92Conditions of storage

92 Conditions of storage (1) Where explosives are stored in or on premises in accordance with regulation 91, they shall be stored in accordance with this (2) Propellant for firearms, blasting explosives (other than detonators) and detonating cord shall be stored in a securely locked container accessible only to the person storing the explosive and no fuse-lighters or matches shall be stored in the container. (3) Detonators shall be stored in a securely locked container containing only detonators, located in a building which is kept securely locked at all times except when a person is in the building exercising supervision and the detonators are stored away from all other explosives. (4) Distress signals, stored otherwise than for sale, shall be stored in a spark proof container which shall not contain matches. (5) Safety cartridges, stored otherwise than for sale, and safety fuses, shall be stored in a secure, dry place away from other explosives. (7) Where distress signals are stored for sale: (a) they shall be stored in a room which is: (i) constructed of non-combustible material; (ii) not accessible to the public; and (iii) not attached to a building used or partly used for habitation; (b) they shall not be stored within 3 m of other dangerous goods;

Dangerous Goods Regulations 1985 31 (c) a notice bearing the words "EXPLOSIVES – DISTRESS SIGNALS" in letters not less than 50 mm in height shall be displayed in a conspicuous place at the entrance to the room in which they are stored; (d) they shall be stored in their original outer packaging or a spark-proof container marked with the words "DISTRESS SIGNALS" in letters not less than 50 mm in height on the outside of the container; (e) not more than 25 kg of them shall be stored in an outer packaging or spark-proof container at any one time; and (f) a fire hose reel or a water type portable fire extinguisher with a rating not less than 2A shall be installed in the room in which they are stored. (8) Where safety cartridges are stored for sale, they shall be stored: (a) in premises that are kept securely locked at all times when unattended: (i) in a locked room in their original outer packaging in which they were received; or (ii) in intermediate packaging in or on a shelf, cupboard or similar receptacle provided: (A) the safety cartridges are located so that unauthorized persons are prevented from having access to them; (B) the maximum quantity of safety cartridges exposed for sale at any one time does not exceed 5 kg; and (C) the safety cartridges are not located in or near a window or on a sales counter in the premises; and (b) so that they are separated from other dangerous goods by a partition or by distance or both sufficient to prevent a fire or explosion in either the safety cartridges or the other dangerous goods being communicated to the other.