Control hazards when handling explosives by following the up-to-date safety provisions in the 2010 NFPA 495.

NFPA 495: Explosive Materials Code identifies reasonable levels of safety for the manufacture, transportation, storage, sale, and use of explosive materials, including blasting agents, water gel and emulsion materials, smokeless propellants, black powder propellants, and small arms ammunition. It does not apply to transportation of such material used for military purposes or when under jurisdiction of the federal government.

Key 2010 Code changes that explosives manufacturers; small arms manufacturers, distributors, or retailers; or enforcers such as fire and building officials need to know about include:

Updated definitions for consistency with changes in federal regulatory provisions
New requirement that a security plan must be provided as part of the permitting process for explosive materials
Clarified that certain provisions of the code were not applicable to handloading of small arms ammunition for personal use.
New rule requires hazard analyses to be performed as part of manufacturing processes.
New requirement allows the use of quantitative-risk-assessment (QRA) in cases where the quantity-distance (Q-D) requirements cannot be met.
Recognizing the use of QRA, changes were made permitting the siting of explosive magazines to be based on QRA in addition to the traditional American Table of Distances.
New section on site control addresses the added aspects of site security.
Materials of construction for explosives magazines were added to expand the list of permitted materials.
Modified quantity limits for display or storage of certain small arms primers classified by DOT as 1.4S.

