Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2022
83Meaning of medium scale storage
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83 Meaning of medium scale storage
For the purposes of this Division, medium scale storage means the storage of explosives of a type listed in Column 1 of Table 83 in a quantity that is—
(a) greater than the corresponding quantity specified in Column 2; and
(b) not more than the corresponding quantity specified in Column 3.
Table 83—Aggregate maximum quantity by type of explosive in any storage
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | | Type of explosive | Maximum quantity for small scale storage | Maximum quantity for medium scale storage | | Explosives of Classification Code 1.1D and blasting explosives of Classification Code 1.5D (including gelignite, watergels, emulsions, nitrate mixtures and boosters) | 3⋅5 kg | 30 kg | | Detonating cord of Classification Code 1.1D | 350 m | 1000 m | | Gunpowder (for blasting) of Classification Code 1.1D | 5 kg | 20 kg | | Propellant gunpowder of Classification Code 1.1D | 5 kg | 50 kg | | Propellants of Classification Code 1.1C, 1.3C and 1.4C | 20 kg | 100 kg | | Detonators of Classification Code 1.1B and 1.4B | 125 in number | 500 in number | | Explosives of Classification Code 1.1B, N.O.S.* | 50 g | 1 kg | | Display fireworks of Classification Code 1.2G, 1.3G and 1.4G | 10 kg gross | 50 kg gross | | Distress signals of Classification Code 1.3G | 5 kg | 100 kg | | Distress signals of Classification Code 1.4G | 10 kg | 200 kg | | Distress signals of Classification Code 1.3G and 1.4G | 10 kg in total, not more than 5 kg of which can be Classification Code 1.3G | 200 kg in total, not more than 50 kg of which can be Classification Code 1.3G | | Explosives of Hazard Division 1.2, N.O.S.* | 2⋅5 kg | 10 kg | | Explosives of Hazard Division 1.3, N.O.S.* | 5 kg | 50 kg | | Fuse lighters of Classification Code 1.4G | 10 kg gross | 100 kg gross | | Plastic igniter cord of Classification Code 1.4G | 500 m | 5000 m | | Safety cartridges of Classification Code 1.4S | 40 000 in number | 1 000 000 in number | | Industrial safety cartridges of Classification Code 1.4S | 40 000 in number | 1 000 000 in number | | Primers of Classification Code 1.4S | 10 000 in number | 50 000 in number | | Safety fuse of Classification Code 1.4S | 350 m | 5000 m | | Consumer fireworks of Classification Code 1.4G and 1.4S | 30 kg gross | 500 kg gross | | Air bag inflators, air bag modules and seat‑belt pretensioners of Hazard Division 1.4 that are not installed in vehicles or in completed vehicle components | 10 kg (in total) | 50 kg (in total) | | Explosives of Classification Code 1.4S, N.O.S.* | 50 kg | 100 kg | | Explosives of Hazard Division 1.4, N.O.S.* | 10 kg | 50 kg | | Explosives of Hazard Division 1.6 | 10 kg | 50 kg |