[Amended 4-9-1984 by L.L. No. 4-1984]
This has been replaced by the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code § 1176.1a-9.
For the purpose of this article, the terms used herein are defined as
follows:
Any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and oxidizer intended
for blasting not otherwise classified as an explosive, in which none of the
ingredients is classified as an explosive, provided that the finished product,
as mixed and packaged for use or shipment, cannot be detonated by means of
a No. 6 test blasting cap when unconfined. Materials or mixtures classified
as nitro carbo nitrates by Interstate Commerce Commission regulations shall
be included in this definition.
Any chemical compound, mixture or device, the primary or common purpose
of which is to function by explosion. The term "explosive" includes all materials
classified as Class A, Class B or Class C explosives by Interstate Commerce
Commission regulations, and includes but is not limited to dynamite, black
powder, pellet powders, initiating explosives, blasting caps, electric blasting
caps, safety fuse, fuse igniters, fuse lighters, squibs, cordeau detonant
fuse, instantaneous fuse, igniter cord and igniters.
Any shotgun, rifle, pistol or revolver cartridge.
Any explosive power pack containing an explosive charge in the form
of a cartridge or construction device. The term includes but is not limited
to explosive rivets, explosive bolts, explosive charges for driving pins or
studs, cartridges for explosive-actuated power tools and charges of explosives
used in jet tapping of open hearth furnaces and jet perforations of oil-well
casings.
Sheets, extrusions, pellets and packages of high explosives containing
dynamite, trinitrotoluol, pentaerythritoltetranitrate, eyeletrimethylenetrinitramine
or other similar compounds used for high energy rate forming, expanding and
shaping in metal fabrication and for dismemberment and quick reduction of
scrap metal.
One containing two grams of a mixture of 80% mercury fulminate and
20% chlorate, or a cap of equivalent strength.
Permits shall be obtained to:
A.
Manufacture, possess, store, sell or otherwise dispose
of explosives or blasting agents.
B.
Transport explosives or blasting agents.
C.
Use explosives or blasting agents.
D.
Operate a terminal for handling explosives or blasting
agents.
E.
Deliver to or receive explosives or blasting agents from
a carrier at a terminal between the hours of sunset and sunrise.
F.
Transport blasting caps or electric blasting caps on
the same vehicle with explosives.
A.
The manufacture of blasting agents shall be prohibited
unless such manufacture is authorized by the Building Inspector. This shall
not apply to hand loading of small arms ammunition for personal use when not
for resale.
B.
The storage of explosives and blasting agents is prohibited
within the limits established by law as the limits of the district in which
such storage is to be prohibited, except for temporary storage for use in
connection with approved blasting operations; provided, however, this prohibition
shall not apply to wholesale and retail stocks of small arms ammunition, explosive
bolts, explosive rivets or cartridges for explosive-actuated power tools in
quantities involving less than 500 pounds of explosive material.
C.
The Building Inspector may limit the quantity of explosives
or blasting agents to be permitted at any location.
D.
No person shall sell or display explosives or blasting
agents on highways, sidewalks, public property or in places of public assembly.
E.
The Building Inspector may designate the location and
specify the maximum quantity of explosives or blasting agents which may be
loaded, unloaded, reloaded or temporarily retained at each terminal where
such operations are permitted.
F.
Shipments of explosives or blasting agents delivered
to carriers shall comply with Interstate Commerce Commission regulations.
G.
Carriers shall immediately notify the Code Enforcement
Officer and the Chief of the Fire Department when explosives or blasting agents
are received at terminals.
[Amended 4-9-1984 by L.L. No. 4-1984]
H.
See New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code §§ 1176.1b through 1176.1o.
[Added 4-9-1984 by L.L. No. 4-1984]
A.
Explosives, including special industrial high-explosive
materials, shall be stored in magazines which meet the requirements of this
chapter. This shall not be construed as applying to wholesale and retail stocks
of small arms ammunition, explosive bolts, explosive rivets or cartridges
for explosive-actuated power tools in quantities involving less than 500 pounds
of explosive material.
B.
Class I magazines shall be used for the storage of explosives
when quantities are in excess of 50 pounds of explosive material.
C.
Class I and Class II magazines shall be used for the
storage of explosives in quantities of 50 pounds or less of explosive material,
except that a Class II magazine may be used for temporary storage of a larger
quantity of explosives at the site of blasting operations where such amount
constitutes not more than one day's supply for use in current operations.
D.
Class I and Class II magazines shall be located away from inhabited buildings, passenger railways, public highways and other magazines in conformity with the provisions of the American Table of Distances for Storage of Explosives, except as provided in Subsection E of this section.
