Hauling 



\Yhen transporting explosives by team always keep the wagon boxes 

 thoroughly swept out, and when using an open wagon protect the load 

 from sparks, rain, etc., with a canvas covering. Store the cases of 

 explosives so that they will not shift and never haul detonators and 

 explosives together. 



Handling and Storing 



\Yhen dynamite is handled with bare hands, it nearly always causes 

 a headache. Old gloves should therefore always be worn when using it, 

 and they should be destroyed and clean ones provided, before they become 

 damp and sticky. A pair of gloves will remain in good condition for a 

 long time if the dynamite is handled carefully. 



Du Pont Red Cross Dynamite is not so sensitive- to shock that it is 

 likely to explode from a slight jar. It is made just as insensitive as is 

 practicable so that it is much safer to handle and use than ordinary dyna- 

 mite, and this is why a strong detonator is necessary to explode it 

 properly. Nevertheless it should be handled sensibly and carefully and 

 only by responsible persons. 



Dynamite and detonators should not be hauled together from the 

 dealer's or the railroad station. The detonators do not weigh much, 

 and can be brought along on some other trip. If blasting caps are 

 purchased from a dealer in the tin boxes separate from the wooden 

 shipping case, it is a good plan to put these boxes in a basket or wooden 

 box with a horse blanket, coat, hay or anything else that would keep 

 them from being roughly jarred and shaken on the way home. As soon 

 as explosives are received they should be stored in a dry, properly venti- 

 lated building, which will not" be likely to be set on fire or shot into, and 

 far enough away from dwellings or roads to prevent loss of life if they 

 were to be exploded accidentally. They should be kept under lock and 

 key and where children or irresponsible persons cannot get at them. If 

 large quantities are to be stored for some time, a dry, well-ventilated, 

 fire-proof and bullet-proof magazine, located in an out of the way place 

 should be provided. Fuse, wire, thawing kettles and blasting machines 

 may be stored in the same building with the dynamite, but blasting caps 

 and electric fuzes must never be stored in the same building, because they 

 are more easily exploded than dynamite, and it would be possible to 

 explode them accidentally by a hard shock or jar which would hot 

 explode dynamite. If detonators were to explode by themselves, they 

 would be unlikely to do much damage unless there were a great many of 

 them, but if they were to explode in the same room with dynamite, 

 they would probably cause the dynamite to explode too, and this might 

 do very serious damage. 



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