30 CFR § 57.6102 - Explosive material storage practices.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s57.6102"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 57.6102 - Explosive material storage practices."
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "57.6102"
section_name: "Explosive material storage practices."
chapter_name: "MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "K"
subchapter_name: "METAL AND NONMETAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH"
part_number: "57"
part_name: "SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS—UNDERGROUND METAL AND NONMETAL MINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 811."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "57"
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# 57.6102 Explosive material storage practices.

(a) Explosive material shall be—

(1) Stored in a manner to facilitate use of oldest stocks first;

(2) Stored according to brand and grade in such a manner as to facilitate identification; and

(3) Stacked in a stable manner but not more than 8 feet high.

(b) Explosives and detonators shall be stored in closed nonconductive containers except that nonelectric detonating devices may be stored on nonconductive racks provided the case-insert instructions and the date-plant-shift code are maintained with the product.