OOSC, Part III, - Carriage by Public Highway, 177.835 Class 1 Explosives

The New Hampshire State Police would like the Hazmat Committee to look at the possibility of a violation of Carriage by Public Highway, 177.835 Class 1 Explosives, sections (e) and (f) to be an out-of-service condition due to the high possibility of the product possibly detonating while in transit if loaded while in violation of these sections.

In the past Troopers have inspected vehicles carrying 1.3G Explosives in vans and smaller commercial vehicles with protruding metal objects in the cargo area , unfinished walls in the cargo area (these openings consist of sharp metal edges), or product loaded in direct contact with a metal floor. We have consulted with our EOD Unit and they were shocked that these violations would not be an out-of-service condition due to the high probability of the product detonating if the packages are either compromised by the sharp objects or makes contact with the metal floor and a static charge is created with the product either sliding on the floor (say by a hard breaking situation) or when the product is being offloaded by the crew. They informed us that these explosives are very sensitive to static and a small electrical charge could easily cause the product to detonate.

The New Hampshire State Police would like to request that violations of Carriage by Public Highway, 177.835 Class 1 Explosives, sections (e) and (f) to be an out-of-service condition.