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Chapter 296-52 WAC

 Last Update: 12/20/10

SAFETY STANDARDS FOR POSSESSION, HANDLING, AND USE OF EXPLOSIVES

WAC Sections

PART A

PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND APPLICATION
296-52-60005 Implementation of the Washington State Explosives Act.
296-52-60010 Purpose and intent.
296-52-60015 Coverage.
296-52-60020 Exemptions.
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT JURISDICTIONS
296-52-60030 The department.
296-52-60035 Other government entities.
BASIC LEGAL OBLIGATIONS
296-52-60045 Responsibility to obtain an explosives license.
296-52-60050 Unlicensed activities.
296-52-60055 Drug use.
296-52-60060 License revocation, suspension, and surrender.
296-52-60065 Violation appeals.
BASIC HAZARD PRECAUTIONS
296-52-60075 Hazards to life.
296-52-60080 Entry and access to explosive areas.
296-52-60085 Abandonment of explosives.
296-52-60090 Firearms.
296-52-60095 Fire.
296-52-60100 Daylight blasting.
296-52-60105 Notification -- Blasting near utilities.
MISCELLANEOUS
296-52-60115 Explosive industry employers.
296-52-60120 Variance from a chapter requirement.
296-52-60125 Using standards from national organizations and federal agencies.
296-52-60130 Definitions.
PART B

EXPLOSIVE LICENSING
296-52-61005 Types of explosive licenses.
296-52-61010 License applicants must provide this information.
296-52-61015 License applicants must complete department forms.
296-52-61020 License fees.
296-52-61025 Verification of applicant information.
296-52-61030 Applicant participation.
296-52-61035 Criminal records.
296-52-61040 Reasons why applicants may be disqualified.
296-52-61045 License terms.
296-52-61050 License renewal.
DEALER'S LICENSE
296-52-62005 Responsibility to obtain a dealer's license.
296-52-62010 Dealer applicant information.
296-52-62025 Prohibit explosives items from sale or display in these areas.
296-52-62030 Container labeling.
296-52-62035 Authorized agent information.
296-52-62040 Verification of customer identity.
296-52-62045 Recordkeeping and reporting.
PURCHASER'S LICENSE
296-52-63005 Responsibility to obtain a purchaser's license.
296-52-63010 Applicant information.
296-52-63020 Authorized agents.
296-52-63025 Explosive order deliveries.
296-52-63030 Notify the department of blaster changes.
BLASTER'S LICENSE
296-52-64005 Responsibility to obtain a blaster's license.
296-52-64020 General qualifications for blasters.
296-52-64030 List A qualifications.
296-52-64035 List B qualifications.
296-52-64040 List C qualifications.
296-52-64045 Application.
296-52-64050 Blaster license applicant information.
296-52-64055 Blaster license testing.
296-52-64065 Blaster license limits.
296-52-64075 Blaster license disclosure.
296-52-64080 Purchaser disclosure.
296-52-64085 Changes to a blaster's license classification.
296-52-64090 Blaster license renewal.
296-52-64095 List A and B renewal qualifications.
296-52-64100 List C renewal qualifications.
296-52-650 Manufacturer's license.
296-52-65005 Responsibility to obtain a manufacturer's license.
296-52-65010 Manufacturer applicant information.
296-52-65015 Manufacturing site inspections.
296-52-65020 Conditions of a manufacturer's license.
296-52-65025 Annual inspection.
296-52-65030 Site plan.
296-52-660 Storage license.
296-52-66005 Responsibility to obtain a storage license.
296-52-66010 Storage applicant information.
296-52-66015 Storage site inspections.
296-52-66020 Demonstration of handling and storage experience.
296-52-66030 Storage license number.
296-52-66035 Storage limit.
296-52-66040 Annual storage inspection.
296-52-66045 Mobile storage sites.
296-52-66050 Moving a licensed magazine.
296-52-66053 Altering or destroying a licensed magazine.
296-52-66057 Transfer, sale or lease of a magazine or mobile storage site.
296-52-66060 Reporting changes in conditions.
PART C

USE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS
296-52-67010 Blaster in charge responsibilities.
GENERAL EXPLOSIVES RULES
296-52-67020 Black powder.
296-52-67025 Age of explosives.
296-52-67030 Blast site storage.
296-52-67035 Day box storage.
296-52-67040 Attendants must be present.
296-52-67045 Handling explosives.
296-52-67050 Trainee supervision.
296-52-67055 Storms.
296-52-67060 Extraneous electricity and radio frequency (RF) transmitters.
296-52-67065 Vibration and damage control.
296-52-67070 Storage at blast sites.
296-52-67075 Blast area precautions.
296-52-67080 Drilling.
296-52-67085 Loading blast holes.
296-52-67090 Initiation systems.
296-52-67095 Use of safety fuse with detonators.
296-52-67100 Use of detonating cord.
296-52-67105 Firing the blast.
296-52-67110 Precautions after firing.
296-52-67115 Excavation work in pressurized air locks.
BLASTING AGENTS
296-52-67125 Transportation, storage, and use.
296-52-67130 Fixed location mixing.
296-52-67135 Bulk delivery/mixing vehicles.
296-52-67140 Bulk storage bins.
296-52-67145 Transportation of blasting agents.
WATER-GEL AND EMULSION EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS



