Section 200.602  Safety Precautions – General

a)         Safety Rules

Safety rules (available from the Department) covering the operations of magazines shall be posted on the interior of the magazine door.

b)         Warning Signs

The premises upon which all outdoor magazines are located shall be posted with signs reading "Explosives – Keep Off" or "Explosives – Magazine – Dangerous" or bearing other similar words of warning. Signs shall be located so that a bullet passing directly through the sign cannot strike the magazine.

c)         Combustible, Sparking Materials, Equipment

Magazines shall be used exclusively for the storage of explosive materials and blasting accessories.  No metal tools, other than nonferrous conveying equipment, may be stored in the magazine unless protected by a non-sparking paint.  Combustible materials shall not be stored within 50 feet of magazines.

d)         Smoking, Flames, Magazines

Smoking, matches, open flames, spark-producing devices, and firearms shall not be permitted inside of, or within 50 feet of, magazines, except that authorized persons may carry firearms within 50 feet of, but not inside, a magazine.

e)         Smoking, Flames, Explosive Materials

Smoking, matches, open flames, spark-producing devices not intended for initiation, and firearms shall not be permitted within 50 feet of any person possessing or handling explosive materials.

f)         Unstable, Leaking Materials

When explosive materials have deteriorated to an extent that they are in an unstable or dangerous condition, or leaked explosive components are present, then the person in possession of the explosive material shall immediately proceed to deal with the explosive material in accordance with the instructions of the manufacturer.  Only authorized persons shall direct the work of destroying explosive materials.

g)         Under the Influence During Use or Possession of Explosive Materials

No person shall use or possess explosive materials while under the influence of:

1)         alcohol;

2)         any narcotic drug, as defined in the federal Controlled Substances Act (21 USC 802); or

3)         marijuana, as defined in the federal Controlled Substances Act.

(Source:  Amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 4490, effective March 26, 2021)