Department of Public Safety › 29-349 Storage, Transportation and Use of Explosives and Blasting Agents

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-106. Terms and definitionsWhen used in these regulations the following terms and definitions shall prevail:\"Approved\" shall mean approved by the State Fire Marshal.\"Artificial barricade\" shall mean an artificial mound or re…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-107. ClassificationIn these regulations, explosives are classified as follows:Class A—Dangerous; Class B—Less Dangerous.Class A explosives shall include:Ammunition for cannon with explosive projectilesAmmunition for cannon with…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-108. Issuance of permitsLocal Fire Marshals shall not issue a permit for any magazine not meeting the minimum specifications set forth in these regulations. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-109. Forwarding permits to commissionerLocal Fire Marshals shall retain a copy of each permit issued and shall immediately forward a copy of each permit to the State Fire Marshal. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-110. Refusal of permitNo Local Fire Marshal shall issue a permit to purchase, transport or use explosives until he is shown a license issued by the State Fire Marshal and is satisfied as to the identity of the applicant and as …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-111. Notification of permit refusal to State Fire MarshalWhenever a Local Fire Marshal shall refuse to issue a permit to any person for the purchase, transportation or use of explosives, he shall immediately notify the State Fi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-112. Reporting violationsWhenever a Local Fire Marshal finds evidence of a violation of a statute or regulations relative to the storage, transportation, or use of explosives, he shall immediately bring the matter to the attent…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-113. Permit applicationEvery person desiring a permit to keep, store, sell, or deal in explosives shall make written application to the Local Fire Marshal. Said application shall be in duplicate on forms provided by the State F…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-114. Revocation of license or permit for violationsAny license or permit issued in accordance with these regulations may be revoked at any time by State Fire Marshal for good cause. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-115. Manufacture of explosivesThe manufacture of any explosive or small arms ammunition shall be prohibited within the State of Connecticut unless such manufacture is authorized by the State Fire Marshal and is conducted in acc…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-116. Manufacture of explosives when prohibitedThe manufacture of explosives or pyrotechnics within the State of Connecticut shall be prohibited when such manufacture presents an undue hazard of life and property as determined b…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-117. When storage prohibitedNo person shall store, handle or transport explosives or blasting agents when such storage, handling or transportation of explosives or blasting agents constitutes an undue hazard to life or property…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-118. Licensed person to receive explosivesNo person shall sell or give away any explosive or blasting agent to any person not holding a license to receive same. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-119. Prohibited in public placesNo person shall sell, display or expose for sale any explosive or blasting agent on any highway, street, sidewalk, public way or public place. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-120. Exemption for U.S. PharmacopeiaNothing in these regulations shall be construed to prohibit the use of explosives in the form prescribed by the official United States Pharmacopeia. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-121. Requirements for laboratories and institutesIndustrial laboratories, laboratories of technical institutes, colleges, universities, and similar institutions may be permitted to keep, store and use explosives or blasting age…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-122. Restrictions of explosives quantitiesThe State Fire Marshal or the Local Fire Marshal may restrict the quantity of explosives or blasting agents at any time, when such storage, handling or transportation constitutes an und…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-123. RecordsEach person, firm or corporation engaged in the manufacture of explosives, explosive compounds or fuse shall keep a daily record of each person other than employees entering upon their magazine site. Such informatio…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-124. Receiver must be licensedNo person, firm or corporation shall sell, deliver, give or otherwise convey any explosives to any person, firm or corporation in this state who is not the holder of a permit or license from the St…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-125. Manufacturing of explosives. ProtectionThe entire occupied portion of the premises of an explosives manufacturing building shall be enclosed by a suitable fence to enable the management to have control of all persons enter…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-126. Required magazines for explosivesClass I magazines shall be required where the quantity of explosives stored is more than 50 pounds. Class II magazines may be used where the quantity of explosives stored is 50 pounds or le…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-127. Requirements for classes of explosivesAll Class A, Class B, and Class C special industrial explosives, and any newly developed and unclassified explosives, shall be kept in magazines which meet the requirements of these re…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-128. Prohibited storageNo explosives in any quantity whatsoever shall be stored or kept in any building used in whole or in part as a school, theater or other place of public assembly or gathering. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-129. Blasting capsBlasting caps, electric blasting caps, detonating blasting primers and primed blasting cartridges shall not be stored in the same magazine with other explosives. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-130. Magazines to be lockedEach magazine shall be kept securely locked at all times, except when explosives are being placed therein or removed therefrom. