ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED ITEMS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER 2 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1 CHAPTER 3 FIRE PREVENTION PROTECTION AND SUPPRESSION 7 CHAPTER 4 HAZARD CLASSIFICATION AND COMPATIBILITY GROUPS 23 CHAPTER 5 QUANTITY DISTANCE 25 CHAPTER 6 ELECTRICAL HAZARDS 75 CHAPTER 7 TRANSPORTATION 89 CHAPTER 8 SAFETY SITE PLANNING CONSTRUCTION AND UTILITIES 93 CHAPTER 9 EXPLOSIVES LICENSING 104 CHAPTER 10 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT MHE 104 CHAPTER 11 PORT OPERATIONS 105 CHAPTER 12 LIGHTNING PROTECTION 110 CHAPTER 13 EXPLOSIVES STORAGE REQUIREMENTS 115 CHAPTER 14 PEACETIME OPERATIONS 122 CHAPTER 15 WARTIME OPERATIONS 133 CHAPTER 16 STORAGE AND HANDLING OF COMMERCIAL EXPLOSIVES 137 CHAPTER 17 DEMILITARIZATION 138 CHAPTER 18 MAINTENANCE 139 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 PURPOSE THIS PAMPHLET EXPLAINS THE ARMY S SAFETY CRITERIA AND STANDARDS FOR OPERATIONS INVOLVING AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES PRESCRIBED BY AR 385 64 FOR THE UNITED STATES ARMY GOCO FACILITIES AND CONTRAC TOR OPERATIONS ON GOVERNMENT PROPERTY 1 2 REFERENCES REQUIRED AND RELATED PUBLICATIONS ARE LISTED IN APPENDIX A 1 3 EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS ABBREVIATIONS AND SPECIAL TERMS USED IN THIS PAMPHLET ARE EXPLAINED IN THE GLOSSARY 1 4 IMPLEMENTATION A T H I S P A M P H L E T P R O V I D E S T H E G U I D A N C E T O I M P L E M E N T A R 385 64 ADHERING TO ITS PROCEDURES WILL ENSURE SAFE AND PROPER STORAGE AND HANDLING OF AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS ARE THOSE IN WHICH THE TERM SHALL WILL OR MUST IS USED AND NO DEVIATION IS PERMITTED WITHOUT SPECIFIC WRITTEN AUTHORITY IN THE FORM OF A WAIVER OR EXEMPTION AS DETAILED IN AR 385 64 ADVISORY PROVISIONS ARE THOSE IN WHICH THE TERM MAY OR SHOULD IS USED AND NO DEVIATION IS PERMITTED UNLESS LOCAL WAIVERS ARE AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY LOCAL COMMANDER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE IN NEW CONSTRUCTION OR BUILDING MODIFICATION ADVISORY STANDARDS BE COME MANDATORY B SOME OF THE PROCEDURES USED IN CARRYING OUT THE U S ARMY EXPLOSIVES SAFETY PROGRAM ARE OUTLINED IN PUBLICATIONS THAT ARE NOT PUBLISHED BY THE ARMY AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH STANDARD SUP PLY CHANNELS FOR EXAMPLE SEVERAL ARE PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION NFPA AND SOME BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE ANSI 1 5 POLICY ON EXISTING EXPLOSIVES FACILITIES A PROGRAM SHOULD BE LOCALLY DEVELOPED TO CORRECT DEFICIENCIES IF SUCH DEFICIENCIES EXIST WHERE PREVIOUSLY CONSTRUCTED EXPLOSIVES FA CILITIES DO NOT COMPLY WITH CURRENT SAFETY STANDARDS THE PROGRAM PRIORITY ITEMS SHOULD BE BASED ON A HAZARD ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESS MENT OF EACH VIOLATION CHAPTER 2 GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 2 1 HAZARD ANALYSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENT ALL OPERATIONS INVOLVING AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES WILL BE RE VIEWED TO IDENTIFY AND MANAGE THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION