California Administrative Code

The treated fabric, after water extraction, shall meet the requirements for fire resistance outlined in Sections 1237 and 1237.2.

The treated fabric shall be thoroughly dry and shall not show excessive crocking.

The breaking strength of the treated fabric shall not be less than that of the original fabric similarly treated with tap water.

The treated fabric, after dry cleaning, shall meet the requirements of the fire resistance test.

The weight of the treated fabric shall not be more than twenty percent (20%) greater than that of the untreated fabric.

(To be performed on “Type I” chemicals only.) The treated fabric, after three (3) dry cleanings and three (3) launderings, shall meet the requirements for fire resistance outlined in Section 1261.

In the case of fabrics described in paragraph (c) of Section 1272, the manufacturer (or jobber) shall submit to the office of the State Fire Marshal a sample of his product not less than two yards in length or, if intended for exterior use, five yards long. Test reports from inde…

(a) The rights and privileges extended to a registered Flame-Retardant Application Concern shall extend to bona fide employees of such concern provided all work performed by such employees is under the direct supervision of the individual who satisfactorily passed the examination…

No drape, hanging, curtain, drop or similar decorative material or exterior fabric which has been treated by a registered flame-retardant application concern, either as yardage or after fabrication, or which is made from a registered approved fabric shall be installed after the e…

In cases where instructions are issued by the State Fire Marshal requiring retreatment or replacement of fabrics or materials previously treated with a flame-retardant chemical or registered as an approved fabric or material, the retreatment or replacement shall be made within te…

The standard fire resistance tests presume installation of approved registered fabrics in a normal vertical position. Some decorative materials installed otherwise, such as in narrow strips or suspended overhead in a horizontal position, may exhibit different burning characterist…

The provisions of these regulations are adopted pursuant to Part 1, Division 11 of the Health and Safety Code.

The provisions of these regulations apply to the sale, use, handling, possession, and storage of explosives of every class or kind in this State, unless specifically exempted in the State law.

(a) Tramway shall mean an aerial passenger tramway used to transport passengers by the use of overhead steel cables or by ropes, supported in one (1) or more spans.

(a) Person shall mean any person, organization, firm, corporation, association, city, county, city and county, and state, and shall include any of their employees and authorized representatives. (b) Plosophoric compounds shall mean two or more unmixed, commercially manufactured, …

No definitions.

(a) Blasting agent shall mean any material or mixture, consisting of a fuel and oxidizer, intended for blasting, not otherwise classified as an explosive and in which none of the ingredients are classified as an explosive, provided that the finished product, as mixed and packaged…

No definitions.

(a) Chief shall mean the issuing authority.

(a) Explosives shall mean any substance, or combination of substances, the primary and common purpose of which is detonation or rapid combustion and which is capable of relatively instantaneous or rapid release of gas and heat, or any substance, the primary purpose of which, when…

(a) Inhabited buildings shall mean a building or structure regularly used in whole or part as a place of human habitation. The term “inhabited building” shall also mean any church, school, store, railway passenger station, airport terminal for passengers, and any other building o…

No permit shall authorize the conduct of any act not specified on the permit.

Permittees shall maintain and make available to the “Chief” having jurisdiction, records of the sale, delivery, gift or other disposition of explosives. Such records shall be kept on file for a period of not less than three years. Exception: Permittees who are rendering a deliver…

The manufacture of any explosive or explosive device described in these regulations shall be prohibited within any city, county, city and county, fire protection district, or the state, unless such manufacturing is authorized, in writing, by the “Chief” having jurisdiction. This …

No person shall sell, display or expose for sale any explosives on any highway, street, sidewalk, or public way.

