Table of distances for storage of low explosives.

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§ 555.219 Table of distances for storage of low explosives.

Pounds From inhabited building distance (feet) From public railroad and highway distance (feet) From above ground magazine (feet)
Over Not over
0 1,000 75 75 50
1,000 5,000 115 115 75
5,000 10,000 150 150 100
10,000 20,000 190 190 125
20,000 30,000 215 215 145
30,000 40,000 235 235 155
40,000 50,000 250 250 165
50,000 60,000 260 260 175
60,000 70,000 270 270 185
70,000 80,000 280 280 190
80,000 90,000 295 295 195
90,000 100,000 300 300 200
100,000 200,000 375 375 250
200,000 300,000 450 450 300

TABLE: Department of Defense Ammunition and Explosives Standards, Table 5-4.1 Extract; 4145.27 M, March 1969

[T.D. ATF-87, 46 FR 40384, Aug. 7, 1981, as amended by ATF 2017R-21, 84 FR 13800, Apr. 8, 2019]


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