Section 5605 — MANUFACTURE, ASSEMBLY AND TESTING OF EXPLOSIVES, EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS AND… — 2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9)

5605.1 General. ¶

5605.1 General. The manufacture, assembly and testing of explosives, ammunition, blasting agents and fireworks shall comply with the requirements of this section and NFPA 495 or NFPA 1124. Exceptions: 1. The hand loading of small arms ammunition prepared for personal use and not offered for resale. 2. The mixing and loading of blasting agents at blasting sites in accordance with NFPA 495. 3. The use of binary explosives or plosophoric materials in blasting or pyrotechnic special effects applications in accordance with NFPA 495 or NFPA 1126.

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5605.2 Emergency planning and preparedness. ¶

5605.2 Emergency planning and preparedness. Emergency plans, emergency drills, employee training and hazard communication shall conform to the provisions of this section and Sections 404, 405, 406 and 407. 5605.2.1 Hazardous Materials Management Plans and Inventory Statements required. Detailed Hazardous Materials Management Plans (HMMP) and Hazardous Materials Inventory Statements (HMIS) complying with the requirements of Section 407 shall be prepared and submitted to the local emergency planning committee, the fire code official and the local fire department. 5605.2.2 Maintenance of plans.…

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5605.3 Intraplant separation of operating buildings. ¶

5605.3 Intraplant separation of operating buildings. Explosives manufacturing buildings and fireworks manufacturing buildings, including those where explosive charges are assembled, manufactured, prepared or loaded utilizing Division 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 or 1.5 on Jul 18, 2025 11:14 AM (CDT) THEREUNDER. EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS explosives, shall be separated from all other buildings, including magazines, within the confines of the manufacturing plant, at a distance not less than those shown in Table 5604.5.2(3) or Table 5605.3, as appropriate. The quantity of explosives in an operating building…

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5605.4 Separation of manufacturing operating buildings from inhabited buildings, public… ¶

5605.4 Separation of manufacturing operating buildings from inhabited buildings, public traffic routes and magazines. Where an operating building on an explosive materials plant site is designed to contain explosive materials, such a building shall be located away from inhabited buildings, public traffic routes and magazines in accordance with Table 5604.5.2(2) or 5604.5.2(3) as appropriate, based on the maximum quantity of explosive materials permitted to be in the building at one time (see Section 5601.8). Exception: Fireworks manufacturing buildings constructed and operated in accordance…

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5605.5 Buildings and equipment. ¶

5605.5 Buildings and equipment. Buildings or rooms that exceed the maximum allowable quantity per control area of explosive materials shall be operated in accordance with this section and constructed in accordance with the requirements of the California Building Code for Group H occupancies. Exception: Fireworks manufacturing buildings constructed and operated in accordance with NFPA 1124. 5605.5.1 Explosives dust. Explosives dust shall not be exhausted to the atmosphere. 5605.5.1.1 Wet collector. When collecting explosives dust, a wet collector system shall be used. Wetting agents shall be…

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5605.6 Operations. ¶

5605.6 Operations. Operations involving explosives shall comply with Sections 5605.6.1 through 5605.6.10. 5605.6.1 Isolation of operations. Where the type of material and processing warrants, mechanical operations involving explosives in excess of 1 pound (0.454 kg) shall be carried on at isolated stations or at intraplant distances, and machinery shall be controlled from remote locations behind barricades or at separations so that workers will be at a safe distance while machinery is operating. 5605.6.2 Static controls. The work area where the screening, grinding, blending and other…

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5605.7 Maintenance. ¶

5605.7 Maintenance. Maintenance and repair of explosives-manufacturing facilities and areas shall comply with Section 5604.8.

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5605.8 Explosive materials testing sites. ¶

5605.8 Explosive materials testing sites. Detonation of explosive materials or ignition of fireworks for testing purposes shall be done only in isolated areas at sites where distance, protection from missiles, shrapnel or flyrock, and other safeguards provides protection against injury to personnel or damage to property. 5605.8.1 Protective clothing and equipment. Protective clothing and equipment shall be provided to protect persons engaged in the testing, ignition or detonation of explosive materials. 5605.8.2 Site security. Where tests are being conducted or explosives are being detonated,…

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5605.9 Waste disposal. ¶

5605.9 Waste disposal. Disposal of explosive materials waste from manufacturing, assembly or testing operations shall be in accordance with Section 5604.10.

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