SEE FIG 2 1 A A RISK ASSESSMENT SHALL BE PERFORMED ON ALL NEW OR MODIFIED INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS AND FACILITIES INVOLVING AMMUNITION AND EXPLO SIVES BASED UPON THIS ASSESSMENT ENGINEERING DESIGN CRITERIA FOR THE FACILITY AND OR OPERATION WILL BE DEVELOPED TO SELECT APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT SHIELDING ENGINEERING CONTROLS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR PERSONNEL THE ASSESSMENT WILL REVIEW SUCH FACTORS AS 1 INITIATION SENSITIVITY 2 QUANTITY OF MATERIALS 3 HEAT OUTPUT 4 RATE OF BURNING 5 POTENTIAL IGNITION AND INITIATION SOURCES 6 PROTECTION CAPABILITIES OF SHIELDS VARIOUS TYPES OF CLOTHING AND FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND 7 THE ACUTE AND CHRONIC HEALTH HAZARDS OF HOT VAPORS AND COM BUSTION PRODUCTS ON EXPOSED PERSONNEL B AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES OPERATIONS WILL REQUIRE AN OPERA TIONAL OR TASK HAZARD ANALYSIS PRIOR TO WRITING A NEW STANDING OPERAT ING PROCEDURE SOP FOR AN AMMUNITION OR EXPLOSIVES OPERATION OR BEFORE THE BIANNUAL REVIEW OF AN EXISTING AMMUNITION OR EXPLOSIVES OPERATION C P E R S O N N E L C O N D U C T I N G T H E H A Z A R D A N A L Y S I S W I L L B E KNOWLEDGEABLE 1 IN AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES SAFETY 2 IN THE TASK TO BE PERFORMED AND 3 IN THE METHODS USED TO CONDUCT A HAZARD ANALYSIS 2 2 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS PERSONNEL WORKING WITH EXPLOSIVES WILL BE TRAINED IN THE TASKS TO BE PERFORMED THEY MUST UNDERSTAND THE HAZARDS STANDARDS PROCE DURES AND PRECAUTIONS THAT APPLY TO THEIR WORK 2 3 USE OF WRITTEN STANDARDS WRITTEN STANDARDS MUST BE DEVELOPED AND USED FOR EACH EXPLOSIVES OPERATION THESE STANDARDS MAY BE BASED ON STANDARDS FOUND IN ARMY PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS REGULATIONS OR TECHNICAL MANUALS OR IN HIGHER HEADQUARTERS STANDARD PUBLICATIONS A SOPS FOR ALL EXPLOSIVES OPERATIONS ENSURE WORKERS HAVE THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PERFORM THEIR TASKS SAFELY EACH WORKER WILL READ THE SOP OR HAVE THE SOP READ ALOUD BEFORE STARTING THE OPERATION SOPS MUST BE READILY AVAILABLE AT THE WORK SITE APPLICA BLE PARTS OF THE SOP WILL BE CLEARLY POSTED AT ALL WORKSTATIONS IN THE OPERATION SUCH AS BAYS WITHIN A BUILDING WHEN POSTING WITHIN THE WORK SITE IS NOT PRACTICAL THE SOP WILL BE POSTED AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SITE B ALL SOPS FOR EXPLOSIVES OPERATIONS WILL IDENTIFY POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ITEMS OR CONDITIONS EXPLOSIVES WORKERS OBSERVING HAZ ARDOUS OR POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL NOTIFY THEIR SUPERVI SOR IMMEDIATELY SUPERVISORS WILL CORRECT THE OPERATIONS OR PRACTICES WHICH IF ALLOWED TO CONTINUE COULD REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL HARM TO PERSONNEL OR MAJOR SYSTEM DAM A G E O R E N D A N G E R T H E I N S T A L L A T I O N S C A P A C I T Y T O A C C O M P L I S H I T S MISSION C PROCEDURES WILL BE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH AND IN THE LANGUAGE WORKERS UNDERSTAND IF THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND ENGLISH D WRITTEN