Explosive Test Labs
49 CFR 173.56(b)(1) provides that new explosives must be examined and assigned a recommended shipping description, classification, and compatibility group by a person who has been approved by the Associate Administrator to do so.
The organizations listed below have been approved by the Associate Administrator to examine and make recommendations concerning new explosives in accordance with 49 CFR 173.56(b)(1).
The approvals search tool is a powerful and effective method to determine the current status of a submission, existing approval, pending approval, terminated approval or expired approval.
If you need information concerning application status that is not available in this search, please contact: explo@dot.gov or call 202/366-4545.
| Agencies | Contact Person | Address, Phone, & E-mail |
|---|---|---|
| APT Research, Inc. | Jorge Flores | 4950 Research Drive Huntsville, AL 35805 jflores@apt-research.com Tel: 407-760-3609 Fax: 256-837-7786 |
| Energetics Experts, LLC | Thaddeus Speed | 9168 N. Deerfield Cir. Eagle Mountain, UT 84005 (801) - 647 - 1031 Inquiry@EnergeticsExperts.com |
| Explosives Bureau | Thomas Chang | 407 Hartshorn Drive C: 862-400-5210 |
| Explosives Examiners LLC | Phillip Kneisl | 19149 Penn Valley Drive Penn Valley, CA 95946 Explosivesexaminers@gmail.com Tel: 281-692-0178 |
| Explosives Test Center, LLC | Graham Walsh, PhD Michael Gerber | 5698 Brennan Ave Colorado Spring CO 80923 Tel: 505-515-4430 gwalsh@explosivestestcenter.com mgerber@explosivestestcenter.com |
| Safety Management Services, Inc. | Kirt Sasser Troy Gardner Jason Ford Garn Butcher Rusty Christensen | 1847 West 9000 South Suite 205 West Jordan, UT 84088 Tel: 801-567-0456 Fax: 801-567-0457 ksasser@smsenergetics.com tgardner@smsenergetics.com jford@smsenergetics.com gbutcher@smsenergetics.com rchristensen@smsenergetics.com |
Last updated: Friday, May 1, 2026