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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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 uneak96@aol.com
Safety Management Services, Inc.	Garn Butcher Kirt Sasser Troy Gardner	1847 West 9000 South Suite 205 West Jordon, UT 84088 Tel:801-567-0456 Fax:801-567-0457 gbutcher@sms-ink.com tgardner@sms-ink.com
Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC)	Marvin Banks Graham Walsh	1001 South Rd., Socorro, NM 87801 Tel:575-835-5729 or Tel:575-835-5652 Fax:575-835-5630 marv@emrtc.nmt.edu gwalsh@emrtc.nmt.edu
Safety Consulting Engineers, Inc., a Chilworth Global Company	Thaddeus Speed	2131 Hammond Drive Schaumburg, IL 60173 Tel:847-925-8100 Fax:847-925-8120 sceinc@sceinc.com
Explosives Examiners LLC	Phillip Kneisl	3714 Crescent Drive Pearland, TX 77584 Explosivesexaminers@gmail.com Tel: 281-692-0178
APT Research, Inc.	Darlene Davenport	4950 Research Drive Huntsville, AL 35805 ddavenport@apt-research.com Tel:256-327-4018 Fax:256-837-7786