Where are blasting caps, connectors and delay connectors stored?

• A. Dynamite Magazine
• B. Fuse Magazine
• C. Blasting Cap Magazine
• D. Ammonium Nitrate Magazine

Answer: (C)

Safety practice for initiating devices requires storing them in a dedicated blasting cap magazine. Blasting caps, connectors and delay connectors are highly sensitive initiating components; keeping them in a blasting cap magazine minimizes the risk of accidental initiation and concentrates the necessary protections—fire resistance, restricted access, and mechanical security—specifically for these items. This separation also prevents mix-ups with other explosives and accessories and follows established safety standards. The other magazines serve different materials: dynamite goes in a dynamite magazine, fuses in a fuse magazine, and ammonium nitrate-based explosives in an ammonium nitrate magazine. So, blasting caps and their related connectors are stored in a blasting cap magazine.