Dangerous Goods by Road
special compartments for explosives
compartments for packages of explosives containing detonators and/or detonator assemblies and
those containing substances or articles of compatibility group d shall be designed to provide effective
segregation such that there is no danger of transmission of detonation from the detonators and/or
detonator assemblies to the substances or articles of compatibility group d. segregation shall be
achieved by the use of separate compartments or by placing one of the two types of explosive in a
special containment system. either method of segregation shall be approved by the competent
authority. if the material used for the compartment is metal, the complete inside of the compartment
shall be covered with materials providing suitable fire resistance. the explosives compartments shall
be located where they are protected from impact and from damage on rough terrain and dangerous
interaction with other dangerous goods on board and from ignition sources on the vehicle e.g.
exhausts etc.
note: materials classified as class b-s3-d2 according to standard en 13501-1:2007 + a1:2009 are
deemed to fulfil the fire resistance requirement.