PROCEDURES ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR EXPLOSIVES ORDNANCE DISPOSAL EOD EMERGENCY OPERATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH AN AP PROVED RENDER SAFE PROCEDURE 2 4 PERSONNEL AND EXPLOSIVES LIMITS OPERATIONS MUST BE CONDUCTED IN A MANNER WHICH EXPOSES THE MINI MUM NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO THE SMALLEST QUANTITY OF EXPLOSIVES FOR THE SHORTEST PERIOD OF TIME CONSISTENT WITH CONDUCTING THE OPERATION EXAMPLES ARE AS FOLLOWS A TASKS NOT NECESSARY TO THE OPERATION WILL BE PROHIBITED WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE HAZARD PRODUCED BY THE OPERATION B PERSONNEL LIMITS MUST BE CLEARLY POSTED FOR EACH OPERATION AND MUST NOT BE EXCEEDED DURING THE OPERATION LIMITS FOR EXPLOSIVES OPERATIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SOP C WHERE CONCURRENT OPERATIONS MUST BE PERFORMED IN A SINGLE BUILDING THE LAYOUT WILL BE PLANNED TO PROTECT FROM BLAST OVERPRES SURE AND TO PROVIDE SEPARATION OF DISSIMILAR EXPLOSIVES HAZARDS BY USING SUBSTANTIAL DIVIDING WALLS BARRICADES OR OTHER MEANS TO EN SURE MAXIMUM PERSONNEL PROTECTION D PERSONNEL NOT NEEDED FOR THE OPERATION WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM VISITING THIS DOES NOT PROHIBIT OFFICIAL VISITS BY SAFETY QUALITY CONTROL QC MANAGEMENT OR INSPECTION PERSONNEL UP TO ESTAB LISHED PERSONNEL LIMITS E EACH WORKER WILL ENSURE EXPLOSIVES LIMITS FOR THE WORK AREA ARE NOT EXCEEDED LIMITS WILL BE EXPRESSED IN TOTAL NET EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT NEW NUMBER OF UNITS OR THE NUMBER OF TRAYS BOXES PALLETS OR OTHER UNITS WHICH ARE MORE EASILY CONTROLLED F EXPLOSIVES LIMITS WILL BE BASED ON THE MINIMUM QUANTITY OF EXPLOSIVES SUFFICIENT FOR THE OPERATION LIMITS WILL NOT EXCEED THE QUANTITY USED DURING HALF A WORK SHIFT AND WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH QUANTITY DISTANCE Q D SEPARATION CRITERIA G THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF EXPLOSIVES OF EACH HAZARD DIVISION HD ALLOWED WILL BE CLEARLY POSTED IN EACH ROOM CUBICLE MAGA ZINE OR BUILDING USED FOR STORING EXPLOSIVES FOR OPERATING LOCA TIONS POST THE EXPLOSIVES LIMITS FOR THE OPERATION BEING CONDUCTED MATERIAL LIMITS NEED ONLY BE POSTED IN STORAGE MAGAZINES IF THE LIMIT IS NOT THE SAME AS THAT FOR OTHER MAGAZINES IN THE BLOCK OR IF THE 1 L I M I T W O U L D N O T B E R E A D I L Y A P P A R E N T D U E T O S O M E U N U S U A L CIRCUMSTANCES 2 5 HANDLING AND MOVEMENT PRECAUTIONS MUNITIONS AND OR EXPLOSIVES WILL BE HANDLED ONLY BY TRAINED PERSON NEL WHO UNDERSTAND THE HAZARDS AND RISKS INVOLVED IN THE OPERATION SUPERVISORS WILL BE TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE AND ABATE HAZARDS ASSOCI ATED WITH THEIR OPERATIONS A DETONATORS INITIATORS SQUIBS BLASTING CAPS ELECTRICAL AND NON ELECTRICAL AND OTHER INITIATING DEVICES WILL BE CARRIED IN PROTECTIVE CONTAINERS THE CONTAINERS MUST PREVENT ITEM TO ITEM CONTACT AND BE MARKED TO IDENTIFY THE CONTENTS B BALE HOOKS WILL NOT BE USED TO HANDLE EXPLOSIVES C NAILS MAY BE USED TO SECURE COVERS OR REPAIR EXPLOSIVES CON T A I N E R S O N L Y I F T H E R E I S N O H A Z A R D T O T H E E X P L O S I V E I T E M O R O F PENETRATING PROTECTIVE