7 CCR 1101-9-5-1 - General Requirements
(A)
Transportation of explosives, blasting agents, and blasting supplies on public
highways, railways, and airways shall be in accordance with the provisions of
Title 42 Article 20 C.R.S. and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto and
Title 49 CFR Parts
171-179 and Parts
390-397, Motor
Carriers.
(B) Requirements for the
transportation of explosives, blasting agents and blasting supplies by
motorized vehicle or conveyance on job sites shall be:
(1) No person shall smoke, carry matches or
any other flame-producing device or carry firearms or loaded cartridges while
in or near a motor vehicle or conveyance transporting explosives.
(2) No person shall drive, load or unload a
vehicle or conveyance transporting explosives in a careless or reckless
manner.
(3) Vehicles or conveyances
transporting explosives, blasting agents or blasting supplies shall not be
taken inside a garage or shop for repairs or servicing.
(4) Vehicles or conveyances used for
transporting explosives shall be equipped to carry the load without difficulty
and shall be in good mechanical condition.
(5) A motor vehicle or conveyance used for
transporting explosives shall be given the following inspection prior to the
transportation to determine that it is in proper condition for the safe
transportation of explosives:
(i) Fire
extinguishers shall be filled and in proper working order;
(ii) All electrical wiring shall be
completely protected and securely fastened to prevent
short-circuiting;
(iii) Chassis,
motor, pan and underside of body shall be completely free of excess oil and
grease;
(iv) Fuel tank and fuel
line shall be secure and have no leaks;
(v) Brakes, lights, horn, windshield wipers
and steering apparatus shall function properly;
(vi) Tires shall be checked for proper
inflation and defects; and
(vii)
The vehicle shall be in proper condition in every other respect and acceptable
for handling explosives.
(6) All vehicles or conveyances used for
transporting explosives shall have tight floors, and any exposed
spark-producing metal on the inside of the body shall be covered with wood or
other non-sparking materials to prevent contact with packages of
explosives.
(7) Packages of
explosives or blasting agents shall not be loaded above the sides of an open-
body vehicle or conveyance.
(8)
Explosives shall not be transported with other materials or cargoes in the same
compartment. In no case shall flammable materials be carried on the same
vehicle as explosives, with the exception of desensitizing agents.
(9) Each vehicle or conveyance used for
transportation of explosives shall be equipped with at least one charged fire
extinguisher each with an extinguisher rating of at least 4-A:10B:C.
Extinguishers shall be located where they will be accessible for immediate
use.
(10) Explosives shall be
transferred from a disabled vehicle or conveyance to another vehicle or
conveyance only when proper and qualified supervision is provided. Local fire
departments and police departments shall be notified if a transfer occurs in a
congested area. In remote areas, they shall be notified if
appropriate.
(11) A motorized
vehicle or conveyance which contains explosives or detonators shall not be
parked under any of the following circumstances:
(i) On or within 5 feet of the traveled
portion of a public street or highway; or
(ii) Within 300 feet of a bridge, tunnel,
building, or place where people work, assemble, or congregate, except for brief
periods when the necessities of operation require the vehicle or conveyance to
be parked and make it impracticable to park the vehicle or conveyance in any
other place.
(12) A
motorized vehicle or conveyance transporting explosives, detonators, or
blasting agents shall not be left unattended.
(13) A motorized vehicle or conveyance shall
be deemed attended only when the driver or other attendant is physically on or
in the vehicle or conveyance, or has the vehicle or conveyance within the
driver or attendant's field of vision and can reach the vehicle or conveyance
quickly and without any kind of interference; attended also means the driver or
attendant is awake, alert, and not engaged in any other duties or activities
which may divert his/her attention from the vehicle or conveyance.
(14) Detonators may not be transported in the
same vehicle or conveyance with other explosives unless:
(i) The detonators and explosives are placed
in separate locked Type 2 magazines secured within the body of the vehicle or
conveyance;
(ii) The detonators and
explosives are placed in a suitable locked container and separated by 4 inches
of hardwood and the detonators are totally enclosed or confined by the hardwood
construction;
(iii) The detonators
and explosives are placed in separate locked containers or container
compartments constructed in accordance with the Institute of Makers of
Explosives Safety Library Publication No. 22, "IME Standard for the Safe
Transportation of Detonators in a Vehicle with Other Explosives"; or
(iv) The detonators and explosives are placed
in separate locked Type 3 magazines.
(C) Requirements for the transportation of
explosives, blasting agents and blasting supplies to blasting areas by
non-motorized means shall be:
(1) Explosives
and blasting agents shall be carried in day boxes, original containers or shall
be placed in bags or containers that are water-resistant and constructed of
non-sparking and nonconductive material.
(2) Detonators shall be wrapped in suitable
padding and carried in separate bags or containers from other
explosives.
Notes
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