---
kind: "section"
citation: "30 C.F.R. § 57.6102"
title: "30"
number: "57.6102"
heading: "Explosive material storage practices."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/30/57.6102"
---

# §57.6102. Explosive material storage practices.

- (a) Explosive material shall be—
  - (1) Stored in a manner to facilitate use of oldest stocks first;
  - (2) Stored according to brand and grade in such a manner as to facilitate identification; and
  - (3) **Stacked in a stable manner but not more than 8 feet high.**
- (b) Explosives and detonators shall be stored in closed nonconductive containers except that nonelectric detonating devices may be stored on nonconductive racks provided the case-insert instructions and the date-plant-shift code are maintained with the product.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 61 FR 36801, July 12, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 811.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 4082, Jan. 29, 1985, unless otherwise noted.