CES Storage & Transportation of Explosives

Question 1

What is the primary factor used in ATF Quantity-Distance (Q-D) tables to determine required separation distances between explosive magazines and protected structures?

Accepted Answer

The quantity of explosive stored

Answer

The type of magazine construction

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The age of the magazine

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The geographic location of the site

Question 2

Which federal agency requires all licensed explosives dealers, manufacturers, and importers to maintain records of explosive transactions under the Safe Explosives Act?

Accepted Answer

ATF

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OSHA

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EPA

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DOT

Question 3

Under ATF regulations (27 CFR Part 555), how frequently must magazines storing explosive materials be inspected?

Accepted Answer

Every 7 days

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Daily

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Every 3 days

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Monthly

Question 4

Which ATF magazine type is designed for permanent above-ground storage and approved for the largest quantities of high explosives?

Accepted Answer

Type I

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Type III

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Type IV

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Type V

Question 5

Why must detonators (blasting caps) be stored separately from bulk explosive materials in magazines?

Accepted Answer

Their accidental initiation could cause sympathetic detonation of adjacent bulk explosives

Answer

They are more expensive and require special climate control

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They degrade faster when exposed to other explosive chemicals

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ATF regulations require alphabetical separation of explosive types

Question 6

What DOT hazard class number is assigned to all explosive materials for transportation purposes?

Accepted Answer

Class 1

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Class 3

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Class 5

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Class 8

Question 7

Which DOT division designation applies to explosives that present a mass explosion hazard, such as dynamite and bulk ANFO?

Accepted Answer

Division 1.1

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Division 1.3

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Division 1.4

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Division 1.6