Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Dangerous Goods (Explosives) Regulations 2000 - SECT 406

Location of magazines

406. Location of magazines



(1) The holder of a licence under this Part must ensure that the relevant
separation distances specified in AS2187.1 are maintained between a magazine
that is specified in the licence and-

   (a)  any other magazine; and

   (b)  any building on the same site; and

   (c)  protected works; and

   (d)  vulnerable facilities.





(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), if the explosives present at the
potential explosion site are of more than one Hazard Division, the collective
Hazard Division must be determined in accordance with the requirements of
regulation 110.

(3) Subregulation (1) does not apply-

   (a)  to an annexe in which detonators are stored near a magazine if-

   (i)  no more than 50 000 detonators are stored at anyone time; and

   (ii) the relevant distance between the annexe and any magazine is in
        accordance with the requirements for separation distances between a
        storage for detonators and other explosives as specified in AS2187.1;
        or

   (b)  to an annexe at a fireworks magazine if the magazine is used for the
        packing of fireworks and if the quantity of fireworks in the annexe is
        not more than 200 kg.