(a) Labeling shall be in 3-inch block type lettering. Letters shall be red or white, whichever provides the better contrast against the background. On small chests the labeling size may be reduced to that consistent with the size of the chest so that the inscription may be placed in its entirety on the side or top.
(b) The access door to magazines and magazine vans shall bear the inscription:
MAGAZINE
KEEP OPEN LIGHTS AND FIRE AWAY
KEEP DOOR CLOSED
REMOVE MATCHES AND LIGHTERS PRIOR TO ENTERING
(c) Magazine chests shall be marked in a conspicuous location, preferably the top, with the inscription:
MAGAZINE CHEST
KEEP OPEN LIGHTS AND FIRE AWAY
(d) Magazine chests used for blasting caps, detonators, or boosters shall be marked in a conspicuous location with the inscription as appropriate:
BLASTING CAP LOCKER
or
DETONATOR LOCKER
or
BOOSTER LOCKER
KEEP OPEN LIGHTS AND FIRE AWAY
(e) Magazine van, unless specifically approved as a portable magazine under provisions of 49 CFR 176.137 shall bear the additional statements on each side:
MAGAZINE
WARNING
DO NOT LIFT WITH CONTENTS
(f) Control locations for magazine sprinkler systems, in addition to the operating instructions required by § 76.20-20 of Subchapter H (Passenger Vessels) of this chapter shall bear the inscription:
MAGAZINE SPRINKLER CONTROL
[CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1151, Jan. 27, 1968, as amended by CGD 86-033, 53 FR 36027, Sept. 16, 1988; CGD 97-057, 62 FR 51051, Sept. 30, 1997]
source: CGFR 67-83, 33 FR 1151, Jan. 27, 1968, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 46 CFR 194.10-35