84General requirements for medium scale storage

84 General requirements for medium scale storage

(1) A person who holds a licence authorising medium scale storage must store the explosives in accordance with this regulation.

(2) All explosives stored at premises for medium scale storage must be stored in accordance with the following requirements—

(a) the explosives must be stored in a building, room or receptacle that—

(i) is detached from or outside any building in which persons live; and

(ii) if required by the Authority, is designed, barricaded or mounded in accordance with AS 2187.1; and

(iii) is not accessible to the public; and

(iv) is not used for any purpose other than the storage of explosives; and

(v) is kept securely locked, except when it is required to be open for purposes relating to use or management of the explosives;

(b) the explosives must be stored as far as is reasonably practicable from the entry points of the building or room in which they are stored;

(c) the means of entry or access to buildings, rooms and receptacles in which the explosives are stored must be kept clear at all times;

(d) the floor and other parts of the building or room in which the explosives are stored must be kept clean and free of extraneous materials;

(e) the explosives must be stored in a closed container or packaging that will prevent any escape of the contents;

(f) detonators and other explosives of Compatibility Group B must be stored in a separate building, room or receptacle located at least 3 m from any other explosives;

(g) if explosives of more than one Compatibility Group are stored in the same building, room or receptacle, the explosives must be separated by a partition or intervening space that will prevent a fire or explosion in the explosives of one Group from communicating with those of another Group.

(3) Subregulation (2)(g) does not apply if the explosives comprise only Compatibility Groups C, D and E.