EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING AGENTS

BLASTING CAP - AMONG MOST COMMONLY FOUND EXPLOSIVES.  BLASTING CAPS CONTAIN A SMALL AMOUNT OF A SENSITIVE, BUT POWERFUL EXPLOSIVE. (THE HEAT FROM A PERSON'S HAND HAS BEEN ENOUGH TO SET OFF BLASTING CAPS.)

D.O.T. CLASSIFICATION

DIVISION 1.1

• MAXIMUM HAZARD, MASS EXPLOSION DANGER
  (TNT, BLACK POWDER, DESENSITIZED NITROGLYCERINE)
  RELATES TO A FORMER CLASS A

DIVISION 1.2

• MAJOR HAZARD IS DANGEROUS PROJECTIONS & FRAGMENTATION
  (AMMUNITION, SOME EXPLOSIVE COMPONENTS)

DIVISION 1.3

• MAJOR HAZARD IS RADIANT HEAT OR VIOLENT BURNING
  NO BLAST OR PROJECTION HAZARD
  (PROPELLANTS SUCH AS SMOKELESS POWDER)
  RELATES TO A FORMER CLASS B

DIVISION 1.4

• LOW HAZARD EXPLOSIVES
  NO MASS EXPLOSION HAZARD & NO PROJECTION OF FRAGMENTS
  (LIMIT AMOUNT OF 1.1 AND / OR 1.3 SUCH AS SMALL ARMS AMMO)
  RELATES TO A FORMER CLASS C

DIVISION 1.5

• LOW SENSITIVITY TO SHOCK, HEAT, FIRE, SPARKS
  RELATES TO FORMER BLASTING AGENT CLASSIFICATION

DIVISION 1.6

• CONTAIN EXTREMELY INSENSITIVE EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES
  (SPECIALIZED ORDNANCE ITEMS)

FORBIDDEN EXPLOSIVES - FORBIDDEN BECAUSE OF INSTABILITY, HIGH SENSITIVITY, INCOMPATIBILITY, ETC. (ANY EXPLOSIVES NOT APPROVED BY D.O.T.)

           
INDEX Heat

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