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Safety First! Don’t Touch
Blasting Caps are detonators. They contain a small amount of blasting powder and are designed to explode with tremendous force. Their purpose for trained operators is to set-off a larger explosive such as dynamite. Blasting caps are Labeled "Dangerous – Blasting Cap – Don’t Touch."

If you find a blasting cap, DON’T TOUCH! Call your local police or fire department immediately to report it. In unskilled hands, blasting caps are deadly. They can mutilate fingers, cause blindness and deafness – or kill!




Parents and Educators
Visit our Links and Further Reading page to obtain information on IME's "Don’t Touch" video designed to educate children about blasting cap safety. You can also obtain Don’t Touch posters by contacting the Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) at www.ime.org/ IME has developed and maintained the Don't Touch Safety Awareness Progam for blasting caps since 1926.