Designed primarily for individuals who develop, assemble, test, inspect, approve, transport, store or in some other way handle explosive items or material, the Explosive Safety Course is an overview of hazards inherent to explosive operations; associated safety precautions; and methods to analyze, test and obtain approval for explosive activities. The material in this course is derived from the following sources and any subsequent flow down regulations for the individual military services, NASA and the DOE:
- 49 CFR Parts 100-185
- Department of Defense Explosive Safety Regulation 6055.09
(previously DoD 4145.26-M) - Safety Standard for Explosives, Propellants, and Pyrotechnics NASA-STD-8719.12
- DOE-STD-1212-YYYY, DOE Explosives Safety Standard
- MIL-STD-882E, Standard Practices, System Safety Processes
The subjects covered in this 3-day class include:
- Explosives Basics
- Hazardous Stimuli
- Hazard Classification
- Insensitive Munitions
- Basic Storage & Transport Principles
- Explosive Item Recognition & Safety
- Quantity-Distance
- Reaction Effects
- Personnel Protection
- Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
- Explosives Testing
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection
- Lightning Protection
- Electromagnetic Radiation Protection
- Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) for A&E Operations
- Explosives Models
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