Explosives are often characterized by the physical form that the explosives are produced or used in.

Listed below are the Divisions for Class 1 ( Explosives ):

For example, the U. S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ) supports the United States ' International Traffic in Arms Regulations ( ITAR ) program " to aggressively enforce this mission and reduce the number of weapons that are illegally trafficked worldwide from the United States and used to commit acts of international terrorism, to subvert restrictions imposed by other nations on their residents, and to organized crime and narcotics-related activities.

RAF armourers who provide the personnel for RAF EOD And IEDD units ( 5131 Sqn RAF ), Royal Navy EOD and Clearance Divers and RLC Ammunition Technicians are fully committed and spend their entire service working with Ammunition, Explosives ad associated sciences.

Explosives in remote localities are handled very differently from those in densely-populated areas.

Soldiers wishing to serve in this elite battalion must pass a three-day gibush, after which they are dispersed into specialized training programs for each of the three companies that make up the battalion: the Palsar ( Reconnaissance Company ), the Palnat ( Anti-Tank Company, commonly known as the Orev company ), and the Palhan ( Engineering and Explosives Company ).

The remaining parts of the Act ( Information, Proceedings and Interpretation, Further Provisions for Northern Ireland, and Supplementary ) are largely technical, although the Northern Ireland provisions extend the right to search property, restricts remission for those convicted of statutory offences, and tightens control over the granting of licenses under the Explosives Act 1875 ( new explosives factories and magazines ).

The remaining parts of the Act ( Information, Proceedings and Interpretation, Further Provisions for Northern Ireland, and Supplementary ) are largely technical, although the Northern Ireland provisions extend the right to search property, restricts remission for those convicted of statutory offences, and tightens control over the granting of licenses under the Explosives Act 1875 ( new explosives factories and magazines ).

* Canada-Firecrackers are not authorized under the Explosives Act, thus making importation, possession, transportation, storage or manufacturing illegal in Canada.

Explosives are usually used to facilitate breakage.

Explosives are used to break up a rock formation and aid in the collection of ore in a process called blasting.

Because they usually contain more than 50 milligrams of the same explosive powder found in firecrackers, they are illegal under U. S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ) regulations.

Bottle rockets are authorized under the Explosives Act, thus making importation, possession, transportation, storage or manufacturing illegal in Canada.

Regarding the trafficking of firearms from the U. S. into Mexico, the U. S. Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) issued a report in June 2009 which stated: “ While it is impossible to know how many firearms are illegally smuggled into Mexico in a given year, about 87 percent of firearms seized by Mexican authorities and traced in the last 5 years originated in the United States, according to data from Department of Justice ’ s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ).

Products not under jurisdiction of the CPSC include those specifically named by law as under the jurisdiction of other federal agencies ; for example, automobiles are regulated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, guns are regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and drugs are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

* Explosives are discovered and defused on railway line in the Eastern Transvaal

Cherry bombs are not authorized under the Explosives Act, thus making importation, possession, transportation, storage or manufacturing illegal in Canada.

In the United States, quarter sticks and similar large firecrackers are illegal to manufacture or possess without a BATFE High Explosives Manufacturing License.

Explosives are harmless to the player.

Noting that only two consumer products sold in America are not regulated for health and safety -- guns and tobacco -- he argues that firearms should be regulated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Tungsten has also been used in Dense Inert Metal Explosives, which use it as dense powder to reduce collateral damage while increasing the lethality of explosives within a small radius.

Dupont Explosives were used in many mines across northeastern Pennsylvania in the late 19th to 20th century.

The NAR and the TRA successfully sued the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( BATFE ) over the classification of Ammonium Perchlorate Composite Propellant ( APCP ), the most commonly used propellant in high-power rocket motors, as an explosive.

* Explosives: of explosives were used to blast of rock.

Explosives or heavy gunfire can be used to destroy wooden doors, and ( in the case of explosives ) potentially kill anyone within the blast radius on the other side.

The premises still needed to be licensed under the 1875 Explosives Act, as gunpowder was used in the initiator.

Some dogs may also be used by tactical components of such agencies as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the United States Marshals Service.

Explosives can also be used to clear mine fields, either by artillery bombardment, or with specialised charges such as Bangalore torpedos, the Antipersonnel Obstacle Breaching System and the Python Minefield Breaching System.

Explosives were used to kill a beached humpback whale west of Port Elizabeth on August 6, 2001,

Explosives used in World War I caused many blast injuries ; the large number of TBIs that resulted allowed researchers to learn about localization of brain functions.

Explosives commonly used in blasting caps include mercury fulminate, lead azide, lead styphnate and tetryl.

* Explosives used during WW II

Explosives used in blast fishing not only kill fish but also destroy coral skeletons, creating unbalanced coral rubble.

Note: In World War I, the name used in the UK for Government-owned explosives factories was National Explosives Factory ; and the Cordite factory at Gretna was known as HM Factory, Gretna.

The site was then used by Nobel's Explosives to build a TNT / propellant factory in 1914 with Government approval.

2002 – Two new exhibits, " DuPont Science and Discovery " and " DuPont: The Explosives Era ," open at Hagley in honor of the DuPont Company's 200th anniversary.

* Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives commonly referred to as " the ATF ", a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ) is a federal law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Justice.

* Operation Black Rain, a 2008 operation by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in to stop alleged criminal activity within the Mongols Motorcycle Club

Salisbury Explosives Factory and Finsbury Munitions Factory built within rural environs of Adelaide.

Advertisement for the Aetna Explosives Company of New York.

Safety and Performance Tests for Qualification of Explosives.

The Explosives Act places limits on the amount of powder ( either smokeless or black ) that may be stored in a building, on the manner in which it is stored, and on how much powder may be available for use at any time.

McVeigh's criterion for potential attack sites was that the target should house at least two of three federal law-enforcement agencies: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ), or the Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ).

* 2008 Headquarters for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ( ATF ), Washington, D. C., USA

Dewar was also the President of the Chemical Society in 1897 and the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1902, as well as serving on the Royal Commission established to examine London's water supply from 1893 to 1894 and the Committee on Explosives.

However, neither of these smokeless powders were recommended for adoption by the Explosives Committee.

Canadian Explosives Limited was formed in 1910 to produce rifle cordite, at its Beloeil factory, for the Quebec Arsenal.

In 1910, Canadian Explosives Limited produced 3, 000 lb ( 1, 362 kg ) of rifle cordite per month at its Beloeil factory, for the Quebec Arsenal.

" A spokesman for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ( ATF ) stated that he " can in no way vouch for the validity " of Brady Campaign's claim that the ban was responsible for violent crime's decline.

According to a test report conducted by the United States Navy's Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board ( WSESRB ) established in the wake of the tragic 1967 USS Forrestal fire, the cooking off time for a Mk 83 is approximately 8 minutes 40 seconds.

The 1970s saw Irish Industrial Explosives Limited producing annually 6000 tons of Frangex, a commercial gelignite intended for use in mines and quarries.

" As interpreted by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, " sporting purposes " includes only hunting and organized competitive target shooting, but does not include " plinking " or " practical shooting " ( despite the latter being a form of organized competitive target shooting ) nor does it allow for collection for historical or design interest.

Across from the main harbour itself there was a terminal for the ICI-Nobel Explosives plant on the River Garnock.

The main shipping in the 20th century was light coastal traffic and vessels destined for the Nobel Explosives facility.

HSE's Explosives Inspectorate enforces the legislation for the classification and transport of explosives.