COVERINGS D NAILS AND OTHER PACKING MATERIALS WILL COMPLY WITH TECHNICAL PACKING ORDERS MILITARY SPECIFICATIONS OR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTA TION DOT SPECIFICATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE ITEM E M U N I T I O N S W I L L N O T B E T U M B L E D D R A G G E D D R O P P E D T H R O W N ROLLED OR WALKED CONTAINERS DESIGNED WITH SKIDS MAY BE PUSHED OR PULLED FOR POSITIONING UNLESS OTHERWISE MARKED ON THE CONTAINER F CONVEYORS CHUTES HAND TRUCKS AND FORKLIFTS MAY BE USED IN ATMOSPHERES AND LOCATIONS WHERE THEY WILL NOT CREATE HAZARDS G SECTIONALIZED ROLLER CONVEYORS MOVING MUNITIONS OR EXPLOSIVES WILL BE SUPPORTED AND THE SECTIONS INTERLOCKED OR SECURED BOXES OF EXPLOSIVES WILL NOT BE USED TO SUPPORT CONVEYORS H SAFETY HANDTOOLS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OF WOOD OR OTHER NON SPARKING OR SPARK RESISTANT MATERIALS SUCH AS BRONZE WHICH UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS OF USE WILL NOT PRODUCE SPARKS ONLY PROPERLY MAINTAINED SAFETY HANDTOOLS WILL BE USED FOR LOCATIONS HAVING HAZ ARDOUS CONCENTRATIONS OF FLAMMABLE DUSTS GASES VAPORS OR EXPOSED EXPLOSIVES 1 HANDTOOLS OR OTHER IMPLEMENTS USED NEAR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MUST BE HANDLED CAREFULLY AND KEPT CLEAN ALL TOOLS WILL BE CHECKED FOR DAMAGE AT THE START AND ON COMPLETION OF WORK 2 IF IT IS NECESSARY TO USE FERROUS METAL HANDTOOLS BECAUSE OF THEIR STRENGTH THE IMMEDIATE AREA SHOULD BE FREE FROM EXPOSED EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER HIGHLY COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS EXCEPT IN SPECIFIC OPERATIONS APPROVED BY THE INSTALLATION SAFETY OFFICER 3 SAFETY HANDTOOLS CONTAINING COPPER OR ZINC SUCH AS BRASS OR BRONZE WILL NOT BE USED IN PROXIMITY TO LEAD AZIDE OR RESIDUALS FROM THE TREATMENT OF LEAD AZIDE 2 6 HOUSEKEEPING A WASTE MATERIALS 1 WASTE MATERIALS SUCH AS OILY RAGS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SUCH AS EXPLOSIVES SCRAP AND WOOD PAPER AND COMBUSTIBLE PACKING MATERIALS WILL NOT BE MIXED EACH OF THESE CATEGORIES OF WASTE WILL BE CAREFULLY CONTROLLED AND PLACED IN SEPARATE APPROVED PROPERLY MARKED CONTAINERS THE CONTAINERS WILL BE PLACED OUTSIDE THE FACILI TIES EXCEPT FOR CONTAINERS REQUIRED AT THE WORK LOCATION DURING OPERATIONS WORKING LOCATION CONTAINERS WILL BE EMPTIED AS NEEDED BUT AT LEAST ONCE EACH SHIFT 2 CONTAINERS FOR EXPLOSIVES WASTE WILL HAVE COVERS PREFERABLY SELF CLOSING EXPLOSIVES HAZARDOUS WASTE INCLUDES SCRAP POWDER INI T I A T I N G O R S E N S I T I V E E X P L O S I V E S S W E E P I N G S F R O M O P E N E X P L O S I V E S AREAS AND RAGS CONTAMINATED WITH THESE EXPLOSIVES A RECEPTACLES SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH LIQUID NORMALLY WATER OR OIL TO COVER THE SCRAPS OR RAGS IF THIS DOES NOT ADD TO THE HAZARD B NO 10 MINERAL OIL IS USEFUL FOR COVERING WHITE PHOSPHOROUS WP PYROTECHNIC TRACER FLARE AND SIMILAR MIXTURES IF WATER IS USED TO COVER SUCH MATERIALS SCRAP SHOULD BE PUT IN SO IT IS IMMEDI ATELY IMMERSED TO REDUCE ANY PRODUCTION OF DANGEROUS GASES 3 HAZARDOUS WASTE MATERIAL WILL BE REMOVED FROM OPERATING BUILDINGS TO THE DISPOSAL AREA OR AN ISOLATED TEMPORARY COLLECTION POINT