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eLibrary > BS EN 13763-1:2025 Explosives for civil uses. Detonators and detonating cord - Requirements >

BS EN 13763-1:2025 Explosives for civil uses. Detonators and detonating cord - Requirements, 2025

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European foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Requirements [Go to Page]
4.1 General
4.2 Electric detonators [Go to Page]
4.2.1 Information to be provided for electric detonators [Go to Page]
4.2.1.1 Temperature of use
4.2.1.2 Storage conditions [Go to Page]
4.2.1.2.1 Temperature
4.2.1.2.2 Relative humidity
4.2.1.3 Use in wet conditions
4.2.1.4 Means of initiation
Table 1 — Overview on electric detonator classes [Go to Page]
4.2.1.5 Leading wires
4.2.1.6 Delay characteristics
4.2.1.7 Initiating capability
4.2.1.8 Total electric resistance
4.2.2 Requirements on properties of electric detonators [Go to Page]
4.2.2.1 Thermal stability
4.2.2.2 Insensitiveness to impact
4.2.2.3 Resistance to abrasion of leading wires
4.2.2.4 Resistance to cutting damage of leading wires
4.2.2.5 Resistance to cracking of insulation in low temperatures of leading wires
4.2.2.6 Pull-out resistance
4.2.2.7 Resistance to bending
4.2.2.8 Resistance to damage by dropping
4.2.2.9 Resistance to hydrostatic pressure
4.2.2.10 Resistance to electrostatic discharge (ESD)
4.2.2.11 Equivalent initiating capability
4.2.2.12 Delay accuracy
4.2.2.13 No-fire current
4.2.2.14 Series firing current
4.2.2.15 All-fire and no-fire impulse
4.2.2.16 Total electrical resistance
4.2.2.17 Flash-over voltage
4.2.2.18 Capacitance, insulation resistance and insulation breakdown of leading wires
4.3 Non-electric detonators [Go to Page]
4.3.1 Information to be provided for non-electric detonators [Go to Page]
4.3.1.1 Temperature of use
4.3.1.2 Storage conditions [Go to Page]
4.3.1.2.1 Temperature
4.3.1.2.2 Relative humidity
4.3.1.3 Use in wet conditions
4.3.1.4 Means of initiation
4.3.1.5 Shock tube
4.3.1.6 Delay characteristics
4.3.1.7 Initiating capability
4.3.2 Requirements on properties of non-electric detonators [Go to Page]
4.3.2.1 Thermal stability
4.3.2.2 Insensitiveness to impact
4.3.2.3 Resistance to abrasion of shock tube
4.3.2.4 Resistance to cutting damage of shock tube
4.3.2.5 Pull-out resistance
4.3.2.6 Resistance to bending
4.3.2.7 Resistance to damage by dropping
4.3.2.8 Resistance to hydrostatic pressure
4.3.2.9 Equivalent initiating capability
4.3.2.10 Delay accuracy
4.3.2.11 Shock wave velocity of shock tube
4.3.2.12 Electrical non-conductivity of shock tube
4.3.2.13 Transfer capability
4.4 Electronic detonators [Go to Page]
4.4.1 Information to be provided for electronic detonators [Go to Page]
4.4.1.1 Temperature of use
4.4.1.2 Storage conditions [Go to Page]
4.4.1.2.1 Temperature
4.4.1.2.2 Relative humidity
4.4.1.3 Use in wet conditions
4.4.1.4 Means of initiation
4.4.1.5 Leading wires
4.4.1.6 Bus wires
4.4.1.7 Shock tube
4.4.1.8 Delay characteristics [Go to Page]
4.4.1.8.1 General
4.4.1.8.2 Programmable electronic detonators
Table 2 — Example for a table, which includes the information on delay time for programmable electronic detonators [Go to Page]
4.4.1.8.3 Pre-programmed electronic detonators
Table 3 — Example for a table, which includes the information on delay time for pre-programmed electronic detonators [Go to Page]
4.4.1.9 Initiating capability
4.4.1.10 Wiring scheme
4.4.1.11 Design drawings and circuit diagrams
4.4.1.12 Firing capacitor
4.4.1.13 Fuse head parameters
4.4.1.14 Minimum distance for no sympathetic detonation
4.4.1.15 Minimum distance for no misfire
4.4.1.16 Reference detonator for dynamic pressure
4.4.1.17 No-fire voltage
4.4.2 Requirements on properties of electronic detonators [Go to Page]
4.4.2.1 Thermal stability
4.4.2.2 Insensitiveness to impact
4.4.2.3 Resistance to abrasion of leading wires or shock tube
4.4.2.4 Resistance to cutting damage of leading wires or shock tube
4.4.2.5 Resistance to cracking of insulation in low temperatures of leading wires
4.4.2.6 Pull-out resistance
4.4.2.7 Resistance to bending
4.4.2.8 Resistance to damage by dropping
4.4.2.9 Resistance to hydrostatic pressure
4.4.2.10 Resistance to electrostatic discharge (ESD)
4.4.2.11 Equivalent initiating capability
4.4.2.12 Capacitance, insulation resistance and insulation breakdown of leading wires
4.4.2.13 Shock wave velocity of shock tubes
4.4.2.14 Electrical non-conductivity of shock tube
4.4.2.15 Transfer capability
4.4.2.16 Resistance to overvoltage
4.4.2.17 Resistance to dynamic pressure
4.4.2.18 Resistance to slow temperature change
4.4.2.19 Resistance to rapid temperature change
4.4.2.20 Safety against unintended initiation due to electric energy storage in the detonator
4.4.2.21 Defined ways of firing electronic detonators
