Explosives federal regulations

Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910, "Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Explosives and Blasting Agents Final Rule," February 24, 1992. 

Emergency response plans (ERPs) are nothing new to chemical industries, since many have developed ERPs to deal with natural disasters, accidents, violence in the workplace, civil unrest, and so on. Because chemical industries are a vital part and ingredient of our way of life, it has been prudent for chemical industries to develop ERPs in order to help ensure the continuous flow of water to the community. However, many chemical industry ERPs developed prior to 9/11 do not explicitly deal with terrorist threats, such as intentional fire, explosion, or contamination. Recently, the U.S. Congress and federal regulators have required chemical industries to prepare or revise, as necessary, an ERP to reflect the findings of their vulnerability assessment and to address terrorist threats. 

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) statistics on liquids pipelines operated under the Code of Federal Regulations (49) indicate that corrosion was the second largest contributor to accidents and failures for the period from 1982 to 1991. These statistics covered an average of 344,575 km of liquids pipelines and were derived from required reports to DOT on all pipeline accidents involving loss of at least 7.95 m3 of liquid, death or bodily harm to any person, fire or explosion, loss of at least 0.8 m3 of highly volatile liquid, or property damage of 5000 or more (50). Similar results were also reported for 1991 in the 1992 DOT/OPS report on both oil and gas pipeline incidents 62 out of 210 oil pipeline incidents were due to corrosion, of which 74% were due to external corrosion (43). For gas pipelines, 16 of all 71 reported incidents were due to corrosion, of which 63% were reported as due to internal corrosion however, internal corrosion of gas pipelines is likely only if C02 and H20 and/or H2S are present, as with unprocessed gas in gathering lines. 

A bureau of the (US-)Department of the Treasury having responsibility for the enactment and enforcement of regulations related to commerce in explosives under Part 181 of Title 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 

This practice establishes minimum requirements for packaging of supplies and equipment, exclusive of ammunition, explosives, or hazardous materials as covered in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Cushioning is covered in general terms. 

EPA. 1976. Explosives manufacturing point source category. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Code of Federal Regulations. 40 CFR 457.11. 

OSHA. 2002b. Blasting and the use of explosives. Safety and health regulations for construction. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Code of Federal Regulations. 29 CFR 1926.914(e). http //www.osha.gov/. May 02, 2002. 

Federal Register (FR) A daily publication of all U.S. government documents required by law. It is the daily supplement to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). flammable limits The range of gas or vapor concentrations (percent by volume) in air which will bum or explode if an ignition source is present. The lower explosive limit... 

CFR55 Commerce in Explosives, Part 27, Title 27-Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms, Code of Federal Regulations Office of the Federal Register, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Washington... 

Who Drivers of vehicles transporting explosives are to be licensed and familiar with local, state, and federal regulations governing the transportation of explosives. The driver must be trained to use the vehicle s fire extinguisher. 

Surface transportation — Transportation of explosives must meet the requirements of the Department of Transportation (DOT). The DOT regulations are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFRs) at 49 CFR 171-179 — Highways and Railways, and 49 CFR 390-397 Motor Carriers. 

Numerous federal regulations are intended to prevent the conditions that will cause a fire or explosion initiated from an electrical somce. These regulations generally address the following broad areas (MSHA 1992 1999) ... 

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