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Paragraph 6 I1F1

United Kingdom

The distance between a store and —

(a)

any minor road or any railway line shall be half; and

(b)

any bridleway, footpath, footway, waterway or lightly-used road shall be one-third,

the distance shown in column 2 of the Table corresponding to the quantity of explosives shown in column 1 of the Table.

TABLE 1

HAZARD TYPE 1 EXPLOSIVE IN A BRICK-BUILT MOUNDED STORE

123456
Quantity of explosives (kg)Low density distance (m)High density distance (m)Vulnerable building distance (m)Reference zone radius (m)Maximum number of dwellings in reference zone
0.1 – 25101-101--
25 – 50107-107--
50 – 75112-112--
75 – 100118-118--
100 – 15012814212825781
150 – 20013915613927896
200 – 300161180161322128
300 – 400183-183--
400 – 450193-193--
450 – 500204-204--
500 – 600204-216--
600 – 700204231238408206
700 – 800204238260408206
800 – 900204245280408206
900 – 1000204250300408206
1000 – 1100204255319408206
1100 – 1200204259337408206
1200 – 1300204263354408206
1300 – 1400204266370408206
1400 – 1500204269386408206
1500 – 1600204272402408206
1600 – 1700208274416416214
1700 – 1800215277431431229
1800 – 1900222279444444244
1900 - 2000229281458458259

TABLE 2

HAZARD TYPE 1 EXPLOSIVE IN A BRICK-BUILT UNMOUNDED STORE

123
Quantity of explosives (kg)Low density distance (m)Vulnerable building distance (m)
0.1 – 25141141
25 – 50160160
50 – 75180180
75 – 100199199
100 – 150230230
150 – 200256256
200 – 300293293
300 – 400320320
400 – 450331331
450 – 500340340
500 – 600355355
600 – 700367367
700 – 800377377
800 – 900385385
900 – 1000392392
1000 – 1100398398
1100 – 1200403403
1200 – 1300408408
1300 – 1400412412
1400 – 1500415415
1500 – 1600418418
1600 – 1700421421
1700 – 1800424431
1800 – 1900426444
1900 – 2000428458

TABLE 3

HAZARD TYPE 1 EXPLOSIVE IN A METAL-BUILT MOUNDED STORE

123456
Quantity of explosives (kg)Low density distance (m)High density distance (m)Vulnerable building distance (m)Reference zone radius (m)Maximum number of dwellings in reference zone
0.1 – 25344540686
25 – 50374548747
50 – 75404554808
75 – 100434866869
100 – 1504955869712
150 – 200546210410915
200 – 300687613613623
300 – 40083-165--
400 – 45089-178--
450 – 50096-191--
500 – 600108-216--
600 – 700119-238--
700 – 800130-260--
800 – 900140-280--
900 – 1000150-300--
1000 – 1100159-319--
1100 – 1200168-337--
1200 – 1300177-354--
1300 – 1400185-370--
1400 – 1500193-386--
1500 – 1600201-402--
1600 – 1700208-416--
1700 – 1800215-431--
1800 – 1900222-444--
1900 - 2000229-458--

TABLE 4

HAZARD TYPE 1 EXPLOSIVE IN A METAL-BUILT UNMOUNDED STORE WITH NO DETONATOR ANNEX ATTACHED

123456
Quantity of explosives (kg)Low density distance (m)High density distance (m)Vulnerable building distance (m)Reference zone radiusMaximum number of dwellings in reference zone
0.1 – 10233040463
10 – 20293542574
20 – 30333944655
30 – 40364246716
40 – 50384448767
50 – 60404648808
60 – 70424852849
70 – 80435057879
80 – 904452618910
90 – 1004555669110
100 – 1104657709311
110 – 1204759749511
120 – 1304862789712
130 – 1404964829812
140 – 15050668610012
150 – 16051689010213
160 – 17052719310413
170 –18053739710614
180 – 190547510110814
190 – 200557810411015
200 – 3006810113613623
300 – 4008312416516534
400 – 4508913517817839
450 – 5009613819119145
500 – 60010814421621657
600 – 70011915023823870
700 – 80013015626026083
800 – 90014016228028097
900 – 1000150168300300111
1000 – 1100159168319318111
1100 – 1200168-337--
1200 – 1300177-354--
1300 – 1400185-370--
1400 – 1500193-386--
1500 – 1600201-402--
1600 – 1700208-416--
1700 – 1800215-431--
1800 – 1900222-444--
1900 – 2000229-458--

