NFPA 495 - Explosive Materials Code, 2013 Edition

Important Notices and Disclaimers
Additional Notices and Disclaimers
Chapter 1 Administration
	1.1 Scope
	1.2 Purpose
	1.3 Application
	1.4 Retroactivity
	1.5 Equivalency
	1.6 Enforcement
Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
	2.1 General
	2.2 NFPA Publications
	2.3 Other Publications
	2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections
Chapter 3 Definitions
	3.1 General
	3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
	3.3 General Definitions
Chapter 4 Security and Safety of Explosive Materials
	4.1 Basic Requirements
	4.2 Permit Requirements
	4.3 Permit Classes
	4.4 Requirements for Blaster's Permit
	4.5 Posting of Permits
	4.6 Permit Restrictions
	4.7 Denial or Revocation of Permits
	4.8 Record Keeping and Reporting
	4.9 Applications
	4.10 Renewals
Chapter 5 Manufacturing and Testing
	5.1 Scope
	5.2 General Requirements
	5.3 Classification and Characterization of Energetic Materials Used in Process Operations
	5.4 Buildings and Equipment
	5.5 Operations
	5.6 Explosive Materials Testing Sites
Chapter 6 Blasting Agents
	6.1 Scope
	6.2 Fixed Location Mixing
	6.3 Bulk Mixing and Delivery Vehicles
	6.4 Bulk Storage Bins
	6.5 Storage of Blasting Agents and Supplies
	6.6 Transportation of Packaged Blasting Agents
	6.7 Use of Blasting Agents
Chapter 7 Water Gel, Slurry, and Emulsion Explosive Materials
	7.1 Scope
	7.2 Fixed Location Mixing
	7.3 Bulk Mixing and Delivery Vehicles
	7.4 Storage of Water Gels, Slurries, and Emulsions
Chapter 8 Transportation of Explosive Materials on Highways
	8.1 Basic Requirements
	8.2 Transportation Vehicles
	8.3 Operation of Transportation Vehicles
Chapter 9 Aboveground Storage of Explosive Materials
	9.1 Scope
	9.2 Basic Requirements
	9.3 Classification and Use of Magazines
	9.4 Location of Magazines
	9.5 Magazine Construction — Basic Requirements
	9.6 Magazine Construction — Requirements for Specific Types
	9.7 Storage Within Magazines
	9.8 Miscellaneous Safety Precautions
Chapter 10 Use of Explosive Materials for Blasting
	10.1 Basic Requirements
	10.2 Preblast Operations
	10.3 Initiating Blasts
	10.4 Procedures After Blasting
	10.5 Misfires
	10.6 Disposal of Explosive Materials
Chapter 11 Ground Vibration, Air Overpressure, Flyrock, and Gases
	11.1 Basic Requirements
	11.2 Ground Vibration
	11.3 Air Overpressure
	11.4 Flyrock
	11.5 Gases
Chapter 12 Explosive Materials at Piers and Railway, Truck, and Air Terminals
	12.1 Basic Requirements
	12.2 Notifications
	12.3 Facilities for Trailer-on-Flatcar and Container-on-Flatcar
	12.4 Designation of Facilities
Chapter 13 Precursor Chemicals
	13.1 Basic Requirements
	13.2 Storage
	13.3 Use
	13.4 Record Keeping and Reporting
Chapter 14 Small Arms Ammunition and Primers, Smokeless Propellants, and Black Powder Propellants
	14.1 Basic Requirements
	14.2 Small Arms Ammunition
	14.3 Smokeless Propellants
	14.4 Black Powder
	14.5 Small Arms Primers
Annex A Explanatory Material
Annex B Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 495
Annex C Recommended Separation Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from Explosives or Blasting Agents
Annex D Magazine Construction
Annex E U.S. Department of Transportation Proposed Revisions of Explosive Materials Transport Regulations
Annex F Informational References
Index