AT FREQUENT INTERVALS AND BEFORE LEAVING AT THE END OF THE DUTY DAY OR SHIFT WHEN ISOLATED COLLECTION POINTS ARE USED TIME AND QUANTITY LIMITS WHICH COMPLY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS WILL BE SET UP TO ENSURE TIMELY MOVEMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO THE DISPOSAL AREA HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SHOULD NOT BE STORED IN THE DISPOSAL AREA BUT DISPOSED OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER ARRIVAL 4 HAZARDOUS WASTES WILL BE DISPOSED OF IN AUTHORIZED FACILITIES DISPOSAL OPERATIONS WILL BE COVERED BY AN SOP THE ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL WILL INCLUDE DISPOSAL FACILI TIES ON WASTE DISPOSAL PERMITS AS REQUIRED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY EPA B CLEANING A REGULAR CLEANING PROGRAM WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO E N S U R E S A F E T Y F R E Q U E N C Y E S P E C I A L L Y I N O P E R A T I N G B U I L D I N G S W I L L DEPEND ON LOCAL CONDITIONS 1 GENERAL CLEANING WILL NOT BE DONE DURING AN EXPLOSIVES OPERA TION OR WHILE EXPLOSIVES ARE IN OPERATING BUILDINGS 2 WHERE THERE ARE EXPOSED EXPLOSIVES OR A RISK FROM ACCUMULAT ING EXPLOSIVES STRUCTURAL MEMBERS RADIATORS HEATING COILS PIPES AND ELECTRICAL FIXTURES WILL BE KEPT CLEAN C SWEEPING COMPOUNDS 1 SWEEPING COMPOUNDS CONTAINING WAX OR OIL WILL NOT BE USED ON CONDUCTIVE FLOORS 2 CLEANING AGENTS THAT INCLUDE CAUSTIC ALKALIES MUST NOT BE USED IN LOCATIONS CONTAINING EXPOSED EXPLOSIVES BECAUSE SENSITIVE EXPLO SIVE COMPOUNDS MAY FORM 3 WHERE THERE MAY BE EXPOSED EXPLOSIVES ON THE FLOOR HOT WATER OR STEAM IS THE PREFERRED CLEANING METHOD WHEN SWEEPING COMPOUNDS MUST BE USED THEY WILL BE NONABRASIVE 4 SWEEPING COMPOUNDS MAY BE COMBUSTIBLE BUT WILL NOT BE VOLATILE CLOSED CUP FLASHPOINT WILL NOT BE LESS THAN 230 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT D EXPLOSIVES RECOVERY AND RE USE ALL LOOSE EXPLOSIVES RECOVERED AS SWEEPINGS WILL BE DESTROYED 2 7 TESTING DISASSEMBLY AND MODIFICATION OF EXPLOSIVES ITEMS THIS PARAGRAPH GIVES PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE DURING TESTING DISASSEMB LY AND MODIFICATION OF EXPLOSIVES ITEMS A ALL TESTING DISASSEMBLY AND MODIFICATION OPERATIONS WILL BE DONE BY QUALIFIED TECHNICIANS ACCORDING TO APPROVED SOPS THE SUPERVISOR WILL PROVIDE ANY NECESSARY DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES B MODIFICATION TESTING OR DISASSEMBLY OF EXPLOSIVES ITEMS IS PERMITTED FOR ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES 1 WHEN AUTHORIZED BY APPROVED PUBLICATIONS 2 WHEN APPROVAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY THE MACOM AND THE ITEM MANAGER OR SYSTEM PROGRAM OFFICE 3 WHEN EOD PERSONNEL REQUIRE DISASSEMBLY FOR TECHNICAL INTEL LIGENCE OR EMERGENCY RENDER SAFE OPERATIONS 4 WHEN CONDUCTED AS PART OF AN APPROVED ORGANIZATION MISSION THAT INCLUDES RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT OR TEST OF EXPLOSIVES ITEMS OR EXPLOSIVE EQUIPMENT C OPERATIONAL SHIELDS REMOTE CONTROLLED DEVICES FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND VENTILATOR SYSTEMS WILL BE USED WHERE NEEDED TO PRO TECT PERSONNEL AND PROPERTY 1 OPERATIONS SUCH AS CONTINUITY