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IGUS : 2006 EPP meeting

 

 

Agenda

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3

4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7

5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5

6
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5

7
7.1
7.2
7.3

8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4

9
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
9.6
9.7

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OPENING

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

APOLOGIES

CLASSIFICATION
Classification of black powder
Fragment hazards from perforators
Bonfire tests with jet perforating guns
Burn tests with special packagings of muzzle loading propellant, primers and projectiles
Test on shotgun ammunition to determine hazard when exposed to fire
Contradictious classifications of picric acid in the ADR
Classification of double base propellants (discussion)

PYROTECHNICS RELATED ISSUES
UN Classification test on 240 mm shells with different weight of bursting charge
The detonability of pyrotechnics (discussion)
Tests on 155 mm star shells to determine mass explosion hazard
Results of the CHAF project
A brief introduction to display shell cutting equipment

AMMONIUM NITRATE AND AMMONIUM NITRATE EMULSION ISSUES
Series 8 tests for ANE: feasibility of adopting the Australian test method
Performance of Modified Vented Pipe Test for ANFO blasting agent
Development of small-scale type 8(d) test on ANEs
Discussion on various ammonium nitrate issues
Medium-scale detonation testing of AN and CAN fertilisers in the molten phase

REGULATIONS
The assignment of explosive articles to Compatibility Groups D, E or F
New Canadian explosives regulations
Revision of the default list

ACCIDENTS
Accidents of explosives manufactures in Japan
Relational information system for chemical accidents database (RISCAD) with analysis of chemical accidents flowchart
Update on the accident at Lorena, Brazil
Further update on the Kolding accident

MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES
Liaison with Chief Inspectors of Explosives
Explosives, Propellants, and Pyrotechnics initiation sensitivity testing standardization
Discussion on hazards from explosive/ energetic materials dust
Explosive Dust Explosion hazards
Set-up of the TS1 and 2 gap tests
GHS labelling of 1.4S ammunition
Mass explosion hazards of maroons

ANY OTHER BUSINES

DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING

 

List of participants

Experts from the following organisations and companies participated in the meeting:

AIST
BAM
Canadian Explosives Research Lab.
China National Quality Supervision Testing Center for Industrial Explosive Materials
China Pyrotechnic Testing Laboratory
Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning
DOT
Fireworks & Firecracker Inspection Centre of Hunan CIQ (FFIC)
Health and Safety Executive
INERIS
International Technical and Quality Services Ltd.
Japan Pyrotechnics Association
KJ Explotech AB
Military Institute for Armament Technology
Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Natural Resources Canada
Orica USA Inc.
Riskom International Pty Ltd.
Safety Consulting Engineers Inc.
Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry Testing Center
Sporting Arms & Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute
Swedish Rescue Services Agency
Testing Centre of Fireworks and Firecracker of Guangxi CIQ
University of Tokyo
TNO Defence, Security and Safety
UEE
Japan
Germany
Canada
China
China
Norway
USA
China
United Kingdom
France

Hong Kong
Japan
Sweden
Poland
China
Canada
USA
Australia
USA
China
USA
Sweden
China
Japan
The Netherlands
Spain