Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES (EXPLOSIVES) REGULATIONS 2004 (NO 10 OF 2004) - REG 61

The separation distances required by AS 2187.1 must be maintained between any building containing explosives within a factory and any of the following:

        (a)     magazines;

        (b)     other buildings on the premises;

        (c)     protected works;

        (d)     vulnerable facilities.

Note     In applying AS 2187.1:

              •     reg 16 must be used to work out the collective hazard division of explosives that are stored together instead of the approach set out in the standard itself

              •     a reference to the NEQ of an explosive is taken to be a reference to the gross quantity of the explosive (including packaging)—see reg 21.