CHECKS OF ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED EXPLOSIVES DEVICES PROPELLANT CUTTING EXPLOSIVES COMPONENT ASSEM BLY MODIFICATION OR DISASSEMBLY AND DEMILITARIZATION WILL REQUIRE PROVEN OPERATOR PROTECTION 2 OPERATIONAL SHIELDS AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMS WILL BE DE SIGNED AND TESTED TO PROTECT COMPLETELY AGAINST ALL POTENTIAL HAZARDS THESE HAZARDS MAY INCLUDE EXPLOSION FRAGMENTS FIRE HEAT RADIA TION HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT OR TOXIC VAPORS DEPENDENT ON THE EXPLO SIVE MATERIAL INVOLVED 3 WHEN PROTECTIVE DEVICES OF A SPECIFIC DESIGN ARE REQUIRED BY A TECHNICAL MANUAL TM THE TM MANAGING AGENCY MUST ENSURE THAT THE DEVICES HAVE BEEN TESTED AND ARE SAFE 4 WHEN A USING COMMAND ESTABLISHES A REQUIREMENT FOR PROTEC TIVE DEVICES THAT COMMAND MUST ENSURE THAT THE DEVICES ARE OF A SAFE DESIGN 2 8 EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL TRAINING AIDS A EOD TRAINING AIDS ARE UNIQUE IN THEIR REQUIREMENTS FOR REALISM THE EOD REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW ARE REQUIRED FOR ENSURING THAT EOD TRAINING AIDS ARE PROPERLY MAINTAINED THE COMMANDER OF EACH EOD UNIT HAVING TRAINING AIDS WILL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED ITEMS 2 1 ENSURE THAT NO LIVE EXPLOSIVE OR AMMUNITION IS MIXED WITH THE TRAINING AIDS 2 ENSURE THAT EACH TRAINING AID LARGER THAN 50 CALIBER IS MARKED AS BEING INERT SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION WHICH IS 50 CALIBER OR LESS MAY BE MARKED BY MARKING THE CONTAINER AND THE NUMBER OF ROUNDS CONTAINED IN THE BOX 3 ENSURE THAT EACH TRAINING AID IS MARKED WITH A SERIAL NUMBER SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION CONTAINERS MAY BE MARKED INSTEAD OF EACH ITEM B THE ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING EOD TRAINING AIDS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING 1 A 100 PERCENT SERIAL NUMBER INVENTORY CONDUCTED YEARLY 2 A FORMAL REPORT OF THE RESULTS OF THE INVENTORY 3 A FILE ON RECORD AT EOD HEADQUARTERS WHICH SHOWS BY SERIAL NUMBER AND TYPE WHERE EOD TRAINING AIDS ARE LOCATED C WHEN AN EOD TRAINING AID IS RELEASED FROM EOD CONTROL IT WILL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH 13 6 FOR MARKING OF INERT AMMUNITION 2 9 FIELD SAFETY USING UNITS MUST KEEP AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES PROPERLY PACKED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT POSSIBLE THIS PRACTICE IS CRITICAL TO SAFETY AND QUALITY A AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES MUST REMAIN PACKED UNTIL IMMEDI ATELY PRIOR TO USE UNPACK ONLY THE QUANTITY EXPECTED TO BE IMMEDI ATELY FIRED SAVE ALL PACKING MATERIAL UNTIL EXERCISE IS COMPLETE FOR POSSIBLE USE IN REPACK B PROPERLY REPACK AMMUNITION BEFORE TRANSPORTING ON MOTOR VE HICLES AIRCRAFT OR WATERCRAFT C IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO REPLACE SAFETY DEVICES BEFORE REPA CKING FOR EXAMPLE SHORTING CLIPS ON 2 75 INCH ROCKETS ELECTRICAL SHUNTS ON HOFFMAN DEVICES AND PADS PROTECTING PRIMERS ON GUN AND MORTAR AMMUNITION D AMMUNITION WHICH HAS MISFIRED OR HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS UN SERVICEABLE MUST BE INDELIBLY MARKED AND SEGREGATED