Section 200.11 Definitions

Section 200

Section 200.11  Definitions

The following definitions have

the meanings specified, except when another meaning is provided in this Part:

"Acceptor"

means a charge of explosives or blasting agent receiving an impulse from an

exploding donor charge.

"Act"

means the Illinois Explosives Act [225 ILCS 210].

"Airblast"

(also known as "air overpressure") means airborne waves resulting

from the detonation of explosives.  Airblast may be caused by burden movement

or the release of expanding gas into the air.  Airblast may or may not be

audible.

"Ammonium

Nitrate" means the ammonium salt of nitric acid represented by the formula

NH

4

NO

3

.

"ANFO"

means an explosive material consisting of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil.

"Artificial

Barricade" means an artificial mound or revetted wall of earth of a

minimum thickness of 3 feet at the top of the mound or wall, or a mound or

revetted wall of other material offering equivalent protection.  Artificial

barricades that are vegetated shall be of sufficient slope to enable mowing.

"ATF"

means the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Department

of Justice.

"Attended

at all Times" means that the Type 3 magazine and any explosives must

always be within the line of sight of, and visible to, a member of the work or

blasting crew authorized to enter the magazine.

"Authorized

Person" means a person holding a current Illinois Surface Aggregate

Blasting License, Illinois Surface Coal Certification [225 ILCS 210],

Individual Explosives License or qualifying for an exemption pursuant to

Section 200.90(d)(5).

"Barricaded"

means the effective screening of a building containing explosives from a magazine

or other building, railway, or highway by a natural or an artificial barrier.

A straight line from the top of any sidewall of the building containing

explosives to the eave line of any magazine or other building or to a point 12 feet

above the center of a railway or highway shall pass through the barrier

caded"

means the effective screening of a building containing explosives from a magazine

or other building, railway, or highway by a natural or an artificial barrier.

A straight line from the top of any sidewall of the building containing

explosives to the eave line of any magazine or other building or to a point 12 feet

above the center of a railway or highway shall pass through the barrier.

"Black

Powder" means a deflagrating or low explosive compound of an intimate mixture

of sulfur, charcoal, and an alkali nitrate, usually potassium or sodium

nitrate.

"Blast"

or "Blasting" means:

the firing of

explosive materials for such purposes as breaking rock or other material,

moving material, generating seismic waves, or initiation of display fireworks;

and

the assembly

of explosive materials for those purposes.

"Blast Zone"

means the area of a blast within the influence of flying rock, missiles, debris,

gases, airblast and any areas where Department regulated display fireworks are

initiated.

"Blasting

Agent" means any material or mixture consisting of a fuel and oxidizer

intended for blasting, not otherwise defined as an explosive, provided that the

finished product, as mixed and packaged for use or shipment, cannot be

detonated by means of a No. 8 blasting cap, as defined by ATF, when unconfined and

is classified as a Division 1.5 material under 49 CFR 173.50.

"Blasting

Cap" means a detonator that is initiated by a safety fuse.

"Bulk

Mix" means a mass of explosive material prepared for use in bulk form

without packaging.

"Bulk Mix

Truck or Delivery Equipment" means equipment (usually a motor vehicle with

or without a mechanical delivery device) that transports explosive materials in

bulk form for mixing or loading directly into blastholes, or both

"Blasting

Cap" means a detonator that is initiated by a safety fuse.

"Bulk

Mix" means a mass of explosive material prepared for use in bulk form

without packaging.

"Bulk Mix

Truck or Delivery Equipment" means equipment (usually a motor vehicle with

or without a mechanical delivery device) that transports explosive materials in

bulk form for mixing or loading directly into blastholes, or both.

