Manufacturers of Ammonium Nitrate

a) Manufacturers of ammonium nitrate must have an authority to manufacture (including storage) from the regulatory authority.

b) An application for an authority to manufacture ammonium nitrate must be accompanied by an approved security plan based on a risk assessment and which is to include:

i.the location and details of the manufacturing facility (and note storage requirements below);

ii. details of the production process to be used;

iii. details of the ingredients to be used, and their sourcing if dangerous goods;

iv. recording and reconciliation protocols;

v. designating a responsible person to maintain the security plan, and in the case of a company or other entity, training audits and ongoing maintenance of the plan must be confirmed regularly by the owners and senior officials;

vi. procedures for checking and authorising persons with unsupervised access to ammonium nitrate;

vii. certificate of analysis for each batch;

viii.confirmation of dangerous goods classification;

ix. the recording system for authorisation details of any recipient of ammonium nitrate and the quantities taken by them; and

x. procedures for reporting to authorities any loss, theft, or attempted theft of ammonium nitrate.