FROM SERVICEA BLE AMMUNITION 2 10 ACCIDENT REPORTING AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES ACCIDENTS SHALL BE REPORTED AND INVESTI GATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AR 385 40 MALFUNCTIONS MUST BE REPOR TED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AR 75 1 2 11 ROD AND GUN CLUBS EACH CLUB THAT HANDLOADS AMMUNITION ON ARMY PROPERTY MUST OPER ATE ACCORDING TO WRITTEN EXPLOSIVES SAFETY STANDARDS A QUALIFIED MEMBER WILL BE DESIGNATED TO ENSURE EXPLOSIVES SAFETY CRITERIA ARE DEVELOPED AND ENFORCED A RETAIL STORES WHERE ONLY RETAIL SALES ARE MADE PARAGRAPH 5 1B OF THIS PAMPHLET WILL APPLY 1 AS DETERMINED BY THE INSTALLATION COMMANDER COMPLIANCE WITH Q D STANDARDS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR REASONABLE QUANTITIES OF SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION SUCH AS 100 POUNDS OF PROPELLANT AND 25 000 PRIMERS PACKED IN THEIR SHIPPING CONTAINERS 2 HD 1 3 PROPELLANT WILL NOT BE PLACED IN OTHER CONTAINERS IF IT WOULD RESULT IN EXTREME CONFINEMENT IF IGNITED 3 WHEN COMPLYING WITH 1 AND 2 ABOVE AN EXCEPTION TO Q D AND FIRE SYMBOL REQUIREMENTS FOR HD 1 1 PRIMERS WILL APPLY FIRE SYMBOL 3 MAY BE USED TO DESIGNATE THE PRESENCE OF PROPELLANT AND PRIMERS THE SYMBOL NEED NOT BE CHANGED DURING TEMPORARY PERIODS WHEN THE PROPELLANT HAS BEEN SOLD OUT BUT PRIMERS ARE STILL IN STOCK B HANDLOADING HANDLOADING OPERATIONS WILL BE DONE IN A ROOM OR BUILDING SOLELY USED FOR THIS PURPOSE THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED ABOVE FOR A RETAIL STORE APPLY AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING 1 A WRITTEN PROCEDURE APPROVED BY THE INSTALLATION SAFETY OFFICE WILL BE DEVELOPED AND POSTED 2 O N L Y A U T H O R I Z E D P E R S O N N E L T R A I N E D I N U S I N G H A N D L O A D I N G EQUIPMENT AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT SAFETY PROVISIONS AND HAZARDS INVOLVED WILL BE ALLOWED LOADING PRIVILEGES RELOADERS WILL WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES OR FACE SHIELDS TRAINEES MUST BE STRICTLY SUPERVISED 3 SMOKING MATCHES OR FLAME PRODUCING DEVICES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED IN ANY LOADING OR STORAGE LOCATION 4 NO MORE THAN 10 POUNDS OF PROPELLANTS 10 000 PRIMERS AND 5 000 ASSEMBLED ROUNDS WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE HANDLOADING ROOM AT ONE TIME 5 STORAGE LOCKERS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE EXPLOSIVES ONLY QUANTITIES REQUIRED TO SUSTAIN A CONTINUOUS OPERATION WILL BE TRANS FERRED TO THE LOADING POINT ONLY ONE PACKING TRAY AT A TIME WILL BE REMOVED FROM PRIMER STORAGE UNUSED COMPONENTS WILL BE REPACKED IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONTAINERS AND RETURNED TO THE STORAGE LOCKER AT THE END OF EACH LOADING OPERATION LOCKERS WILL BE LOCKED WHEN NOT IN USE 6 FLOORS AND WALLS MUST BE FREE OF CRACKS THAT COULD ACCUMULATE EXPLOSIVES DUST AND FOREIGN MATERIALS GOOD HOUSEKEEPING PRACTICES WILL BE OBSERVED AT ALL TIMES 7 IN CASE OF A SPILL ALL OPERATIONS WILL STOP UNTIL THE EXPLOSIVES ARE CLEANED UP PLACE ALL SALVAGED PROPELLANT IN A METAL CONTAINER WITH WATER ALL DAMAGED COMPONENTS OR DAMAGED COMPLETE ROUNDS WILL BE PLACED IN A SEPARATE