4.4.2.22 Discharge of firing capacitors of electronic detonators
4.4.2.23 Fuse head current of electronic detonators
4.4.2.24 Autonomous operation of electronic detonators
4.5 Semi-finished detonators [Go to Page]
4.5.1 Information to be provided for semi-finished detonators [Go to Page]
4.5.1.1 Temperature of use
4.5.1.2 Storage conditions [Go to Page]
4.5.1.2.1 Temperature
4.5.1.2.2 Relative humidity
4.5.1.3 Means of initiation
4.5.2 Requirements on properties of semi-finished detonators [Go to Page]
4.5.2.1 Thermal stability
4.5.2.2 Insensitiveness to impact
4.5.2.3 Resistance to vibration
4.5.2.4 Resistance to bending
4.5.2.5 Resistance to damage by dropping
4.6 Plain detonators [Go to Page]
4.6.1 Information to be provided for plain detonators [Go to Page]
4.6.1.1 Temperature of use
4.6.1.2 Storage conditions [Go to Page]
4.6.1.2.1 Temperature
4.6.1.2.2 Relative humidity
4.6.1.3 Means of initiation
4.6.2 Requirements on properties of plain detonators [Go to Page]
4.6.2.1 Thermal stability
4.6.2.2 Insensitiveness to impact
4.6.2.3 Resistance to vibration
4.6.2.4 Resistance to bending
4.6.2.5 Resistance to damage by dropping
4.7 Surface connectors [Go to Page]
4.7.1 Information to be provided for surface connectors [Go to Page]
4.7.1.1 Temperature of use
4.7.1.2 Storage conditions [Go to Page]
4.7.1.2.1 Temperature
4.7.1.2.2 Relative humidity
4.7.1.3 Use in wet conditions
4.7.1.4 Means of initiation
4.7.1.5 Shock tube
4.7.1.6 Delay characteristics
4.7.1.7 Transfer capability
4.7.2 Requirements on properties of surface connectors [Go to Page]
4.7.2.1 Thermal stability
4.7.2.2 Insensitiveness to impact
4.7.2.3 Resistance to abrasion of shock tube
4.7.2.4 Resistance to cutting damage of shock tube
4.7.2.5 Resistance to damage by dropping
4.7.2.6 Resistance to hydrostatic pressure
4.7.2.7 Delay accuracy
4.7.2.8 Shock wave velocity of shock tube
4.7.2.9 Electrical non-conductivity of shock tube
4.7.2.10 Transfer capability
4.8 Detonating cord relays [Go to Page]
4.8.1 Information to be provided for detonating cord relays [Go to Page]
4.8.1.1 Temperature of use
4.8.1.2 Storage conditions [Go to Page]
4.8.1.2.1 Temperature
4.8.1.2.2 Relative humidity
4.8.1.3 Use in wet conditions
4.8.1.4 Means of initiation
4.8.1.5 Delay characteristics
4.8.1.6 Attachment of detonating cords
4.8.2 Requirements on properties of detonating cord relays [Go to Page]
4.8.2.1 Thermal stability
4.8.2.2 Insensitiveness to impact
4.8.2.3 Resistance to damage by dropping
4.8.2.4 Resistance to hydrostatic pressure
4.8.2.5 Delay accuracy
4.8.2.6 Transfer capability
4.9 Shock tubes [Go to Page]
4.9.1 Information to be provided for shock tubes [Go to Page]
4.9.1.1 Temperature of use
4.9.1.2 Storage conditions [Go to Page]
4.9.1.2.1 Temperature
4.9.1.2.2 Relative humidity
4.9.1.3 Use in wet conditions
4.9.1.4 Means of initiation
4.9.1.5 Shock wave velocity
4.9.2 Requirements on properties of shock tubes [Go to Page]
4.9.2.1 Thermal stability
4.9.2.2 Insensitiveness to impact
4.9.2.3 Resistance to abrasion
4.9.2.4 Resistance to cutting damage
4.9.2.5 Shock wave velocity
4.9.2.6 Electrical non-conductivity
4.9.2.7 Transfer capability
4.10 Electronic initiation systems [Go to Page]
4.10.1 Information to be provided for electronic initiation systems [Go to Page]
4.10.1.1 Elements of electronic initiation systems
4.10.1.2 Performance parameters of units of electronic initiation systems
4.10.1.3 Functional test of elements of electronic initiation systems
4.10.1.4 Fault-tree-analysis (FTA)
4.10.1.5 Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) [Go to Page]
4.10.1.5.1 General
4.10.1.5.2 Fault tolerances
Table 4 — Exceptions from EN ISO 13849-2:2012, Tables D.4, D.13 and D.17 [Go to Page]
4.10.1.6 Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP)
4.10.1.7 Functions of the electronic initiation system and its elements
4.10.1.8 Interactions between units of the electronic initiation systems and between the units and the electronic detonator
4.10.1.9 Procedure to initiate electronic detonators and firing procedure
4.10.1.10 Current flow through the fuse head
4.10.1.11 Information to be provided for electronic detonators
4.10.1.12 Information to be provided for firing units, programming units, testing units and control units [Go to Page]
4.10.1.12.1 Temperature of use
4.10.1.12.2 Storage conditions [Go to Page]
4.10.1.12.2.1 Temperature
4.10.1.12.2.2 Relative humidity
4.10.1.12.3 Firing voltage, programming voltage and testing voltage
4.10.1.12.4 Connection to mains power or wired interconnection networks for firing and programming units
4.10.1.12.5 Double insulation of firing, programming, testing or control units
4.10.1.12.6 Information provided about a blast by the units of the electronic initiation system
4.10.1.12.7 Time for firing units entering a safe state after losing connection to the control unit