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-131. Authorized persons for magazinesOnly competent authorized persons over 21 years of age shall have access to or control of magazines. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-132. Storage of detonating fuseCommercial detonating fuse shall be stored in an explosives magazine, but shall not be stored with blasting caps, electric blasting caps, or primed cartridges. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-133. Magazine inventoryA running inventory of the contents of each magazine shall be kept either in the office of the magazine keeper or in the magazine. This inventory shall be available for inspection by an Inspector or by th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-134. Opening packages of explosivesPackages of explosives shall not be unpacked or repacked in a magazine nor within 50 feet of a magazine or in close proximity to other explosives. Tools used for opening packages of explosives…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-135. Smoking prohibitedSmoking, matches, open flames, spark producing devices and firearms are prohibited inside of or within 50 feet of any magazine or in or around any trucks, powder cars, wagons, or other vehicles containing…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-136. Adjacent land to be clearGround around permanent magazines shall slope away for drainage. The land surrounding magazines shall be kept clear of brush, dried grass, leaves and other combustible materials for a distance of a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-137. Explosives containersExcept while being used, no person shall have, keep or store explosives at any place within this State unless such explosives are completely encased or enclosed in metallic, wooden, rubber, fiber or pl…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-138. Cleaning of magazine floor stainsMagazine floors stained with nitroglycerin shall be scrubbed well with a stiff broom, hard brush or mop, using an ample volume of a solution in the proportion of 1½ quarts of water, 3½ quar…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-139. Prohibited storage other than explosivesMagazines shall not be used for the storage of flammable materials, oil, paint, carbide, metal, metal tools, machinery or any other article with the exception of portable conveyors m…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-140. Storage of stockAll stocks of explosives shall be stored so as to be easily counted and checked. Packages of explosives shall be piled in a stable manner. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-141. Alterations in magazineNo alteration changing the storage capacity of a magazine shall be made without notifying the State or Local Fire Marshal. When magazines need inside repairs, all explosives shall be removed therefro…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-142. Magazine housekeepingMagazine 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 spark-producing metal parts. Sweep…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-143. Leaking or deteriorating explosivesWhen any explosive has deteriorated to an extent that it is in an unstable or dangerous condition, or if nitroglycerin leaks from any explosive or if any explosive is unfit for use for an…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-144. Prohibited disposalDetonators of explosives shall not be disposed of by throwing them into a body of water. (Effective December 24, 1987)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-145. Empty containersExcept for such re-usable containers approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation, containers used in the manufacturing process and small arms cartridges, no explosive container, box liner, empty bags,…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-146. Reduction of capacity of magazine. RelocationWhenever any buildings are erected or new railroad tracks or highways are constructed near a magazine, the permissive capacity of such magazine shall be reduced to conformity wi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-147. Initiator storageInitiators (primary explosives) in bulk in an amount not exceeding 1,500 pounds at any one time, except at an explosives factory, shall be stored in a wet condition, and shall contain not less than 25% wat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-148. Guncotton storageGuncotton, containing not less than 20% water, may be stored in an amount not exceeding 250,000 pounds at any one time in a building, provided such building is used exclusively for that purpose. (Effective…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-149. Soluble or negative cotton storageSoluble or negative cotton in a dry form may be kept for sale in a wholesale drug or photographic supply store in an amount not exceeding 6 pounds at any one time in packages containing no…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-150. Removal of explosivesThe State or Local Fire Marshal may at his discretion, at any time he deems necessary for public safety, require the removal of any explosives from any location or require that a watchman be placed con…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-151. Inspection of magazinesAll magazines will be periodically inspected by the Local or State Fire Marshal and their agents, and the inspecting official shall notify the owner of a magazine not meeting the minimum safety facto…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-152. Reporting of accident, etc.All accidents, thefts or fires occurring with the keeping or storing of explosives shall be reported to the Local Fire Marshal immediately by verbal communication and, within 24 hours, shall be r…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-153. Lights in magazinesMagazines in manufacturing areas may be provided with artificial lighting only if such lighting system complies with the applicable requirements of Articles 500 through 503 of the National Electrical Cod…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-154. Artificial heat in magazinesArtificial heat shall not be provided in magazines, except in manufacturing areas where artificial heating may be used only if low pressure steam or hot water is used as the heating medium. (Eff…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 29-349-155. Magazine locationAll magazines shall be located away from inhabited buildings, passenger railways, public buildings and other magazines in conformity with the American Table of Distances for the storage of explosives. (Eff…