PROPERLY MARKED CONTAINER SALVAGED PROPELLANT DAMAGED ROUNDS OR COMPONENTS AND EMPTY EXPLOSIVES CONTAINERS WILL BE DISPOSED OF BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL 8 O N L Y C O M M E R C I A L T Y P E L O A D I N G T O O L S D I E S S C A L E S P O W D E R MEASURES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT WILL BE USED DURING HANDLOADING OPERATIONS 9 BULLET MOLDING WILL BE DONE OUTSIDE THE HANDLOADING ROOM 2 12 PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS EXHIBITIONS AND CELEBRATIONS A PARTICIPATION OF ARMY PERSONNEL MILITARY OF CIVILIAN IN PUBIC DEMONSTRATIONS EXHIBITIONS AND CELEBRATIONS INVOLVING THE USE OF MILITARY OR COMMERCIAL EXPLOSIVES AND PYROTECHNICS IS NOT ADVISABLE EXCEPT IN RARE INSTANCES B REQUESTS FOR PARTICIPATION OF ARMY PERSONNEL IN SUCH DEMON STRATIONS EXHIBITIONS AN CELEBRATIONS EITHER IN AN OFFICIAL OR SEMIOF F I C I A L C A P A C I T Y W I L L B E D I S C O U R A G E D I N T H E E V E N T S U C H O F F I C I A L PARTICIPATION IS CONSIDERED ADVISABLE DETAILED PLANS FOR DEMONSTRA TIONS EXHIBITIONS OR CELEBRATIONS INVOLVING ARMY PERSONNEL ACTIVI T I E S E Q U I P M E N T O R M A T E R I A L S W I L L B E S U B M I T T E D T H R O U G H S A F E T Y CHANNEL TO THE MACOM COMMANDER FOR APPROVAL C COMMERCIAL FIREWORKS USED IN HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS ON THE IN STALLATION WILL BE TRANSPORTED SET UP AND FIRED ON THE SAME DAY ONLY BY COMMERCIAL FIRMS OR LICENSED PYROTECHNIC TECHNICIANS IN ACCORD ANCE WITH LOCAL LAWS AND NFPA STANDARD 1123 COMMERCIAL FIRE WORKS CONFISCATED OR FOUND ON AN INSTALLATION WILL BE PLACED IN ISOLATED STORAGE UNTIL QUALIFIED EOD PERSONNEL DESTROY THEM 2 13 STATIC OR PUBLIC DISPLAY LIVE EXPLOSIVES ITEMS WILL NOT BE USED FOR DISPLAY OR LOADED OR INSTALLED ON DISPLAY VEHICLES OR AIRCRAFT EXPLOSIVES ITEMS WILL NOT BE RENDERED INERT FOR THIS PURPOSE UNLESS AUTHORIZED BY THE SPECIFIC ITEM MANAGER OR THE SYSTEM PROGRAM OFFICE A LIVE OR EXPENDED AMMUNITION MUST BE REMOVED FROM VEHICLE OR AIRCRAFT GUN SYSTEM IF FEASIBLE IF NOT FEASIBLE GUN SYSTEMS MUST BE RENDERED MECHANICALLY AND ELECTRICALLY SAFE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT OR VEHICLE IS PLACED ON DISPLAY B OPERATIONAL VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT MAY BE DISPLAYED WITHOUT REMOVING EXPLOSIVES COMPONENTS FROM EGRESS OR LIFE SUPPORT SYS TEMS APPROPRIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TECHNICAL MANUALS WILL BE TAKEN AND VISITORS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED NEAR ACTUAT ING CONTROLS C WHEN FEASIBLE EJECTION CARTRIDGES WILL BE REMOVED FROM EXTER NAL RELEASE SYSTEMS IF NOT ENSURE THAT SAFETY PINS OR DEVICES CANNOT BE EASILY REMOVED AND FIRING CIRCUITS ARE ISOLATED FOR EXAMPLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS PULLED D PROCEDURES FOR STATIC DISPLAY OF VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT ARE CON TAINED IN SPECIFIC VEHICLE OR AIRCRAFT TECHNICAL MANUALS 2 14 EXPLOSIVES TRAINING AIDS FOR MILITARY WORKING DOGS THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES TRAINING AIDS FOR TRAINING MILITARY WORKING ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EXPLOSIVES AND RELATED ITEMS 3