Be well ventilated.
(c) Heat sources. Heating units that are designed to be independent of the combustion process within the heating unit, may be used within processing buildings or compartments if they:
(i) Have temperature and safety controls
AND
(ii) Are located away from combustible materials and the finished product.
(d) Internal combustion engines.
(i) Location. All internal combustion engines used for electric power generation must be:
(A) Located outside the mixing plant building
OR
(B) Properly ventilated and isolated by a firewall
(ii) Exhaust systems. Engine exhaust systems must be located to prevent spark emissions from becoming a hazard to any materials, in or near the plant.
(((f))) (e) Fuel oil storage.
(i) Facilities. Fuel oil storage facilities must be:
(A) Independent structures
(B) Located away from the manufacturing building
(ii) Surrounding area. In order to prevent oil from draining toward a manufacturing building in the event of a tank rupture, the surrounding grounds must slope away from the building.
(2) Storage of water-gel and emulsion ingredients.
(a) Explosive ingredients. Ingredients must be stored with compatible materials.
(b) Nitrate water solutions.
(i) Nitrate water solutions can be stored in tank cars, tank trucks, or fixed tanks without quantity or distance limitations.
(ii) Spills or leaks which may contaminate combustible materials must be cleaned up immediately.
(c) Metal powders. Metal powders, for example, aluminum, must be:
(i) Kept dry
AND
(ii) Stored in containers or bins that are moisture resistant or weather tight.
(d) Solid fuels. Solid fuels must be used in a way that minimizes dust explosion hazards.
(e) Peroxides and chlorates. Peroxides and chlorates cannot be used.
(3) Mixing equipment. Mixing equipment must comply with these requirements:
(a) Design. The design of processing equipment, including mixers, pumps, valves, conveying, and other related equipment, must:
(i) Be compatible with the relative sensitivity of other materials being handled.
(ii) Minimize the possibility of frictional heating, compaction, overloading, and confinement.
(iii) Prevent the introduction of foreign objects or materials.
(iv) Be designed to permit regular and periodic flushing, cleaning, dismantling, and inspection.
(b) Handling procedures. Equipment handling procedures must be designed to prevent the introduction of foreign objects or materials.
(c) Housekeeping.
(i) A cleaning and collection system for dangerous residues must be provided.
(ii) The mixing, loading, and ingredient transfer areas, where residues or spilled materials may accumulate, must be cleaned periodically.
(d) Electrical equipment. Electrical equipment must:
(i) Comply with the requirements of WAC 296-800-280, Basic electrical rules, including wiring, switches, controls, motors, and lights.
(ii) Have appropriate overload protection devices for all electric motors and generators.
(iii) Be electrically bonded with electrical generators, motors, proportioning devices, and all other electrical enclosures.
(iv) Have grounding conductors effectively bonded to:
(A) The service entrance ground connection
OR
(B) All equipment ground connections in a manner to provide a continuous path to ground
(4) Mixing facility fire prevention. Mixing facilities must comply with these fire prevention requirements:
(a) All direct sources of heat must only come from units located outside of the mixing building.
(b) A daily visual inspection must be made of the mixing, conveying, and electrical equipment to make sure they are in good operating condition.
(c) A systematic maintenance program must be conducted on a regular schedule.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-67165, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
| Note 1: | Components storage. |
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| Note 2: | Electro magnetic radiation precautions. |
| Blasting operations or storage of electrical detonators are prohibited in the area of operation radio frequency (RF) transmitter stations except where the clearances (WAC 296-52-67060, Extraneous electricity and radio frequency (RF) transmitters) can be observed. |
| Note 3: | Detonators, electric detonators, detonating primers, and primed cartridges. |
| Detonators, electric detonators, detonating primers, and primed cartridges cannot be stored together or in the same magazine with other explosives. |
| Note 4: | Ammonium perchlorate rocket motors. |
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-69020, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
A permanent structure such as:
A building
An igloo
An army-type structure
A tunnel
OR
A dugout
Bullet resistant, fire resistant, weather resistant, theft resistant, and well ventilated.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-70005, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
Be constructed of masonry, wood, metal, or a combination of these materials
Have no openings except for entrances and ventilation
Have the ground around the facility slope away for drainage
(1) Wall construction.
