28229CFRCh.XVII(7–1–11Edition)§1910.108coatingareaorshallotherwisecon-formtotherequirementsofparagraph(l)(1)ofthissection.(iii)Allelectricallyconductiveob-jectswithinthecharginginfluenceoftheelectrodesshallbeadequatelygrounded.Thepowdercoatingequip-mentshallcarryaprominent,perma-nentlyinstalledwarningregardingthenecessityforgroundingtheseobjects.(iv)Objectsbeingcoatedshallbemaintainedincontactwiththecon-veyororothersupportinordertoin-surepropergrounding.Hangersshallberegularlycleanedtoinsureeffectivecontactandareasofcontactshallbesharppointsorknifeedgeswherepos-sible.(v)Theelectricalequipmentshallbesointerlockedwiththeventilationsys-temthattheequipmentcannotbeop-eratedunlesstheventilationfansareinoperation.(m)Organicperoxidesanddualcompo-nentcoatings—(1)Conformance.Allsprayingoperationsinvolvingtheuseoforganicperoxidesandotherdualcomponentcoatingsshallbeconductedinapprovedsprinkleredsprayboothsmeetingtherequirementsofthissec-tion.(2)Smoking.Smokingshallbeprohib-itedand‘‘NoSmoking’’signsshallbeprominentlydisplayedandonlynon-sparkingtoolsshallbeusedinanyareawhereorganicperoxidesarestored,mixedorapplied.(n)Scope.Thissectionappliestoflammableandcombustiblefinishingmaterialswhenappliedasaspraybycompressedair,‘‘airless’’or‘‘hydraulicatomization,’’steam,electrostaticmethods,orbyanyothermeansincon-tinuousorintermittentprocesses.Thesectionalsocoverstheapplicationofcombustiblepowdersbypowdersprayguns,electrostaticpowdersprayguns,fluidizedbeds,orelectrostaticfluidizedbeds.Thesectiondoesnotapplytooutdoorsprayapplicationofbuildings,tanks,orothersimilarstructures,nortosmallportablesprayingapparatusnotusedrepeatedlyinthesameloca-tion.[39FR23502,June27,1974,asamendedat45FR60704,Sept.12,1980;49FR5322,Feb.10,1984;53FR12121,Apr.12,1988;61FR9237,Mar.7,1996;72FR71069,Dec.14,2007]§1910.108[Reserved]§1910.109Explosivesandblastingagents.(a)Definitionsapplicabletothissec-tion—(1)Blastingagent.Blastingagent—anymaterialormixture,con-sistingofafuelandoxidizer,intendedforblasting,nototherwiseclassifiedasanexplosiveandinwhichnoneoftheingredientsareclassifiedasanexplo-sive,providedthatthefinishedprod-uct,asmixedandpackagedforuseorshipment,cannotbedetonatedbymeansofaNo.8testblastingcapwhenunconfined.(2)Explosive-actuatedpowerdevices.Explosive-actuatedpowerdevice—anytoolorspecialmechanizeddevicewhichisactuatedbyexplosives,butnotincludingpropellant-actuatedpowerdevices.Examplesofexplosive-actuatedpowerdevicesarejettappersandjetperforators.(3)Explosive.Explosive—anychem-icalcompound,mixture,ordevice,theprimaryorcommonpurposeofwhichistofunctionbyexplosion,i.e.,withsub-stantiallyinstantaneousreleaseofgasandheat,unlesssuchcompound,mix-ture,ordeviceisotherwisespecificallyclassifiedbytheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation;see49CFRchapterI.Theterm‘‘explosives’’shallincludeallmaterialwhichisclassifiedasClassA,ClassB,andClassCexplosivesbytheU.S.DepartmentofTransportation,andincludes,butisnotlimitedtody-namite,blackpowder,pelletpowders,initiatingexplosives,blastingcaps,electricblastingcaps,safetyfuse,fuselighters,fuseigniters,squibs,cordeaudetonantfuse,instantaneousfuse,ig-nitercord,igniters,smallarmsammu-nition,smallarmsammunitionprim-ers,smokelesspropellant,cartridgesforpropellant-actuatedpowerdevices,andcartridgesforindustrialguns.Commercialexplosivesarethoseexplo-siveswhichareintendedtobe...