4.10.1.12.8 Information on the firmware and software update function of the units of the electronic initiation system
4.10.1.12.9 Information on the activation of data communication between units of the electronic initiation system and electronic detonators
4.10.1.12.10 Activation of the control function of control units of electronic initiation systems
4.10.1.12.11 Ingress protection
4.10.1.12.12 Carrying case
4.10.2 Requirements on properties of electronic initiation systems [Go to Page]
4.10.2.1 Requirements on properties of electronic detonators
4.10.2.2 Functionality of electronic initiation systems
4.10.2.3 Fault tolerance of electronic initiation systems
4.10.2.4 Electromagnetic compatibility of electronic initiation systems
4.10.2.5 Delay accuracy of electronic initiation systems
4.10.2.6 Maximum output current and the maximum transient output energy pulse of programming units and testing units
4.10.2.7 Insulation resistance of firing units, programming units and testing units
4.10.2.8 Resistance to climatic and mechanical stress of firing units, programming units, testing units and control units
4.10.2.9 System response in case of faults leading to inadvertent initiation or misfires of electronic detonators
4.10.2.10 Fault tolerance of units of electronic initiation systems
4.10.2.11 Incapability of programming and testing units to submit a command to fire electronic detonators
4.10.2.12 Maximum duration of the firing window
4.10.2.13 User confirmation to fire
4.10.2.14 Information about blast parameters provided by the units of electronic initiating systems
4.10.2.15 Remote firing systems entering safe state
4.10.2.16 Access protection of updates for units of electronic initiation systems
Annex A (normative) Specifications on reference detonators
Table A.1 — Primary and base charge quantities and dimensions of reference detonator types
Figure A.1 — Reference detonator
Table A.2 — Specifications for the base charge
Figure A.2 — Dimensions of the inner cup
Annex B (informative) Classification of defects
Table B.1 — Specification of test sample sizes
Table B.2 — Means of evaluation
Annex C (normative) PROBIT model
C.1 General
C.2 Symbols
C.3 Calculation of the frequencies
C.4 Calculation of intermediate statistical parameters
C.5 Calculation of the no-fire and all-fire values
C.6 Example 1 — Calculation of relative frequencies
Table C.1 — Example of experimental results for the calculation of the frequencies
C.7 Example 2 — Calculation of a no-fire current and an all-fire current
Table C.2 — Example of values for calculation of the no-fire and all-fire currents
Table C.3 — Calculated statistical parameters
Annex D (informative) Examples of hazards and faults for electronic initiation systems
D.1 Examples of hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events as well as contributing factors associated with electronic initiation systems
D.1.1 General
D.1.2 General causes of hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events
Table D.1 — Hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events which could contribute to cause unintended initiation — Critical defect
Table D.2 — Hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events which could contribute to cause misfire — Major defect
Table D.3 — Hazards, hazardous situations and hazardous events which could contribute to cause incorrect function — Minor defect
D.2 Examples of combinations to obtain that unintended initiation (critical defect) does not occur even in the presence of two independent faults
D.2.1 General
D.2.2 Example 1
Figure D.1 — Principle of programming unit and electronic detonator
D.2.3 Example 2
Figure D.2 — Principle of electronic detonator
D.2.4 Hypothesis
D.2.5 Analysis of the circuits
D.2.6 Conclusion
D.3 Examples of reliability aspects for electronic initiation systems
Table D.4 — Examples of reliability aspects
Annex E (informative) Information on evaluation techniques
E.1 General
E.2 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
E.3 Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
E.4 Fault simulation/Fault insertion testing
E.5 Functional testing
E.6 Black box testing
E.7 Walk-throughs/design reviews
E.8 Boundary value analysis
E.9 Control flow analysis
E.10 Data flow analysis
E.11 Avalanche/stress testing
E.12 Modular structure
E.13 Use of safety critical variables
E.14 Wrong parts of program
E.15 Transmission of information
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential safety requirements of Directive 2014/28/EU relating to the making available on the market and supervision of explosives for civil uses aimed to be covered
Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Directive 2014/28/EU
Bibliography [Go to Page]

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