More than three and a half thousand substances and devices are classified as dangerous goods. Classification and labelling of dangerous goods is performed in line with GOST 19433-88. Such goods can be solid, liquid or gaseous by consistency, and they are grouped into nine danger classes.

Distinguishing characteristics of temporary storage

In many cases during transportation of goods that are classified as dangerous it is required to leave them for storage for a short period of time. Unlike regular goods that do not endanger people or environment in any way, it is strictly prohibited to store such products in regular warehouses. For safety reasons, they are stocked in warehouses for temporary storage of dangerous goods.

During allocation of substances, devices and other goods in the warehouses their danger class should be taken into account, and the warehouses are subject to special requirements. Storage facilities for dangerous goods should be located and equipped in full compliance with the safety standards established by effective reference documents. Strict compliance with these rules minimizes the risk of adverse consequences.

Location and capacity of explosives warehouse

Explosives should be stored at the facilities and in locations intended for such purpose and compliant with established requirements. Our company offers services of dangerous goods storage at our own warehouses.

The permanent surface warehouse for explosives is located in the forest area on the south-eastern slope of Pervaya Kamennaya mountain in 4.2 km from Revda–Degtyarsk highway. Storage facilities capacity allows to store 323.9 tons of equivalent explosive charge and 20 tons of ammonia nitrate. The warehouse territory occupies an area of 9.56 ha.

The following buildings and constructions are located on the territory of explosives warehouse within the bounds of barbed-wire fence:

• Explosives storage facility No. 1 with a capacity of 120.0 tons;
• Explosives storage facility No. 2 with a capacity of 120.0 tons;
• Explosives storage facility No. 3 with a capacity of 80.0 tons;
• Initiation devices storage facility No. 4 with a capacity of 3.9 tons of equivalent explosive charge;
• Fire-prevention facilities building;
• Laboratory building;
• Fire-prevention subsurface water tank with a capacity of 122 m3 and a pump;
• Dog cabin;
• Lightning diverters;

Permanent station for industrial explosives production with annual output of 200.0 tons of explosives (single-shift operation) is located in a separate fenced part of the territory with an area of 0.12 ha in line with provision 587, Chapter Х of the Federal Rules and Regulations "Safety rules for production, storage and use of industrial explosives".

Outside the warehouse restricted area there are:

• Fire pond with a capacity of 125 m3 of water for fire truck loading in case of need;
• Guardhouse for explosives warehouse protection;
• Administrative and utility premises;
• Testing site for the performance of special blasting operations for metal forming by way of blast energy application, testing or disposal of explosives in case of expiration of specified warranty period or concerns over their quality, as well as for container incineration;

Requirements for goods storage

Basic rules of dangerous goods storage at a warehouse come down to the creation of special conditions for them. These stipulate the following requirements:

• Organization of explosives storage should prevent their loss, and the storage conditions should prevent their deterioration over time.
• Explosives belonging to different compatibility groups should be stored separately – in separate containers or premises.
• Explosives should be placed on shelves or flooring plates (pallets) in original or other packaging
• Explosives shall be allocated at the warehouse premises in such a way to ensure simple counting of storage spaces.
• Fenced and lit territory of the explosives warehouse should be under around-the-clock armed guard.

In line with the sanitary classification established by the sanitary rules and regulations (SanPiN) 2.2.1/2.1.1.1200-03 "Sanitary Protection Zones and Sanitary Classification of Facilities, Structures and other Premises", sites for production, storage and testing of ammunition and explosives (provision 38, Section 4.1.1.) fall into class I "Chemical sites and production facilities" with the sanitary protection zone width of 1000 m.