Section 296-52-69060 - Precautions for areas surrounding magazine(1) Only qualified guards and qualified law enforcement officers are allowed to carry firearms inside or within fifty feet of a magazine.(2) Area maintenance. The area surrounding magazines must: (a) Be kept clear of rubbish, brush, dry grass, or trees, except live trees more than ten feet tall, for a minimum of twenty-five feet in all directions;(b) Be free of volatile materials for a minimum of fifty feet from outdoor magazine;(c) Have the ground around storage facilities slope away for drainage; living foliage does not need to be removed.(3) Fire sources. Smoking, matches, open flames, and spark producing devices are not permitted: (b) Within fifty feet of an outdoor magazine; or(c) In any room containing an indoor magazine.(4) Warning sign.(a) Access routes. All normal access routes to explosive material storage facilities, except Class 3 (1.4) magazines, must be posted with warning signs that read: DANGER NEVER FIGHT EXPLOSIVE FIRES EXPLOSIVES ARE STORED ON THIS SITE CALL
(b) Sign specifications and placement. Signs must: (i) Be contrasting in color;(ii) Have the pin stroke of the letters a minimum of three inches (75 mm) high and one-half inch (12.5 mm) wide;(iii) Be placed so a bullet passing through the sign will not strike a magazine;(iv) Not be attached to magazines.(c) Transportation placards. Placards required by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) (49 C.F.R.) for transporting blasting agents must be displayed on all Class 5 magazines where blasting agents are stored.Wash. Admin. Code § 296-52-69060
Amended by WSR 17-16-132, Filed 8/1/2017, effective 9/1/2017Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and[49.17].050 . 02-03-125, § 296-52-69060, filed 1/23/02, effective 3/1/02.