Ottawa-Natural Resources Canada’s regulations for ammonium nitrate and other explosive precursors were published in the Canada Gazette Part I on Aug. 12. The Canada Gazette may be accessed online at http://canadagazette.gc.ca. Through the Fertilizer Safety and Security Council (FSSC), the Canadian Fertilizer Institute has worked in close co-operation with NRCan on the development of these regulations over the last two years. The FSSC formed a task force to produce an industry code of practice for the safe and secure distribution and handling of AN. Representatives of NRCan’s Explosives Regulatory Division were members of the task force, and CFI said this partnership helped ensure that the code of practice is consistent with the regulatory requirements. As a result, by following the code, handlers and distributors of AN will go a long way in complying with the new regulations. The Ammonium Nitrate Code of Practice is now available from the FSSC website at www.fssc.ca. CFI said it believes the industry is already in compliance with most of the measures in the code of practice and the new regulations.
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