(a) Masonry wall construction. Masonry wall construction must:
Consist of brick, concrete, tile, cement block, or cinder block
Be at least eight inches thick
(b) Hollow masonry construction. Hollow masonry construction must:
Have all hollow spaces filled with well tamped coarse dry sand
OR
Have weak concrete (a mixture of one part cement to eight parts sand with enough water to dampen the mixture) while tamping in place
AND
Have interior walls covered with a nonsparking material
(c) Fabricated metal wall construction.
Metal wall construction must be securely fastened to a metal framework and consist of one of the following types of metal:
Sectional sheets of steel (at least number 14 gauge)
OR
Aluminum (at least number 14 gauge)
Metal wall construction must:
Be lined with brick, solid cement blocks, and hardwood at least four inches thick or material of equivalent strength
Have a minimum of six-inch sand fill between interior and exterior walls
Have interior walls constructed of or covered with a nonsparking material
(d) Wood frame wall construction.
Exterior wood walls must be covered with iron or aluminum at least number 26 gauge
Inner walls, made of nonsparking materials must be constructed with a space:
A minimum of six inches between the outer and inner walls
AND
Filled with coarse dry sand or weak concrete
(2) Floors. Floors must be:
(a) Constructed of a nonsparking material.
(b) Strong enough to hold the weight of the maximum quantity to be stored.
(3) Foundation.
Foundations must be constructed of brick, concrete, cement block, stone, or wood posts
If piers or posts are used instead of a continuous foundation, the space under the building must be enclosed with metal
(4) Roof.
(a) Roofs must be covered with no less than number 26 gauge iron or aluminum fastened to a 7/8-inch sheathing, except for buildings with fabricated metal roofs.
(b) If it is possible for a bullet to be fired directly through the roof at such an angle that it would strike a point below the top of the inner walls, storage facilities must be protected by one of the following two methods:
A sand tray must be:
Located at the top of the inner wall covering the entire ceiling area, except the area necessary for ventilation.
Lined with a layer of building paper.
Filled with at least four inches of coarse dry sand.
A fabricated metal roof must be constructed of 3/16-inch plate steel lined with four inches of hardwood or material of equivalent strength. For each additional 1/16-inch of plate steel, the hardwood or material of equivalent strength lining may be decreased one inch.
(5) Doors and hinges.
(a) All doors must be constructed of 1/4-inch plate steel and lined with two inches of hardwood or material of equivalent strength.
(b) Hinges and hasps must be installed so they cannot be removed when the doors are closed and locked by:
Welding
Riveting
OR
Bolting nuts on the inside of the door
(6) Locks.
(a) Each door must be equipped with:
Two mortise locks
Two padlocks fastened in separate hasps and staples
A combination of a mortise lock and a padlock
A mortise lock that requires two keys to open
OR
A three-point lock
(b) Padlocks must:
Have a minimum of five tumblers
Have a case hardened shackle at least 3/8 inches in diameter
Be protected with a minimum of 1/4-inch steel hoods, constructed to prevent sawing or lever action on the locks, hasps, and staples
| Note: | These requirements do not apply to magazine doors that are adequately secured on the inside by means of a bolt, lock, or bar that cannot be operated from the outside. |
A two-inch air space must be left around ceilings and the perimeter of floors, except in doorways
Foundation ventilators must be at least four inches by six inches
Vents in the foundation, roof, or gables must be screened and offset
(8) Exposed metal.
Sparking metal construction cannot be exposed below the tops of walls in storage facilities
All nails must be blind nailed, countersunk, or nonsparking.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 03-06-073, § 296-52-70010, filed 3/4/03, effective 8/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-70010, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
Be constructed of reinforced concrete, masonry, metal, or a combination of these materials
Have an earth mound covering of at least twenty-four inches on the top, sides, and rear unless the magazine meets the requirements of WAC 296-52-70010 (4)(b), Building construction for roofs
Have interior walls and floors covered with a nonsparking material
Be constructed according to the requirements of WAC 296-52-70005, ((Class)) Type 1 magazines: Permanent storage
facilities, through WAC 296-52-70060, Construction.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-70015, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
Be a box, trailer, semi-trailer, or other mobile facility. When an unattended vehicular magazine is used, the wheels must be removed or it must be effectively immobilized by kingpin locking devices or other methods approved by the department
Be bullet resistant, fire resistant, weather resistant, theft resistant, and well ventilated
Be a minimum of one cubic yard
Be supported to prevent direct contact with the ground
Have the ground around the magazine slope away for drainage or provide for other adequate drainage.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-70020, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
(a) The exterior and doors must be constructed of at
least 1/4-inch steel and lined with a minimum of ((two))
three-inch hardwood.