The following substances shall be stored in magazines which meet the requirements of these regulations: (a) All Class A or B explosives (b) All nitro-carbo-nitrate substances (c) Mixed or combined plosophoric compounds stored independently of other explosives (d) Any or all mixed…

(a) In addition to inspections for the purpose of regulatory development and enforcement of the federal CAA, the UPA shall periodically audit RMPs submitted under Article 3 of this chapter to review the adequacy of such RMPs and require revisions to RMPs when necessary to ensure …

Magazines as required by these regulations shall be of two classes, namely: Class I magazines, and Class II magazines.

Class I magazines shall be located in conformity with the Table of Distances for Storage of Explosives as set forth in these regulations.

Except as provided in Section 1566.7, Class II magazines shall be located in conformity with the Table of Distances for the Storage of Explosives, but may, subject to the approval of the “Chief” having jurisdiction, be permitted in warehouses and in wholesale and retail establish…

Packages of explosives shall not be unpacked or repacked in a magazine containing over 100 pounds of explosives, nor within 50 feet of a magazine containing over 100 pounds of explosives, or in close proximity to other explosives. Fibre, rubber, or wooden tools shall be used to o…

Magazines, while being used for storage of explosives, shall not be used for the storage of any metal tools or any other commodity except explosives. However, this restriction shall not apply to the storage of blasting agents and blasting supplies or to the storage of unmixed plo…

Magazine floors shall be regularly swept, kept clean, dry, free of grit, paper, empty used packages and rubbish. Brooms and other cleaning utensils shall not have any exposed spark-producing metal parts. Sweepings from the magazine floor and other rubbish shall be removed to a sa…

Magazines shall be in the charge of a competent person at all times who shall be at least 21 years of age, and who shall be held responsible for the enforcement of all safety precautions.

When any explosive has deteriorated to any extent or shows obvious signs of deterioration, such as hardness, discoloration, excessive softness or hardness, or the package shows signs of moisture, the person in possession of such explosive shall immediately report the fact to the …

Smoking, matches, open flames, spark-producing devices and firearms shall be prohibited inside of or within 50 feet of magazines. Combustible materials shall not be stored within 50 feet of magazines.

Provisions shall be made to prevent the piling of stocks of explosives directly against the walls of Class I magazines. Such protection, however, shall not in any way interfere with proper ventilation or the required ventilation openings.

Blasting operations, except by special written permission of the “Chief” having jurisdiction, shall be conducted during daylight hours.

While explosives are being used or handled, smoking shall not be permitted and no one near the explosives shall possess matches, lighters, open light or other fire or flame.

No person shall use or handle explosives while under the influence of intoxicating liquors, or narcotics.

Authorized containers or Class II magazines shall be used for taking detonators and other explosives from storage magazines to the blasting area.

Persons authorized to prepare explosive charges or conduct blasting operations shall use every reasonable precaution, including but not limited to warning signals, flags, barricades, guards, or woven mats to insure the safety of the general public.

Whenever blasting is being conducted in the vicinity of gas, electric, water, fire alarm, telephone, telegraph or steam facilities, and flammable liquid and any similar lines, the blaster shall notify the appropriate representatives of such facilities, at least 24 hours, in advan…

No explosives shall be abandoned, but shall be returned to proper storage.

All drill holes shall be sufficiently large to admit freely the insertion of the explosives.

No holes shall be loaded except those to be fired in the next round of blasting. After loading, all remaining explosives shall be immediately returned to proper storage.

Electric blasting caps only shall be used for blasting operations in congested districts, or on highways, or adjacent to highways open to traffic, or within brush or grass covered lands, except where sources of extraneous electricity make such use dangerous.

When fuse is used, the blasting cap shall be securely attached to the safety fuse by a standard ring type cap crimper. Crimping with a knife or the teeth is expressly prohibited.

No blasting cap shall be inserted into the explosives without first making a hole in the cartridge for the cap with a wooden, non-sparking metal, or plastic punch of proper size or standard cap crimper.

Explosives shall not be extracted from a hole that has once been charged or has misfired unless it is impossible to detonate the unexploded charge by insertion of a fresh additional primer. If extraction is necessary it shall be done under the personal supervision of the blasting…