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Ammonium Nitrate classified as a Security Sensitive Substance

On 25 June 2004 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to a national licensing system to limit access to security sensitive ammonium nitrate (SSAN). The Competent Authority in the Northern Territory, pursuant to section 6 of the Dangerous Goods Act has declared the following:
Dated 20 October 2004:

1. Declare the substances specified in the Schedule to be dangerous goods; and
2. Classify each of those substances to be a security sensitive substance known as Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate.

Schedule

Ammonium nitrate, ammonium nitrate emulsions, ammonium nitrate mixtures containing greater than 45 per cent ammonium nitrate, excluding solutions, as specified under the Dangerous Goods Code with the UN numbers 1942, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 3375 and 3139 where applicable.)

This gives effect to the COAG agreement.

Security Plans

If you are currently storing, transporting or using ammonium nitrate you should already have security arrangements in place. You are now required to document these using either the templates supplied or your company documents (provided they address the issues outlined in the templates) and submit them to NT WorkSafe as part of the new licensing requirements.

The series of information bulletins 04.07 Security Sensitive Substances detail the minimum requirements for security plans, but every company should consider its own individual circumstances when creating a security plan.

The following security plan templates are provided for your guidance. You may wish to use these or you may wish to make variations or use another format. To download the Word templates, right-click on the link and choose "Save Target As...".

• Security plan - Storage of Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate (SSAN)
  • Word template version
  • PDF version
• Security plan - Transport of Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate (SSAN)
  • Word template version
  • PDF version

Information Bulletins

04.07.01 Ammonium nitrate - glossary of terms
04.07.02 Ammonium nitrate - transport
04.07.03 Ammonium nitrate - storage

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