Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations(1) The separation distances required by AS 2187.1 must be maintained between the central mixing point and any of the following on the licensed premises:
(a) magazines;
(b) process buildings;
(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 NEQ of an explosive is taken to be a reference to the gross quantity of the explosive (including packaging)—see reg 21.
(2) For working out the separation distances required by the standard between the central mixing point and a magazine or other building containing explosives, a reference to the quantity of the explosives is taken to be a reference to the greater of the following:
(a) the maximum quantity of explosives that can be stored in the magazine or other building containing explosives;
(b) the total of the maximum quantity of explosive mixture that can be present, and half of the maximum quantity of ammonium nitrate that can be present, at the central mixing point.
(3) For working out separation distances between the central mixing point and protected works or vulnerable facilities, the quantity is the total of the maximum quantity of explosive mixture that can be present, and half of the maximum quantity of ammonium nitrate that can be present, at the central mixing point.
Division 2.4.6 ANFO manufacture