TABLE 5

HAZARD TYPE 1 EXPLOSIVE IN A METAL-BUILT UNMOUNDED STORE WITH A DETONATOR ANNEX ATTACHED

123456
Quantity of explosives (kg)Low density distance (m)High density distance (m)Vulnerable building distance (m)Reference zone radius (m)Maximum number of dwellings in reference zone
0.1 – 253853547411
25 – 504353548611
50 – 754860549611
75 – 10053776610614
100 – 150631108612720
150 – 2007414310414727
200 – 3009420913618844
300 – 40011527516522965
400 – 45012530817825077
450 – 50012830919125781
500 – 60013531121627090
600 – 70014231223828399
700 – 800148314260297109
800 – 900155316280310119
900 – 1000162318300324129
1000 – 1100169319319337140
1100 – 1200175321337350152
1200 – 1300182323354364163
1300 – 1400189325370377176
1400 - 1500195326386391188
1500 – 1600202328402404202
1600 – 1700209330416417215
1700 – 1800215332431431229
1800 – 1900222333444444244
1900 – 2000229335458458259

TABLE 6

HAZARD TYPE 2 EXPLOSIVE, SOME OR ALL ITEMS BEING OF MORE THAN 0.7 KG NET MASS

123
Quantity of explosives (kg)Low density distance (m)Vulnerable building distance (m)
0.1 – 254590
25 – 5088176
50 – 75108216
75 – 100129238
100 – 150148296
150 – 200168336
200 – 300191382
300 – 400207414
400 – 450213426
450 – 500219438
500 – 600226452
600 – 700233466
700 – 800240480
800 – 900248496
900 – 1000256512
1000 – 1100259518
1100 – 1200262524
1200 – 1300266532
1300 – 1400270540
1400 – 1500274548
1500 – 1600278556
1600 – 1700282564
1700 – 1800286572
1800 – 1900288576
1900 – 2000292592

TABLE 7

HAZARD TYPE 2 EXPLOSIVE, EVERY ITEM BEING OF 0.7 KG NET MASS OR LESS

123
Quantity of explosives (kg)Low density distance (m)Vulnerable building distance (m)
0.1 – 253776
25 – 504386
50 – 754794
75 – 10051102
100 – 15056112
150 – 20060120
200 – 30066132
300 – 40071142
400 – 45073146
450 – 50074148
500 – 60076152
600 – 70078158
700 – 80081162
800 – 90084164
900 – 100087174
1000 – 110088176
1100 – 120089178
1200 – 130090180
1300 – 140091182
1400 – 150092184
1500 – 160094188
1600 – 170095190
1700 – 180097194
1800 – 190099198
1900 – 2000101202

TABLE 8

HAZARD TYPE 3 EXPLOSIVE

12
Quantity of explosives (kg)Low density distance (m)
0.1 – 25-
25 – 5023
50 – 7525
75 – 10029
100 – 15033
150 – 20037
200 – 30042
300 – 40047
400 – 45047
450 – 50050
500 – 60051
600 – 70053
700 – 80054
800 – 90055
900 – 100063
1000 – 110070
1100 – 120071
1200 – 130072
1300 – 140073
1400 – 150074
1500 – 160075
1600 – 170076
1700 – 180078
1800 – 190079
1900 – 200080

TABLE 9

HAZARD TYPE 4 EXPLOSIVE

12
Quantity of explosives (kg)Low density distance (m)
0.1 – 2500
250 – 3001
300 – 3402
340 – 3703
370 – 4004
400 – 4505
450 – 5006
500 – 5507
550 – 6008
600 – 6509
650 – 70010
700 – 75011
750 – 80012
800 – 90013
900 – 95014
950 – 100015
1000 – 110016
1100 – 115017
1150 – 120018
1200 – 130019
1300 – 135020
1350 – 140021
1400 – 145022
1450 – 155023
1550 – 160024
1600 – 165025
1650 – 170026
1700 – 180027
1800 – 185028
1850 – 190029
1900 – 200030

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked (with savings) (1.10.2014) by The Explosives Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1638), reg. 1(1), Sch. 14 Pt. 2 (with reg. 47)

Commencement

I1

Sch. 2 para. 6 in force at 26.4.2005, see reg. 1(1)