E.
The Code Enforcement Officer may authorize the storage
of up to 50 pounds of explosives and 5,000 blasting caps in wholesale and
retail hardware stores or other approved establishments. Explosives and blasting
caps shall be stored in separate Class II magazines at approved locations
on the first floor not more than 10 feet from an entrance. A distance of 10
feet shall be maintained between the magazines. Their location shall not be
changed without approval of the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 4-9-1984 by L.L. No. 4-1984]
F.
At the site of blasting operations, a distance of at
least 150 feet shall be maintained between Class II magazines and the blast
area when the quantity of explosives temporarily kept therein is in excess
of 25 pounds, and at least 50 feet when the quantity of explosives is 25 pounds
or less.
G.
Property upon which Class I magazines are located shall
be posted with signs reading: "Explosives - Keep Off."
H.
Class II magazines shall be painted red and shall bear
lettering in white on all sides and on top at least three inches high: "Explosives
- Keep Fire Away."
A.
Explosives shall not be transported on public conveyances.
B.
Vehicles used for transporting explosives shall be strong
enough to carry the load without difficulty and shall be in good mechanical
condition. If vehicles do not have a closed body, the body shall be covered
with a flameproof and moistureproof tarpaulin or other effective protection
against moisture and sparks. Such vehicle shall have tight floors and exposed
spark-producing metal or the inside of the body shall be covered with wood
or other nonsparking material to prevent contact with packages of explosives.
Packages of explosives shall not be loaded above the sides of open-body vehicles.
C.
The attachment of any type of trailer behind a truck,
a tractor-semi-trailer or truck-full-trailer combination transporting explosives
is prohibited. Explosives shall not be transported on any pole trailer.
D.
Every vehicle when used for transporting explosives shall
be equipped with not less than one approved-type fire extinguisher, suitable
for use on flammable liquid fires filled and ready for immediate use and located
near the driver's seat.
E.
Only those dangerous articles authorized to be loaded
with explosives by Interstate Commerce Commission regulations shall be carried
in the body of a vehicle transporting explosives.
F.
Every vehicle transporting explosives shall be marked
or placarded on both sides, front and rear with the word "Explosives" in letters
not less than three inches high on contrasting background.
G.
Blasting caps or electric blasting caps shall not be
transported over the highways of the municipality on the same vehicle with
other explosives, except by permission of the Chief of the Fire Department.
H.
Vehicles transporting explosives shall not be left unattended
at any time within the municipality.
I.
Vehicles transporting explosives shall be routed to avoid
congested traffic and densely populated areas.
A.
Blasting operations shall be conducted during daylight
hours, except when authorized at other times by the Building Inspector and
the Chief of the Fire Department.
B.
Wherever blasting is being conducted in the vicinity
of gas, electric, water, fire alarm, telephone, telegraph or steam utilities,
the blaster shall notify the appropriate representatives of such utilities
at least 24 hours in advance of blasting, specifying the location and intended
time of such blasting. Verbal notice shall be confirmed with written notice.
In an emergency, this time limit may be waived by the Building Inspector and
the Chief of the Fire Department.
C.
Due precautions shall be taken to prevent accidental
discharge of electric blasting caps from current induced by radio or radar
transmitters, lightning, adjacent power lines, dust storms or other sources
of extraneous electricity.
D.
The Code Enforcement Officer and Hamburg Fire Control
to be notified 24 hours in advance before blasting is commenced.
[Added 4-9-1984 by L.L. No. 4-1984]
A.
Blasting agents or oxidizers, when stored in conjunction with explosives, shall be stored in the manner set forth in § 113-28 for explosives. The quantity of blasting agents or oxidizers shall be included when computing the total quantity of explosives for determining distance requirements.
B.
Buildings used for the storage of blasting agents separate
from explosives shall be located away from inhabited buildings, passenger
railways and public highways, in accordance with the provisions of the American
Table of Distances for Storage of Explosives.
C.
Semitrailers or full trailers may be used for temporarily
storing blasting agents, provided that they are located away from the inhabited
buildings, passenger railways and public highways, in accordance with the
provisions of the American Table of Distances for Storage of Explosives.
A.
Blastings or other facilities used for mixing blasting
agents shall be located away from inhabited buildings, passenger railways
and public highways, in accordance with the provisions of the American Table
of Distances for Storage of Explosives.
B.
Not more than one day's production of blasting agents
or the limit determined by the American Table of Distances for Storage of
Explosives, whichever is less, shall be permitted in or near the building
or other facilities used for mixing blasting agents. Larger quantities shall
be stored in separate buildings or magazines.