"Bullet-Resistant"

means magazine walls or doors of construction resistant to penetration of a

bullet of 150-grain M2 ball ammunition having a nominal muzzle velocity of 2700

feet per second fired from a .30 caliber rifle from a distance of 100 feet

perpendicular to the wall or door.  When a magazine ceiling or roof is required

to be bullet-resistant, the ceiling or roof shall be constructed of materials

comparable to the side walls or of other materials that will withstand

penetration of the bullet described in this definition when fired at an angle

of 45 degrees from the perpendicular.  Tests to determine bullet resistance

shall be conducted on test panels or empty magazines that shall resist

penetration of 5 out of 5 shots place independently of each other in an area at

least 3 feet by 3 feet.

"Certificate"

means a storage certificate issued by the Department allowing for the proper

storage of explosives in accordance with the Act.

"Deflagration"

means an explosive reaction such as a rapid combustion that moves through an

explosive material at a velocity less than the speed of sound in the material.

"Department"

means Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

"Detonating

Cord" means a flexible cord containing a center core of high explosive.

"Detonation"

means an explosive reaction that moves through an explosive material at a

velocity greater than the speed of sound in the material.

"Detonator"

means any device that contains any initiating or primary explosive that is used

for initiating detonation and is classified as a Division 1.1 or 1.4 material

under 49 CFR 173.50 (March 30, 2017)

containing a center core of high explosive.

"Detonation"

means an explosive reaction that moves through an explosive material at a

velocity greater than the speed of sound in the material.

"Detonator"

means any device that contains any initiating or primary explosive that is used

for initiating detonation and is classified as a Division 1.1 or 1.4 material

under 49 CFR 173.50 (March 30, 2017).  A detonator may not contain more than 10

grams of total explosives by weight, excluding ignition or delay charges.

"Director"

means Director of the Department of Natural Resources or the Director's

designee.

"Disposal",

with respect to explosive materials, means to render inert pursuant to

manufacturer's recommendations or commonly accepted industry standards.

"Donor"

means an exploding charge producing an impulse that impinges upon an explosive

"acceptor" charge.

"Explosive"

means any chemical compound, mixture or device, the primary or common purpose

of which is to function by explosion, that can be classified as a Division 1.1,

1.2 or 1.3 material under 49 CFR 173.50. The term includes high and low

explosives and any explosive devices containing over one quarter ounce of

explosive material.  This term does not include consumer fireworks that have a

bulk total gross weight of under 1,001 pounds, but does include display

fireworks.  Consumer fireworks with a total gross weight of 1,001 pounds or

more are only subject to the storage requirements in this Section as defined in

the definition of "Consumer Fireworks".

"Explosive

Devices" means devices intended to produce audible and visual effects in

conjunction with a detonation or deflagration, commonly referred to as

M-devices, quarter sticks, cherry bombs and pipe bombs that exceed the U.S.

Consumer Product Safety Commission's explosive weight limits for consumer

fireworks that contain explosive material and are therefore classified as

illegal under federal and State laws

means devices intended to produce audible and visual effects in

conjunction with a detonation or deflagration, commonly referred to as

M-devices, quarter sticks, cherry bombs and pipe bombs that exceed the U.S.

Consumer Product Safety Commission's explosive weight limits for consumer

fireworks that contain explosive material and are therefore classified as

illegal under federal and State laws.  This term does not include binary

exploding targets for their intended personal use (see 27 CFR 555).

"Explosive

Materials" means explosives, blasting agents, water gels, detonators, and

all items included within the "List of Explosive Materials" provided in

27 CFR 555.23.

"Fire-Resistant"

means construction designed to offer reasonable protection against fire.

"Fireworks" means any

composition or device designed for the purpose of producing a visible or an

audible effect by combustion, deflagration or detonation, and that meets the

definition of "consumer fireworks" or "display fireworks"

as follows:

"Consumer Fireworks"

means any small fireworks device designed to produce visible effects by

combustion and that must comply with the construction, chemical composition and

labeling regulations of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (16 CFR

