30 CFR § 56.6100 - Separation of stored explosive material.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s56.6100"
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title: "30 CFR § 56.6100 - Separation of stored explosive material."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "56.6100"
section_name: "Separation of stored explosive material."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "56"
part_name: "SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—SURFACE METAL AND NONMETAL MINES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4054, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "56"
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# 56.6100 Separation of stored explosive material.

(a) Detonators shall not be stored in the same magazine with other explosive material.

(b) When stored in the same magazine, blasting agents shall be separated from explosives, safety fuse, and detonating cord to prevent contamination.