{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.explosive-chemicals","code":"thing-q12870","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q12870/","name":"explosive chemicals","alternateNames":["explosive remnants of war","detonating cord","percussion caps","Dynamex","tertiary explosive","astrolite","Dynamex A","RX-04-AU","Kemix","explosive slurry","hardening explosive","explosive with small gases going out"],"kind":"thing","status":"research-draft","version":"0.2.0-wave.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.MAT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"Chemical substances that can undergo rapid, self-sustaining reaction releasing gas and heat, used under strict controls in mining, quarrying, demolition, construction and pyrotechnics, and including explosive remnants of war; described here only at a general, legal, safety and heritage level, with no synthesis, handling or use detail.","purpose":"Let an agent handle explosive chemicals at a general and safety level: route found or suspicious materials and explosive remnants to emergency services, explain legal controls in general terms, and decline any request to make, obtain or use explosives.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Rapid energetic reaction","Strictly licensed","Dangerous to handle","Regulated in transport and storage"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"safety","name":"Safety","description":"Found materials.","layers":[{"id":"found","name":"Found","description":"Suspicious material.","findings":[{"id":"found-finding","name":"Found","description":"Found material.","questions":[{"text":"Has someone found a suspicious substance, device or explosive remnant?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Should they leave it untouched, move away and call emergency services now?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"incident","name":"Incident","description":"Explosion or fire.","findings":[{"id":"incident-finding","name":"Incident","description":"Incidents.","questions":[{"text":"Has an explosion or fire occurred?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Should people keep clear and call emergency services?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"limits","name":"Limits","description":"Agent conduct.","layers":[{"id":"decline","name":"Decline","description":"No synthesis or use.","findings":[{"id":"decline-finding","name":"Decline","description":"Facilitation limits.","questions":[{"text":"Does the request seek to make, acquire, handle or use explosives?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"How should the agent decline and, if there is danger, route to authorities?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"precursors","name":"Precursors","description":"Regulated chemicals.","findings":[{"id":"precursors-finding","name":"Precursors","description":"Precursor rules.","questions":[{"text":"Which everyday chemicals are regulated as explosives precursors, and how are suspicious purchases reported?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the answer kept to the reporting and legal level?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"industry","name":"Industry","description":"Lawful uses.","layers":[{"id":"uses","name":"Uses","description":"Industrial uses.","findings":[{"id":"uses-finding","name":"Uses","description":"Industrial uses.","questions":[{"text":"How are explosives used lawfully in mining, quarrying and demolition, in general terms?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which licences and qualifications are required?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"transport","name":"Transport","description":"Storage and transport.","findings":[{"id":"transport-finding","name":"Transport","description":"Storage and transport.","questions":[{"text":"Which rules govern storage and transport of Class 1 goods?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which authority licenses them?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"remnants","name":"Remnants","description":"Explosive remnants of war.","layers":[{"id":"clearance","name":"Clearance","description":"Mine action.","findings":[{"id":"clearance-finding","name":"Clearance","description":"Clearance.","questions":[{"text":"Which organisations clear explosive remnants of war in this region?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"How is risk education delivered to communities?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"Heritage and museums.","findings":[{"id":"history-finding","name":"History","description":"History.","questions":[{"text":"Which museums explain the history of explosives and their impact?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"How is it described without glorification?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["find what to do on finding suspicious or unexploded material","explain regulatory controls in general terms","describe lawful industrial uses at a general level","find information on clearance of explosive remnants of war"],"mustNot":["Described only generally; unfamiliar substances or objects suspected to be explosive must not be touched."],"requiresHuman":[]},"ethics":{"considerations":[],"affectedParties":[]},"owners":{"steward":"","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q5376832","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q757138","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q79529","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"hazardous substance","type":"related","note":"category"},{"target":"explosives law","type":"related","note":"law"},{"target":"bomb","type":"related","note":"weapon context"},{"target":"ammunition","type":"related","note":"related regulated items"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.explosive-chemicals","Wikidata: Q12870 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12870)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Density:  kg/m3 - Density depends on the substance and physical form and is determined through qualified laboratory characterization.","Material temperature:  K - Temperature is measured using instrumentation approved for the material and setting under qualified supervision."]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Hazard labels and GHS explosive pictogram","Licensed storage and transport","Fireworks are consumer pyrotechnics with their own rules","Described only generally; unfamiliar substances or objects suspected to be explosive must not be touched."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["find what to do on finding suspicious or unexploded material","explain regulatory controls in general terms","describe lawful industrial uses at a general level","find information on clearance of explosive remnants of war"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Accidental detonation","Facilitating manufacture or attacks","Handling explosive remnants"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Class 1","EU Regulation on explosives precursors","Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War","National explosives licensing law"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["A regulated class of hazardous materials relevant to industry, law and public safety.","industrial blasting explosives (general)","initiating devices (general)","pyrotechnic compositions (general)","explosive remnants of war","explosive precursors (regulated)"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q12870: explosive chemicals","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12870","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Explosive","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosive","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should industrial uses be a separate entry?","How should reporting routes be localised?","How should precursor rules be tracked?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q12870/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q12870/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-11T15:19:38Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"derived","ethics":"missing","owners":"missing","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"agentConduct":"Affordances listed as what may be done; prohibitions collected from the text."},"score":0.853}}