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PDF Pages	PDF Title
2	Important Notices and Disclaimers Important Notices and Disclaimers
3	Additional Notices and Disclaimers Additional Notices and Disclaimers
4	2.1 General 2.1 General 2.2 NFPA Publications 2.2 NFPA Publications
8	Chapter 1 Administration Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Application 1.3 Application 1.4 Retroactivity 1.4 Retroactivity 1.5 Equivalency 1.5 Equivalency 1.6 Enforcement 1.6 Enforcement Chapter 2 Referenced Publications Chapter 2 Referenced Publications
9	2.3 Other Publications 2.3 Other Publications 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections Chapter 3 Definitions Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General 3.1 General 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions 3.3 General Definitions 3.3 General Definitions
12	Chapter 4 Security and Safety of Explosive Materials Chapter 4 Security and Safety of Explosive Materials 4.1 Basic Requirements 4.1 Basic Requirements
13	4.2 Permit Requirements 4.2 Permit Requirements 4.3 Permit Classes 4.3 Permit Classes 4.4 Requirements for Blaster’s Permit 4.4 Requirements for Blaster’s Permit 4.5 Posting of Permits 4.5 Posting of Permits 4.6 Permit Restrictions 4.6 Permit Restrictions
14	4.7 Denial or Revocation of Permits 4.7 Denial or Revocation of Permits 4.8 Record Keeping and Reporting 4.8 Record Keeping and Reporting 4.9 Applications 4.9 Applications 4.10 Renewals 4.10 Renewals Chapter 5 Manufacturing and Testing Chapter 5 Manufacturing and Testing 5.1 Scope 5.1 Scope 5.2 General Requirements 5.2 General Requirements
15	5.3 Classification and Characterization of Energetic Materials Used in Process Operations 5.3 Classification and Characterization of Energetic Materials Used in Process Operations
17	5.4 Buildings and Equipment 5.4 Buildings and Equipment
19	5.5 Operations 5.5 Operations
20	5.6 Explosive Materials Testing Sites 5.6 Explosive Materials Testing Sites Chapter 6 Blasting Agents Chapter 6 Blasting Agents 6.1 Scope 6.1 Scope 6.2 Fixed Location Mixing 6.2 Fixed Location Mixing
21	6.3 Bulk Mixing and Delivery Vehicles 6.3 Bulk Mixing and Delivery Vehicles
22	6.4 Bulk Storage Bins 6.4 Bulk Storage Bins 6.5 Storage of Blasting Agents and Supplies 6.5 Storage of Blasting Agents and Supplies
23	6.6 Transportation of Packaged Blasting Agents 6.6 Transportation of Packaged Blasting Agents 6.7 Use of Blasting Agents 6.7 Use of Blasting Agents Chapter 7 Water Gel, Slurry, and Emulsion Explosive Materials Chapter 7 Water Gel, Slurry, and Emulsion Explosive Materials 7.1 Scope 7.1 Scope 7.2 Fixed Location Mixing 7.2 Fixed Location Mixing
24	7.3 Bulk Mixing and Delivery Vehicles 7.3 Bulk Mixing and Delivery Vehicles 7.4 Storage of Water Gels, Slurries, and Emulsions 7.4 Storage of Water Gels, Slurries, and Emulsions Chapter 8 Transportation of Explosive Materials on Highways Chapter 8 Transportation of Explosive Materials on Highways 8.1 Basic Requirements 8.1 Basic Requirements
25	8.2 Transportation Vehicles 8.2 Transportation Vehicles 8.3 Operation of Transportation Vehicles 8.3 Operation of Transportation Vehicles
26	Chapter 9 Aboveground Storage of Explosive Materials Chapter 9 Aboveground Storage of Explosive Materials 9.1 Scope 9.1 Scope 9.2 Basic Requirements 9.2 Basic Requirements 9.3 Classification and Use of Magazines 9.3 Classification and Use of Magazines 9.4 Location of Magazines 9.4 Location of Magazines
34	9.5 Magazine Construction — Basic Requirements 9.5 Magazine Construction — Basic Requirements
35	9.6 Magazine Construction — Requirements for Specific Types 9.6 Magazine Construction — Requirements for Specific Types
36	9.7 Storage Within Magazines 9.7 Storage Within Magazines
37	9.8 Miscellaneous Safety Precautions 9.8 Miscellaneous Safety Precautions Chapter 10 Use of Explosive Materials for Blasting Chapter 10 Use of Explosive Materials for Blasting 10.1 Basic Requirements 10.1 Basic Requirements
38	10.2 Preblast Operations 10.2 Preblast Operations
39	10.3 Initiating Blasts 10.3 Initiating Blasts 10.4 Procedures After Blasting 10.4 Procedures After Blasting 10.5 Misfires 10.5 Misfires
40	10.6 Disposal of Explosive Materials 10.6 Disposal of Explosive Materials Chapter 11 Ground Vibration, Air Overpressure, Flyrock, and Gases Chapter 11 Ground Vibration, Air Overpressure, Flyrock, and Gases 11.1 Ground Vibration 11.1 Ground Vibration 11.2 Air Overpressure 11.2 Air Overpressure 11.3 Flyrock 11.3 Flyrock 11.4 Gases 11.4 Gases
41	Chapter 12 Explosive Materials at Piers and Railway, Truck, and Air Terminals Chapter 12 Explosive Materials at Piers and Railway, Truck, and Air Terminals 12.1 Basic Requirements 12.1 Basic Requirements
43	12.2 Notifications 12.2 Notifications 12.3 Facilities for Trailer-on-Flatcar and Container-on-Flatcar 12.3 Facilities for Trailer-on-Flatcar and Container-on-Flatcar 12.4 Designation of Facilities 12.4 Designation of Facilities Chapter 13 Precursor Chemicals Chapter 13 Precursor Chemicals 13.1 Basic Requirements 13.1 Basic Requirements 13.2 Storage 13.2 Storage 13.3 Use 13.3 Use 13.4 Record Keeping and Reporting 13.4 Record Keeping and Reporting
44	Chapter 14 Small Arms Ammunition and Primers, Smokeless Propellants, and Black Powder Propellants Chapter 14 Small Arms Ammunition and Primers, Smokeless Propellants, and Black Powder Propellants 14.1 Basic Requirements 14.1 Basic Requirements 14.2 Small Arms Ammunition 14.2 Small Arms Ammunition 14.3 Smokeless Propellants 14.3 Smokeless Propellants
45	14.4 Black Powder 14.4 Black Powder 14.5 Small Arms Primers 14.5 Small Arms Primers Annex A Explanatory Material Annex A Explanatory Material
51	Annex B Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 495 Annex B Sample Ordinance Adopting NFPA 495 Annex C Recommended Separation Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from Explosives or Blasting Agents Annex C Recommended Separation Distances of Ammonium Nitrate and Blasting Agents from Explosives or Blasting Agents
53	Annex D Magazine Construction Annex D Magazine Construction
54	Annex E U.S. Department of Transportation Proposed Revisions of Explosive Materials Transport Regulations Annex E U.S. Department of Transportation Proposed Revisions of Explosive Materials Transport Regulations
56	Annex F Informational References Annex F Informational References
58	Index Index