1500 and 1507). Some small devices designed to produce audible effects are

included, such as whistling devices, ground devices containing 50 mg (0.77

grain) or less of explosive materials, and aerial devices containing 130 mg (2

grains) or less of explosive materials.  Consumer fireworks are classified as

Explosives, Class 1, Division 1.4, UN0336 or UN0337, by the U.S. Department of

Transportation (USDOT) (see 49 CFR 172.101).  No consumer firework cake,

designed for non-professional (consumer) use, shall exceed 500 grams in total

explosive chemical composition

osive materials, and aerial devices containing 130 mg (2

grains) or less of explosive materials.  Consumer fireworks are classified as

Explosives, Class 1, Division 1.4, UN0336 or UN0337, by the U.S. Department of

Transportation (USDOT) (see 49 CFR 172.101).  No consumer firework cake,

designed for non-professional (consumer) use, shall exceed 500 grams in total

explosive chemical composition.  Any bulk storage or holding of consumer

fireworks in quantities of 1,001 pounds or greater, not in compliance with the

Pyrotechnic Use Act (425 ILCS 35) and/or Pyrotechnic Distributor and Operator

Licensing Act (225 ILCS 227), shall be stored in a Department certified Type 1,

Type 2 or Type 4 magazines and must meet the distancing requirements, contained

within Section 200.Appendix B, as it pertains to the safe storage of low

explosives.

"Display Fireworks"

means large fireworks designed to produce visible or audible effects by

combustion, deflagration or detonation.  This term includes, but is not limited

to, salutes containing more than 130 mg (2 grains) of explosive materials,

aerial shells containing more than 40 grams (616 grains) of total pyrotechnic

and explosive composition, and other display pieces that exceed the limits for

classification as consumer fireworks.  Display fireworks are classified as

Explosives, Class 1, Division 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3, UN0333, UN0334 or UN0335, by

USDOT (see 49 CFR 172.101).  This term also includes fused set pieces

containing components that together exceed 50mg of salute powder.  This term

also includes pyrotechnic devices for professional use that are classified as

UNO431 or UNO432.  Consumer fireworks designed for professional use and labeled

as such by the regulations of the U.S

vision 1.1, 1.2 or 1.3, UN0333, UN0334 or UN0335, by

USDOT (see 49 CFR 172.101).  This term also includes fused set pieces

containing components that together exceed 50mg of salute powder.  This term

also includes pyrotechnic devices for professional use that are classified as

UNO431 or UNO432.  Consumer fireworks designed for professional use and labeled

as such by the regulations of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (16

CFR 1500 and 1507), such as articles pyrotechnic, that are similar to consumer

fireworks in chemical composition and construction, but are not intended for

consumer usage, shall fall under the requirements of licensing and storage

requirements by the Department for display fireworks (see also APA Standard

87-1A (2.4 General Requirements for Consumer Fireworks and Novelties)).  Any

bulk storage or holding of consumer fireworks in quantities of 1,001 pounds or

greater, not in compliance with the Pyrotechnic Use Act [425 ILCS 35] and/or Pyrotechnic

Distributor and Operator Licensing Act [225 ILCS 227], shall be stored in a

Department certified Type 1, Type 2 or Type 4 magazines and must meet the

distancing requirements in Section 200.Appendix B as it pertains to the safe

storage of low explosives.

"Grains"

means a system of weight measurement in which 7000 grains are equivalent to one

standard 16-ounce pound (0.45 kg).

"Gross

Weight" means the total weight of the explosive which includes all aspects

of the product including the actual product, its packaging, and any other

packing required to enable the shipping of the product.

"Hardwood"

means red oak, white oak, hard maple, ash or hickory, or material of equivalent

structural integrity, free from loose knots, wind shakes or similar defects.

"High

Explosive" means explosives that are characterized by a very high rate of

reaction, high pressure development, and the presence of a detonation wave in

the explosive

packing required to enable the shipping of the product.

"Hardwood"

means red oak, white oak, hard maple, ash or hickory, or material of equivalent

structural integrity, free from loose knots, wind shakes or similar defects.

"High

Explosive" means explosives that are characterized by a very high rate of

reaction, high pressure development, and the presence of a detonation wave in

the explosive.

"Highway"

means any public street, public road or public alley and includes privately

financed, constructed or maintained roads that are regularly and openly

traveled by the general public.

