[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 30, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 30CFR15.21]

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                       TITLE 30--MINERAL RESOURCES
 
  CHAPTER I--MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 15--REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF EXPLOSIVES AND SHEATHED EXPLOSIVE UNITS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart B--Requirements for Approval of Explosives
 
Sec. 15.21  Tolerances for ingredients.

    Tolerances for each ingredient in an explosive, which are expressed 
as a percentage of the total explosive, shall not exceed the following:
    (a) Physical sensitizers: The tolerances established by the 
applicant;
    (b) Aluminum: 0.7 percent;
    (c) Carbonaceous materials: 3 percent; and
    (d) Moisture and ingredients other than specified in paragraphs (a), 
(b), and (c) of this section: The tolerances specified in Table II.

         Table II--Tolerances for Moisture and Other Ingredients
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 Quantity of ingredients (as percent of total explosive or    Tolerance
                          sheath)                              percent
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0 to 5.0...................................................          1.2
5.1 to 10.0................................................          1.5
10.1 to 20.0...............................................          1.7
20.1 to 30.0...............................................          2.0
30.1 to 40.0...............................................          2.3
40.1 to 50.0...............................................          2.5
50.1 to 55.0...............................................          2.8
55.1 to 100.0..............................................          3.0
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