(b) Magazines with top openings must have lids with water resistant seals or lids that overlap the sides by a minimum of one inch when closed.
(2) Hinges and hasps. Hinges and hasps must be installed so they cannot be removed when the doors are closed and locked by:
Welding
Riveting
OR
Bolting nuts on the inside of the door
(3) Locks.
(a) Each door must be equipped with:
Two mortise locks
Two padlocks fastened in separate hasps and staples
A combination of mortise lock and a padlock
A mortise lock that requires two keys to open
OR
A three-point lock
(b) Padlocks must have:
A minimum of five tumblers and a case hardened shackle with a minimum of 3/8-inch diameter
A minimum of 1/4-inch steel hoods constructed to prevent sawing or lever action on the locks, hasps, and staples
| Note: | These requirements do not apply to magazine doors that are adequately secured on the inside by means of a bolt, lock, or bar that cannot be operated from the outside. |
A two-inch air space must be left around ceilings and the perimeter of floors, except at doorways
Foundation ventilators must be at least four inches by six inches
Vents in the foundation, roof, or gables must be screened and offset
(5) Exposed metal.
Sparking metal cannot be exposed below the top of walls in the storage facilities
All nails must be blind nailed, countersunk, or nonsparking
| Note: | The following are nonmandatory construction alternatives for magazine exteriors: |
| All steel and wood dimensions shown are actual thickness | |
| The manufacturer's represented thickness may be used to meet the concrete block and brick dimensions. |
3/16-inch steel lined with an interior of 4-inch hardwood.
3/16-inch steel lined with:
An interior of 7 inches of softwood
OR
6 3/4 inches of plywood.
3/16-inch steel lined with:
An intermediate layer of 3-inch hardwood
AND
An interior lining of 3/4-inch plywood.
1/8
1/8-inch steel lined with an interior of 5-inch hardwood.
1/8-inch steel lined with an interior of 9-inch softwood.
1/8-inch steel lined with:
An intermediate layer of 4-inch hardwood
AND
An interior lining of 3/4-inch plywood.
1/8-inch steel lined with:
A first intermediate layer of 3/4-inch plywood.
A second intermediate layer of 3 5/8 inches well-tamped dry sand
OR
Sand/cement mixture.
An interior lining of 3/4-inch plywood.
5/8-inch steel lined with an interior of any type of nonsparking material.
1/2-inch steel lined with an interior of at least 3/8-inch plywood.
3/8-inch steel lined with an interior of 2-inch hardwood.
3/8-inch steel lined with an interior of:
3 inches softwood
OR
2 1/4 inches of plywood.
1/4-inch steel lined with:
An interior of 5 inches of softwood
OR
5 1/4 inches of plywood.
Any type of structurally sound fire resistant material lined with:
An intermediate layer of 4-inch solid concrete block
OR
4-inch solid brick or concrete
AND
An interior lining of 1/2-inch plywood placed securely against the masonry lining.
Standard 8-inch concrete block with voids filled with well tamped sand/cement mixture.
Standard 8-inch solid brick.
Any type of structurally sound fire resistant material lined with an intermediate 6-inch space filled with:
Well tamped dry sand
OR
Well tamped sand/cement mixture.
Any type of fire resistant material lined with:
A first intermediate layer of 3/4-inch plywood,
A second intermediate layer of 3 5/8-inch well tamped dry sand
OR
Sand/cement mixture,
A third intermediate layer of 3/4-inch plywood,
A fourth intermediate layer of 2-inch hardwood
OR
14 gauge steel and an interior lining of 3/4-inch plywood,
8-inch thick solid concrete.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-70025, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
Detonators in quantities of one thousand or less
Ammonium perchlorate rocket motors in 62.5 gram amounts or greater, but not to exceed fifty pounds in total weight of explosives.
