PHMSA - Explosive Test Labs

Explosive Test Labs

49 CFR 173.56(b)(1) provides that new explosives must be examined and assigned a recommended shipping description, classification, and compatibility group by a person who has been approved by the Associate Administrator to do so.

As of April 1, 2008, the organizations listed below have been approved by the Associate Administrator to examine and make recommendations concerning new explosives in accordance with 49 CFR 173.56(b)(1).

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Note the data used to populate “Approval Search” is being reconfigured into a new document management system and as a result some of the data posted may be a few weeks out of date. We anticipate that the search feature will be up-to-date by mid-March. If you need information concerning application status that is not available in this search, please contact: PHMSA Approvals@dot.gov or call 202/366-3987. We apologize for any inconvenience.
(Note approved by the Office of Special Permits and Approvals)

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Terminated Approvals

Agencies	Contact Person	Address, Phone, & E-mail
Explosives Bureau	Thomas Chang	407 Hartshorn Drive Short Hills, NJ 07078 Tel: (973) 467-3237 Fax: (973) 467-4648 E-mail: uneak96@aol.com
Safety Consulting Engineers, Inc.	C. James Dahn	2131 Hammond Drive Schaumburg, IL 60173 Tel: (847) 925-8100 Fax: (847) 925-8120 E-mail: sceinc@sceinc.com
Safety Management Services, Inc.	Garn Butcher Kirt Sasser	1847 West 9000 South Suite 205 West Jordon, UT 84088 Tel: (801) 567-0456 Fax: (801) 567-0457 E-mail: gbutcher@sms-ink.com
Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC)	Marvin Banks	New Mexico Tech, Campus Station Socorro, NM 87801 Tel: (505) 835-5729 Fax: (505) 835-5630 E-mail: marv@emrtc.nmt.edu