prEN 13857-3
(Main)Explosives for civil uses - Part 3: Information to be provided by the manufacturer or his authorized representative to the user
Explosives for civil uses - Part 3: Information to be provided by the manufacturer or his authorized representative to the user
This document specifies information to be provided by a manufacturer of explosives for civil uses, or his authorized representative, to the notified body and the user.
Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Teil 3: Informationen, die vom Hersteller oder seinem Bevollmächtigten dem Verwender zur Verfügung zu stellen sind
Dieses Dokument legt Informationen fest, die Hersteller von Explosivstoffen für zivile Zwecke oder deren Bevollmächtigte der benannten Stelle und dem Verwender zur Verfügung zu stellen sind.
Explosifs à usage civil - Partie 3: Informations à fournir par le fabricant ou par son représentant à l'utilisateur
Le présent document spécifie les informations que le fabricant d’explosifs à usage civil, ou son mandataire, doit fournir à l’organisme notifié et l’utilisateur.
Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - 3. del: Informacije, ki jih mora proizvajalec ali njegov pooblaščeni predstavnik posredovati uporabniku
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2021
Eksplozivi za civilno uporabo - 3. del: Informacije, ki jih mora proizvajalec ali
njegov pooblaščeni predstavnik posredovati uporabniku
Explosives for civil uses - Part 3: Information to be provided by the manufacturer or his
authorised representative to the user
Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Teil 3: Informationen, die vom Hersteller oder seinem
Bevollmächtigten dem Verwender zur Verfügung zu stellen sind
Explosifs à usage civil - Partie 3: Informations à fournir par le fabricant ou par son
représentant à l'utilisateur
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13857-3
ICS:
71.100.30 Eksplozivi. Pirotehnika in Explosives. Pyrotechnics and
ognjemeti fireworks
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
July 2021
ICS 71.100.30 Will supersede EN 13857-3:2002
English Version
Explosives for civil uses - Part 3: Information to be
provided by the manufacturer or his authorised
representative to the user
Explosifs à usage civil - Partie 3: Informations à fournir Explosivstoffe für zivile Zwecke - Teil 3: Informationen,
par le fabricant ou par son représentant à l'utilisateur die vom Hersteller oder seinem Bevollmächtigten dem
Verwender zur Verfügung zu stellen sind
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 321.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 13857-3:2021 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Information to be provided by the manufacturer or his authorized representative to
the notified body . 6
4.1 'use-by date' . 6
4.2 Chemical purity . 6
5 Information to be provided by the manufacturer or his authorized representative to
the user . 6
5.1 General. 6
5.2 General information on explosives for civil uses . 6
5.2.1 Information on the suitability of explosives for use in particular conditions . 6
5.2.2 Information on temperature over which the explosive may be used . 7
5.2.3 Information on use-by-date . 7
5.2.4 Information on storage . 7
5.2.5 Information on disposal . 7
5.3 Additional information on explosives . 8
5.3.1 Information on physical form and dimensions . 8
5.3.2 Information on initiation . 8
5.3.3 Information on loading conditions . 8
5.3.4 Information on suitability for use in wet conditions . 8
5.3.5 Information on suitability for use under high and low temperatures . 9
5.3.6 Information on suitability for use at hydrostatic pressure . 9
5.3.7 Information on characteristic properties . 9
5.3.8 Information on chemical purity . 9
5.3.9 Safety warnings . 9
5.4 Additional information on detonating cords and safety fuses, and on shock tubes not
assembled with detonators . 10
5.4.1 Information on suitability for use in wet conditions . 10
5.4.2 Information on suitability for use in high and low temperatures . 10
5.4.3 Information on suitability for use at elevated hydrostatic pressure . 10
5.4.4 Information for connecting a detonating cord to high explosives or to another
detonating cord . 10
5.4.5 Information on characteristic properties . 11
5.5 Additional information on detonators and relays . 11
5.5.1 Information on devices and accessories for reliable and safe function of the detonator
or relay. 11
5.5.2 Information on initiating capability of the detonator . 11
5.5.3 Information on suitability for use in wet conditions (if applicable) . 11
5.5.4 Information on suitability for use under high and low temperatures (if
applicable) . 11
5.5.5 Information on suitability for use at elevated pressures (if applicable) . 11
5.5.6 Information on delay characteristics . 12
5.5.7 Information on the electric characteristics for electric detonators . 12
5.5.8 Information on characteristic properties for non-electric detonators . 12
5.5.9 Information for connecting detonators or relays to detonating cord or high explosives
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5.6 Additional information on propellants . 13
5.7 Additional information on electronic initiation systems . 13
5.7.1 Information on resistance to dynamic pressure for electronic initiation systems . 13
Annex A (informative) Calculation method for the detonation characteristics at the constant-
volume explosion state . 14
Annex B (informative) Sample calculations . 25
Annex C (informative) Guidance for theoretical verification . 28
Annex D (informative) Measurement of toxic gases . 33
Annex E (informative) Examples of delay accuracy presentation . 35
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
safety requirements of Directive 2014/28/EU relating to the making available on the
market and supervision of explosives for civil uses aimed to be covered . 37
Bibliography . 38
European foreword
This document (prEN 13857-3:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 321
“Explosives for civil uses”, the secretariat of which is held by UNE.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 13857-3:2002.
In comparison with the previous edition, the following technical modifications have been made:
a) Clause 1 has been updated;
b) Clause 2 has been updated;
c) terms 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 and 3.6 have been added to Clause 3, terms 3.1 and 3.5 have been revised;
d) Clause 4 has been added;
e) Clause 5 has been updated and enlarged;
f) Annexes A, B, C, D and E have been added;
g) Annex ZA has been updated.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request (M/562) annexed to the Commission
Implementing Decision C(2019)6634 final as regards Explosives for civil uses given to CEN by the
European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential safety
requirements of Directive 2014/28/EU.
For relationship with Directive 2014/28/EU, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
EN 13857, Explosives for civil uses, is currently composed of the following parts:
— Part 1: Terminology
— Part 3: Information to be provided by the manufacturer or his authorized representative to the user
1 Scope
This document specifies information to be provided by a manufacturer of explosives for civil uses, or his
authorized representative, to the notified body and the user.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
prEN 13631-1:2021, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives — Part 1: Requirements
prEN 13631-10:2021, Explosives for civil uses — Explosives — Part 10: Method for the verification of the
means of initiation of explosives
prEN 13857-1:2021, Explosives for civil uses — Part 1: Terminology
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in prEN 13857-1:2021 and the
following apply.
3.1
authorized representative
any natural or legal person established within the Union who has received a written mandate from a
manufacturer to act on his behalf in relation to specified tasks
3.2
constant-volume explosion state
detonation point of theoretical nature in which the specific volume of the detonation products is that of
the unreacted explosive
3.3
gas volume
volume occupied by the detonation product gases, as calculated from the chemical equilibrium
composition in the constant-volume explosion state, at a specified condition of temperature and pressure
Note 1 to entry: It is usually given per mass of explosive.
3.4
heat of explosion
energy released in the chemical reaction of the explosive when the composition of the reaction products
is that of the constant-volume explosion state
Note 1 to entry: It is usually given per mass of explosive.
3.5
manufacturer
any natural or legal person who manufactures an explosive or has an explosive designed or
manufactured, and markets that explosive under his name or trademark or uses it for his own purpo
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