OR
Diversionary devices intended for law enforcement use only, but not to exceed fifty pounds in total weight of explosives.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-70030, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
(2) Hinges and hasps must be attached so they cannot be removed from the outside.
(3) One steel padlock, which does not need to be protected by a steel hood, having a minimum of five tumblers and a case hardened shackle of a minimum of 3/8-inch diameter is sufficient for locking purposes.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-70040, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
Be a building, an igloo, an army-type structure, a tunnel, a dugout, a box, a trailer, semi-trailer, or other mobile facility
Be fire resistant, weather resistant, and theft resistant
Have the ground around the facility slope away for drainage
Have the wheels removed or effectively immobilized by kingpin locking devices or other methods approved by the department, when an unattended vehicular magazine is used.
| Note: | Test results show that electric detonators are not affected by sympathetic detonation. Therefore, a
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-70045, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
(2) Foundations. Foundations must be constructed of:
Brick
Concrete
Cement block
Stone
Metal
OR
Wood posts
(3) The space under the building must be enclosed with fire resistant material, if piers or posts replace continuous foundation.
(4) The walls and floors must be made or covered with a nonsparking material or lattice work.
(5) Doors must be metal or solid wood covered with metal.
(6) Hinges and hasps must be installed so they cannot be removed when the doors are closed and locked by:
Welding
Riveting
OR
Bolting nuts on the inside of the door
(7) Locks.
(a) Each door must be equipped with:
Two mortise locks
Two padlocks fastened in separate hasps and staples
A combination of a mortise lock and a padlock
A mortise lock that requires two keys to open
OR
A three-point lock
(b) Padlocks must:
Have a minimum of five tumblers
Have a case hardened shackle of a minimum of 3/8-inch diameter
Be protected with a minimum of 1/4-inch steel hoods constructed to prevent sawing or lever action on the locks, hasps, and staples.
| Note: | These requirements do not apply to magazine doors that are adequately secured on the inside by means of a bolt, lock, or bar that cannot be operated from the outside. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-70050, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
Be a building, an igloo, an army-type structure, a tunnel, a dugout, a box, or a trailer, semi-trailer, or other mobile facility
Be weather resistant and theft resistant
Have the ground around the facility slope away for drainage
Have the wheels removed or be effectively immobilized by kingpin locking devices or other methods approved by the department, when the unattended vehicular magazine is used.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-70055, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
(2) Hinges and hasps must be installed so they cannot be removed when the doors are closed and locked by:
Welding
Riveting
OR
Bolting nuts on the inside of the door
(3) Locks.
(a) Each door must be equipped with:
Two mortise locks
Two padlocks fastened in separate hasps and staples
A combination of a mortise lock and a padlock
A mortise lock that requires two keys to open
OR
A three-point lock
(b) Padlocks must have:
A minimum of five tumblers
A case hardened shackle of a minimum of 3/8-inch diameter
Padlocks must be protected with a minimum of 1/4-inch steel hoods constructed to prevent sawing or lever action on the locks, hasps, and staples.
| Note: | Trailers, semi-trailers, and similar vehicular magazines. Each door may be locked with one 3/8-inch diameter steel padlock and does not need to be protected by a steel hood, if the door hinges and lock hasp are securely fastened to the magazine and to the doorframe. These requirements do not apply to magazine doors that are adequately secured on the inside by means of a bolt, lock, or bar that cannot be operated from the outside. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-70060, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, and 49.17.060. 03-06-073, § 296-52-71020, filed 3/4/03, effective 8/1/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-71020, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
(2) Private car. No more ((then)) than five pounds of
black powder is permitted. No restrictions apply.
(3) Dealer's warehouse. No more ((then)) than
twenty-five pounds of black powder is permitted. Black powder
must be stored in an appropriate container or cabinet, which
is securely locked.
(4) Magazine. Quantities of black powder, as used in muzzleloading firearms, in excess of twenty-five pounds must be stored in licensed magazines (see Storage licensing, WAC 296-52-660, Storage of explosive materials, WAC 296-52-690, and Magazine construction, WAC 296-52-700).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-71080, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]
| Note: | The sample blast record format is nonmandatory, but the information shown in the sample is required per WAC 296-52-67010(8), Blast records. |
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[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050. 02-03-125, § 296-52-725, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.]