GENERAL



Note: Water-gels and emulsions must be transported, stored, and used in the same way as explosives or blasting agents according to product classification unless stated otherwise in WAC 296-52-67150, Water-gel and emulsion explosives and blasting agents, through WAC 296-52-67170, Bulk delivery/mixing vehicles.
296-52-67160 Types and classifications.
296-52-67165 Fixed location mixing.
296-52-67170 Bulk delivery/mixing vehicles.
UNDERWATER BLASTING OPERATIONS
296-52-67180 Separation distance from vessels and people.
296-52-67185 Swimming and diving activities.
296-52-67190 Initiation systems.
296-52-67195 Loading tubes and casings.
296-52-67200 Multiple charges.
UNDERGROUND BLASTING OPERATIONS
296-52-67210 Storage.
296-52-67215 Separation distance: Electrical storms.
296-52-67220 Proper fume class use.
296-52-67225 Combustible gases or dusts.
296-52-67230 Initiating systems.
296-52-67235 Firing the blast.
296-52-67240 Returning to the blast.
296-52-67245 High speed tunneling: Central primer house.
PART D

TRANSPORTATION OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS

Note: Requirements for transportation of blasting agents are located at WAC 296-52-67145, Transportation of blasting agents.
SCOPE
296-52-68010 Public highways.
296-52-68015 Job sites and off-highway roads.
296-52-68020 Safety precautions.
296-52-68025 Transportation of workers.
296-52-68030 Cargo.
TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES
296-52-68040 Vehicle strength and condition.
296-52-68045 Open top vehicles.
296-52-68050 Vehicle placards.
296-52-68055 Vehicle fire protection.
296-52-68060 Operation of vehicles transporting explosives.
296-52-68065 Transporting detonators and explosives in the same vehicle.
296-52-68075 Powder cars, vehicles, and conveyances.
296-52-68080 Notification -- Hoist operator.
296-52-68085 Underground transportation.
PART E

STORAGE OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS
296-52-69005 Detonators.
296-52-69010 Explosives.
296-52-69015 Exempt explosives.
296-52-69020 Storage facilities.
296-52-69025 Quantity and distance tables.
296-52-69030 Storage within magazines.
296-52-69035 Storage limits.
296-52-69040 Notification of fire safety authority.
296-52-69045 Magazine repairs.
296-52-69050 Inventory.
296-52-69055 Inspection.
296-52-69060 Precautions for areas surrounding magazine.
296-52-69065 Deteriorated explosives.
296-52-69070 Explosives recovered from misfires.
296-52-69080 Blast site storage.
296-52-69085 Multiple magazines.
296-52-69090 Blasting agents and supplies.
296-52-69095 Ammonium nitrate.
QUANTITY AND DISTANCE TABLES
296-52-69105 Table H-20 -- Table of distances for storage of explosives.
296-52-69110 Table H-21 -- Quantity and distance table for separation between magazines.
296-52-69115 Table H-22 -- Separation distances of ammonium nitrate and blasting agents from explosives or blasting agents.
296-52-69120 Table H-23 -- Quantity and distance tables for manufacturing buildings.
296-52-69125 Table H-24 -- Low explosives.
296-52-69130 Table of distances for the storage of display fireworks (except bulk salutes).
PART F

MAGAZINE CONSTRUCTION
296-52-700 Magazine construction.
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.
296-52-70035 Storage facilities for detonators.
296-52-70040 Construction for Type 3 magazines.
296-52-70045 Type 4 magazines: Blasting agent, low explosive, or nonmass detonating 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.
296-52-70065 Explosives day box.
296-52-70070 Detonator day box.
HEATING SYSTEMS
296-52-70080 Magazine heating system requirements.
296-52-70085 Lighting.
PART G

MISCELLANEOUS
296-52-710 Exemptions.
AMMUNITION
296-52-71015 Quantity limits.
296-52-71020 Storage with Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosives.
296-52-71025 Separation from flammable materials.
SMALL ARMS SMOKELESS POWDER
296-52-71035 Transportation.
296-52-71040 Shipping container.
296-52-71045 Storage.
SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION PRIMERS
296-52-71055 Shipping containers.
296-52-71060 Separation from flammable materials.
296-52-71065 Storage.
BLACK POWDER
296-52-71075 Shipping containers.
296-52-71080 Storage.
EXPLOSIVES AT PIERS, RAILWAY STATIONS, RAILWAY CARS, AND

VESSELS NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THIS CHAPTER
296-52-71090 Delivery to carriers.
296-52-71095 Hours of transfer.
296-52-71100 Storage in route.
296-52-71105 Railway cars.
296-52-720 Appendix A, sample explosives-blasting ordinance for local jurisdictions, nonmandatory.
296-52-725 Appendix B, sample format for a blast record, nonmandatory.
PART H

AVALANCHE CONTROL
296-52-800 Avalanche control.
296-52-802 Acceptable warning signs for typical avalanche control devices (duds).
296-52-803 Storage, makeup, and use of explosives for avalanche control blasting.
296-52-805 Hand charge makeup methods.
296-52-807 Avalanche control blasting.
296-52-809 Retrieving misfired explosives (duds).