Type 4 magazine refers to a magazine used for storage of specific materials. Which of the following best describes it?

• A. Magazine for high explosives only
• B. Portable container for loose blasting caps
• C. Magazine for the storage of low explosive materials. blasting agents may be stored in type 4 mags. detonators that will not mass detonate may also be stored in a type 4 mag
• D. Storage for non-explosive materials

Answer: (C)

Type 4 magazines are designated for storing low explosive materials. They can also hold blasting agents, and detonators that will not mass detonate may be stored in a Type 4 magazine. This combination is what makes this description correct.

High explosives are handled with different magazine types, so that option isn’t accurate. A magazine is a fixed storage facility, not a portable container for blasting caps, so that option doesn’t fit. And non-explosive materials aren’t what these magazines are for, so that option is off the mark as well.