adjective Violent, sudden, rapid
noun A chemical that causes a sudden, virtually instantaneous release of pressure, gas, and heat when subjected to sudden shock, altered pressure, or high temperature; explosives in the context of terrorism or violent acts include pipe bombs, hand-grenades, dynamite, and C-4 plastic explosives

explosive

Occupational safety A chemical that causes a sudden, virtually instantaneous release of pressure, gas, and heat when subjected to sudden shock, altered pressure, or high temperature; explosives seen in the context of terrorism or violent acts include pipe bombs, hand-grenades, dynamite, detonators, C-4 plastic explosives Psychology See Explosive personality, Explosive syndrome.

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Based on industry products, the mining explosive market can be segmented into commercial explosives, accessories, initiating explosives, pyrotechnic products and other.

Mining Explosives Market To Grow At An Exponential CAGR Due To The Growing Number Of Tunnel Construction Activities Till 2028 / Million Insights

The officials told the committee that the cases for issuance of explosives license to the contractors for Muslim Bagh had been delayed due to official procedures.

Senate body directs ministries to issue explosive licenses to eligible contractors

For more information contact, Denise Brown, Enforcement Programs and Services, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at 202-648-7070.

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Seventeen defendants are standing trial in connection to the case, including a 32-year-old Bahraini who said the weapons and explosives were carried by boat from Iran to Nabih Saleh, an island near Sitra, in December 2016.

Fugitive 'behind smuggling of high explosives'

"This (NBI operation) started with the information that wide-scale distribution and sale of illegal explosives were being undertaken in the area of Compostela Valley," said Lavin.

Cop, 2 others arrested for selling explosives

One significant requirement at the state level is that "all employees doing excavation, tunnel, quarry, earth removal, or construction work, and who are emplacing explosives for detonation, installing primers, fuses, wires, or other means of detonation, or detonating explosives, are required to obtain a certificate of fitness for explosive handlers."

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In this situation, the LPG industry has to pay the fee to the Ogra inspectors as well as third-party inspectors of the Explosives Department.

Government enhances inspection fee of lpg filling stations

Incidentally, the subject of explosives was on the concurrent legislative list of the Constitution which was deleted with the passage of the 18th Amendment.

Government enhances inspection fee of LPG filling stations

New rules devised by the Department of Explosives of the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoIP) has seen the hiring of its own third-party inspectors aside those Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has.

Govt raises inspection fee for LPG installations

Kathmandu [Nepal], June 28 ( ANI ): The Nepal government has forwarded the procedure to procure the raw materials for the manufacturing of explosives from India.

Nepal to buy raw materials for explosives from India

The explosives and ammunition were buried in the Akhun Zafar Baba Graveyard in the Khwajawas police station area of Shabqadar.

IEDs, suicide jackets seized