"Inhabited

Building" means a building regularly occupied in whole or part as a

habitation for human beings, or any church, schoolhouse, railroad station,

store or other structure where people are accustomed to assembly, except any

building or structure occupied in connection with the manufacture,

transportation, storage or use of explosive materials.

"Inventory"

means a listing of all explosive materials and devices being possessed or stored

in a magazine.

"License"

means a license issued by the Department under Article 2 of the Act authorizing

the holder to possess, use, purchase, transfer or dispose of, but not to store,

explosive materials.

"Low

Explosive" means explosives characterized by deflagration.

"Magazine"

means any building or other structure or container, other than a factory

building, used to store explosive materials.  Where mobile or portable type 5

magazines are permissible and used, "magazine", for the purpose of

obtaining certificates and calculating fees, means the site on which the

magazines are located.

"Magazine

Keeper" means a qualified supervisory person licensed by the Department or

otherwise exempted under Article 2 of the Act who is responsible for:

acquisition,

storage, use, possession, transfer and disposal of explosive materials,

including inventory and transaction records; and

proper

maintenance of explosive materials, storage magazines and surrounding areas

magazines are located.

"Magazine

Keeper" means a qualified supervisory person licensed by the Department or

otherwise exempted under Article 2 of the Act who is responsible for:

acquisition,

storage, use, possession, transfer and disposal of explosive materials,

including inventory and transaction records; and

proper

maintenance of explosive materials, storage magazines and surrounding areas.

"Natural

Barricade" means natural features of the ground, such as hills, or timber

of sufficient density that the surrounding exposures that require protection

cannot be seen from the magazine when the trees are bare of leaves.

"Non-sparking

Metal" means a metal that will not produce a spark when struck with other

tools, rock or hard surfaces.

"Office

of Mines and Minerals" or "Office" means the office of the

Department of Natural Resources charged with regulating the storage, use,

acquisition, possession, disposal and transfer of explosive materials pursuant

to the Act.

"Person"

means any individual, corporation, company, association, partnership or other

legal entity, except that, with reference to individual licenses or when the

context otherwise requires, person means a natural person.

"Plywood"

means exterior construction-grade plywood.

"Propagation"

means the detonation of explosive charges by an impulse received from adjacent

or nearby explosive charges.

"Propellant

Powder" means an explosive of fine granulation that, through burning,

produces gases at a controlled rate to provide the energy for propelling a

projectile.

"Railway"

means any public steam, electric or other railroad or rail system that carries

passengers for hire, but shall not include auxiliary tracks, spurs and sidings

installed and primarily used in serving any mine, quarry or plant.

"Salute" means an aerial

shell, classified as a display firework, that contains a charge of flash powder

and is designed to produce a flash of light and a loud report as the

pyrotechnic effect

, electric or other railroad or rail system that carries

passengers for hire, but shall not include auxiliary tracks, spurs and sidings

installed and primarily used in serving any mine, quarry or plant.

"Salute" means an aerial

shell, classified as a display firework, that contains a charge of flash powder

and is designed to produce a flash of light and a loud report as the

pyrotechnic effect.

"Small

Arms Primer" means a device for lighting the powder charge in a modern

cartridge of ammunition.

"Softwood"

means Douglas fir or other wood of equal bullet resistance and free from loose

knots, wind shakes or similar defects.

"Steel"

means general purpose (hot or cold rolled) low-carbon steel or equivalent.

"Theft-Resistant"

means construction designed to deter illegal entry into facilities used for the

storage of explosive materials.

"Transfer"

of explosive materials means to sell, give, distribute or otherwise dispose of

explosive materials.

"Unbarricaded"

means the absence of a natural or artificial barricade around explosive storage

areas of facilities.

"Use"

of explosive materials means the detonation, ignition, deflagration, manufacturing,

handling or any other means of initiating explosive materials.

"Water Gels"

means explosives or blasting agents that contain a substantial proportion of

water.

"Weather

Resistant" means construction designed to offer reasonable protection

against weather.