1938 IME Board of Governors
The IME has been the non-profit safety and security association of the commercial explosives industry since 1913.
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The Explosives Safety and Security Institute
You cannot get there without explosives. Learn about the millions of other things made possible by explosives by visiting our Resources page.
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The IME is the commercial explosives industry advocate for effective, sensible and consistent regulations and legislation.
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Metal Magazines
Explosives are stored in highly secure buildings called "magazines". Most ATF storage regulations are based on long-standing IME standards.
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Metal Mining
To meet modern demand, nearly all non-renewable resources must be obtained from the earth with the use of explosives.
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IME-22 Box
Some IME standards, such as SLP-22, are incorporated by reference into Federal, State, and local regulations.
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ISO 4 Test Crew
IME supports the Department of Defense's Eskimore program, which endeavors to apply state-of-the-art technology in understanding the risks associated with large explosions.
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Explosives Manufacturing Plant
Explosives manufacturing plants are indistinguishable from other chemical producers.
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AN Prill Tower
Ammonium nitrate is virtually irreplaceable to the commercial explosives industry.
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Oil and Gas Discovery and Recovery
It is virtually impossible to discover or recover oil and natural gas without the use of commercial explosives like siesmic charges, perforating guns and other tools.
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SciPan-5 Test Configuration
IME supports the Department of Defense's Eskimore program, which endeavors to enhance state-of-the-art understanding of the risks associated with large explosions.
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SciPan-5 Test Data Recovery Crew
IME supports the Department of Defense's Eskimore program, which applies state-of-the-art technology in understanding the risks associated with large explosions.
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SciPan-5 Test Field Work
Each flag marks a piece of magazine debris to be weighed, categorized, and GPS located.
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Surface Coal Mining
Over 2/3rds of all commercial explosives are consumed in surface coal mines.
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Life Without Explosives
Before explosives, mining was accomplished by a painstaking process called firesetting.
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Bulk Explosives
Over 98% of all explosives consumed in the U.S. are delivered to the jobsite in bulk.
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Life Without Dynamite and Detonators
Without Alfred Nobel's inventions of dynamite and the detonator, our lifestyle would be like that of 150 years ago; with wood being our primary building material.
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Life Without AN Prill
The invention of the ammonium nitrate prilling process, not the Texas City Disaster, led to the ten-fold increase in U.S. explosives consumption during the middle of the 20th Century.
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New Era for HMSP Holders
08/18/2015Today FMCSA’s new standard for retaining Hazardous Materials Safety Program (HMSP) permits goes into effect. Instead of being at the mercy of out-of-service performance ratios once every t {...}
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SENATORS WEIGH IN ON AMMONIUM NITRATE SECURITY
05/31/2015Sens. Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Mike Enzi (R-WY), John Barrasso (R-WY), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Shelly Moore Capito (R-WV), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jerry Moran (R- {...}
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Approves First Variance Based on IMESAFR
05/18/2015ATF has approved the first variance from the American Table of Distances (ATD) based on a quantitative risk assessment using the Institute of Makers of Explosives Analysis for Risk (IMESAFR) tool.&nbs {...}
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FY 2016 THUD Bill Advances with HMSP Rider
05/15/2015The House Appropriations Committee voted 30-21 to approve a FY 2016 Transportation-HUD appropriations bill that would provide $55.26 billion in discretionary spending for infrastructure and housing pr {...}
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Curbing CBP Authority to Impose Tariffs on Container Residues
05/15/2015Yesterday, the Senate passed HR 644, Customs Reauthorization, by a vote of 78-20. The bill was amended to include HR 1269, which contains an IME-backed provision that precludes Customs and {...}
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