30 Burning m ust be done at a distance far enough a w a y that sur r ounding pr oper ty and liv es will no t be endangered in the e v ent of the e xplosiv es de t onating inst ead of burning Prep ar e a combustible bed of dr y mat erial long enough so that the car tridges ma y be spread out without o v erlapping Douse t he bed with k er osene t o assist the burning Prepare an ignition trail leading t o the combustible bed so that ignition will be against the wind direction Ignit e th e trail and sta y clear of the area until the fre is com ple t ely burned out Sif t a she s with a w o od e n rak e t o e nsu re all e xplo siv es w e re bu rne d If additi o nal q u antitie s mu st be d estr o y e d u se a ne w lo catio n Most blasting agents can be destr o y ed b y em ptying int o a pit and pouring w at er o v er them as most are w at er soluble Ho w e v er if the blasting agents and blasting slurries contain TNT the y are best destr o y ed b y de t onation The saf est and surest me thod of destr o ying blasting caps is t o fr st tie them in com pact bundles with the de t onating ends t oge ther placing them in a bo x or bag and then bur ying them Finally e xplode them with a good blasting cap or f or great er as surance with a primed car tridge All o ther blasting accessories should be destr o y ed b y burn ing Special care must be tak en while disposing of Primacor d it should ne v er be burned on the spool but rather strung out in parallel lines one centime tre apar t