explosive chemicals
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.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Safety Found materials.
Found
Suspicious material.
Found
Found material.
- Has someone found a suspicious substance, device or explosive remnant? boundary
- Should they leave it untouched, move away and call emergency services now? action
Incident
Explosion or fire.
Incident
Incidents.
- Has an explosion or fire occurred? boundary
- Should people keep clear and call emergency services? action
Limits Agent conduct.
Decline
No synthesis or use.
Decline
Facilitation limits.
- Does the request seek to make, acquire, handle or use explosives? boundary
- How should the agent decline and, if there is danger, route to authorities? action
Precursors
Regulated chemicals.
Precursors
Precursor rules.
- Which everyday chemicals are regulated as explosives precursors, and how are suspicious purchases reported? provenance
- Is the answer kept to the reporting and legal level? boundary
Industry Lawful uses.
Uses
Industrial uses.
Uses
Industrial uses.
- How are explosives used lawfully in mining, quarrying and demolition, in general terms? definition
- Which licences and qualifications are required? provenance
Transport
Storage and transport.
Transport
Storage and transport.
- Which rules govern storage and transport of Class 1 goods? provenance
- Which authority licenses them? provenance
Remnants Explosive remnants of war.
Clearance
Mine action.
Clearance
Clearance.
- Which organisations clear explosive remnants of war in this region? provenance
- How is risk education delivered to communities? provenance
History
Heritage and museums.
History
History.
- Which museums explain the history of explosives and their impact? provenance
- How is it described without glorification? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.MAT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- 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
What it is Filled
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.
Why it exists Filled
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.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Rapid energetic reaction
- Strictly licensed
- Dangerous to handle
- Regulated in transport and storage
What robots and AI may and may not do Derived, awaiting review
Must not
- Described only generally; unfamiliar substances or objects suspected to be explosive must not be touched.
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
Note: Affordances listed as what may be done; prohibitions collected from the text.
Moral aspects Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Owners Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q5376832 - registry parent class
- Q757138 - registry parent class
- Q79529 - registry parent class
related
- hazardous substance - category
- explosives law - law
- bomb - weapon context
- ammunition - related regulated items
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.explosive-chemicals
- Wikidata: Q12870 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12870)
Direct properties required Filled
- 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 required Filled
- 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 and actions required Filled
- 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 and failure modes required Filled
- Accidental detonation
- Facilitating manufacture or attacks
- Handling explosive remnants
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- 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 of use required Filled
- 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 Filled
- Wikidata item Q12870: explosive chemicals - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Explosive - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should industrial uses be a separate entry?
- How should reporting routes be localised?
- How should precursor rules be tracked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q12870/spec.json