27 CFR 555.218 - Table of distances for storage of explosive materials.

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§ 555.218 - Table of distances for storage of explosive materials.

Quantity of explosives		Distances in feet								Pounds over	Pounds not over	Inhabited buildings		Public highways with traffic volume of 3000 or fewer vehicles/day		Passenger railways—public highways with traffic volume of more than 3,000 vehicles/day		Separation of magazines		Barricaded	Unbarricaded	Barricaded	Unbarricaded	Barricaded	Unbarricaded	Barricaded	Unbarricaded	0	5	70	140	30	60	51	102	6	12	5	10	90	180	35	70	64	128	8	16	10	20	110	220	45	90	81	162	10	20	20	30	125	250	50	100	93	186	11	22	30	40	140	280	55	110	103	206	12	24	40	50	150	300	60	120	110	220	14	28	50	75	170	340	70	140	127	254	15	30	75	100	190	380	75	150	139	278	16	32	100	125	200	400	80	160	150	300	18	36	125	150	215	430	85	170	159	318	19	38	150	200	235	470	95	190	175	350	21	42	200	250	255	510	105	210	189	378	23	46	250	300	270	540	110	220	201	402	24	48	300	400	295	590	120	240	221	442	27	54	400	500	320	640	130	260	238	476	29	58	500	600	340	680	135	270	253	506	31	62	600	700	355	710	145	290	266	532	32	64	700	800	375	750	150	300	278	556	33	66	800	900	390	780	155	310	289	578	35	70	900	1,000	400	800	160	320	300	600	36	72	1,000	1,200	425	850	165	330	318	636	39	78	1,200	1,400	450	900	170	340	336	672	41	82	1,400	1,600	470	940	175	350	351	702	43	86	1,600	1,800	490	980	180	360	366	732	44	88	1,800	2,000	505	1,010	185	370	378	756	45	90	2,000	2,500	545	1,090	190	380	408	816	49	98	2,500	3,000	580	1,160	195	390	432	864	52	104	3,000	4,000	635	1,270	210	420	474	948	58	116	4,000	5,000	685	1,370	225	450	513	1,026	61	122	5,000	6,000	730	1,460	235	470	546	1,092	65	130	6,000	7,000	770	1,540	245	490	573	1,146	68	136	7,000	8,000	800	1,600	250	500	600	1,200	72	144	8,000	9,000	835	1,670	255	510	624	1,248	75	150	9,000	10,000	865	1,730	260	520	645	1,290	78	156	10,000	12,000	875	1,750	270	540	687	1,374	82	164	12,000	14,000	885	1,770	275	550	723	1,446	87	174	14,000	16,000	900	1,800	280	560	756	1,512	90	180	16,000	18,000	940	1,880	285	570	786	1,572	94	188	18,000	20,000	975	1,950	290	580	813	1,626	98	196	20,000	25,000	1,055	2,000	315	630	876	1,752	105	210	25,000	30,000	1,130	2,000	340	680	933	1,866	112	224	30,000	35,000	1,205	2,000	360	720	981	1,962	119	238	35,000	40,000	1,275	2,000	380	760	1,026	2,000	124	248	40,000	45,000	1,340	2,000	400	800	1,068	2,000	129	258	45,000	50,000	1,400	2,000	420	840	1,104	2,000	135	270	50,000	55,000	1,460	2,000	440	880	1,140	2,000	140	280	55,000	60,000	1,515	2,000	455	910	1,173	2,000	145	290	60,000	65,000	1,565	2,000	470	940	1,206	2,000	150	300	65,000	70,000	1,610	2,000	485	970	1,236	2,000	155	310	70,000	75,000	1,655	2,000	500	1,000	1,263	2,000	160	320	75,000	80,000	1,695	2,000	510	1,020	1,293	2,000	165	330	80,000	85,000	1,730	2,000	520	1,040	1,317	2,000	170	340	85,000	90,000	1,760	2,000	530	1,060	1,344	2,000	175	350	90,000	95,000	1,790	2,000	540	1,080	1,368	2,000	180	360	95,000	100,000	1,815	2,000	545	1,090	1,392	2,000	185	370	100,000	110,000	1,835	2,000	550	1,100	1,437	2,000	195	390	110,000	120,000	1,855	2,000	555	1,110	1,479	2,000	205	410	120,000	130,000	1,875	2,000	560	1,120	1,521	2,000	215	430	130,000	140,000	1,890	2,000	565	1,130	1,557	2,000	225	450	140,000	150,000	1,900	2,000	570	1,140	1,593	2,000	235	470	150,000	160,000	1,935	2,000	580	1,160	1,629	2,000	245	490	160,000	170,000	1,965	2,000	590	1,180	1,662	2,000	255	510	170,000	180,000	1,990	2,000	600	1,200	1,695	2,000	265	530	180,000	190,000	2,010	2,010	605	1,210	1,725	2,000	275	550	190,000	200,000	2,030	2,030	610	1,220	1,755	2,000	285	570	200,000	210,000	2,055	2,055	620	1,240	1,782	2,000	295	590	210,000	230,000	2,100	2,100	635	1,270	1,836	2,000	315	630	230,000	250,000	2,155	2,155	650	1,300	1,890	2,000	335	670	250,000	275,000	2,215	2,215	670	1,340	1,950	2,000	360	720	275,000	300,000	2,275	2,275	690	1,380	2,000	2,000	385	770

Table: American Table of Distances for Storage of Explosives (December 1910), as Revised and Approved by the Institute of Makers of Explosives—June 1991. Notes to the Table of Distances for Storage of Explosives

(1) Terms found in the table of distances for storage of explosive materials are defined in § 555.11.

(2) When two or more storage magazines are located on the same property, each magazine must comply with the minimum distances specified from inhabited buildings, railways, and highways, and, in addition, they should be separated from each other by not less than the distances shown for “Separation of Magazines,” except that the quantity of explosives contained in cap magazines shall govern in regard to the spacing of said cap magazines from magazines containing other explosives. If any two or more magazines are separated from each other by less than the specified “Separation of Magazines” distances, then such two or more magazines, as a group, must be considered as one magazine, and the total quantity of explosives stored in such group must be treated as if stored in a single magazine located on the site of any magazine of the group, and must comply with the minimum of distances specified from other magazines, inhabited buildings, railways, and highways.

(3) All types of blasting caps in strengths through No. 8 cap should be rated at 1 1/2 lbs. (1.5 lbs.) of explosives per 1,000 caps. For strengths higher than No. 8 cap, consult the manufacturer.

(4) For quantity and distance purposes, detonating cord of 50 or 60 grains per foot should be calculated as equivalent to 9 lbs. of high explosives per 1,000 feet. Heavier or lighter core loads should be rated proportionately.

[T.D. ATF-87, 46 span 40384, Aug. 7, 1981, as amended by T.D. ATF-400, 63 span 45003, Aug. 24, 1998; T.D. ATF-446, 66 span 16602, Mar. 27, 2001; T.D. ATF-446a, 66 span 19089, Apr. 13, 2001; ATF 2017R-21, 84 span 13800, Apr. 8, 2019]