Containers containing ammonium nitrate shall be separated from the storage of explosives and the storage of explosives specified in Table H-22. 4. For the purposes of this Division, notice to the Director, Industrial Operations, may be made by telephone or in writing. However, if the notice of the Director, Industrial Operations, is given in writing, this must be done at least three business days before the construction of an existing magazine or new magazine is modified and at least five business days before the use of a reconstructed magazine or added magazine for the storage of explosives. Explosive. Explosive – any chemical compound, mixture or device the primary or common purpose of which is to operate by explosion, that is: substantially instantaneous release of gas and heat, unless such compound, mixture or device is otherwise specifically classified by the United States Department of Transportation; see 49 CFR Chapter I. The term «explosives» includes all materials designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation as Class A, B and C explosives and includes, but is not limited to, dynamite, black powder, pellet powder, explosives, explosives, explosive caps, electrical caps, safety fuzes, safety lighters, fuses, squibs, Cordeau wicks, instant-igniter, fuse, detonator, small arms ammunition, small arms ammunition, smokeless propellant, propellant power device cartridges and industrial weapons cartridges. Commercial explosives are explosives intended for use in commercial or industrial establishments. If you are working with fireworks or explosives, it is important to know how to identify explosive devices that pose a security risk. Here are some signs that a device could be an illegal explosive device: Class C explosives. Includes certain types of manufactured items that contain Class A or B explosives, or both, as components but in limited quantities. (1) In general.
A responsible person or staff member may challenge the adverse finding set out in the rejection letter in writing and within 45 days of the decision being made by submitting to the Director their challenge to the basis of the adverse finding or the accuracy of the record on which the adverse finding is based. The request for appeal must contain appropriate documents or records demonstrating the legal and/or factual basis for the challenge. Any record or document of a court or other government agency or official submitted in support of an appeal must be certified by the court or another government agency or official. In the case of an employee or responsible person who has not filed fingerprints, two completed FBI Form FD-258 (fingerprint card) must be attached to this appeal. The director shall inform the person in writing of his or her decision and the reasons for it. Class B explosives. Possession of flammable hazardous products such as propellant explosives (including certain smokeless propellants), photographic flash powder and special fireworks. General danger. No person shall store, handle or transport explosives or explosives if such storage, handling and transport of explosives or explosives presents an unacceptable danger to life.
Special industrial explosives. Special industrial explosives – cast materials and moulds with plates and various other profiles, pellets and packaging of explosives, including dynamite, trinitrotoluene (TNT), pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-s-triazine (RDX) and other similar compounds used for energy-efficient moulding, expansion and moulding in metal processing, as well as for the dismemberment and rapid reduction of scrap metal. Car marking. Every wagon containing explosives that has reached its designation or that is stopped during transport to no longer be part of interstate commerce must have cards bearing the words «Explosives – Handle carefully – Keep the fire away» affixed on both sides and ends of the car in red letters not less than 1 1/2 inches high on a white background. The ATF actively regulates and investigates the illegal use of explosives as part of its core mission to protect the public from violent crime. Illegal explosives are often manufactured by manufacturers without a legal license and then sold without legal authorization. 2/ If ammonium nitrate and/or abrasive are not barricaded, the distances given in the table shall be multiplied by six.