AMMO-82
US ARMY EXPL SAFETY QTY DIST/SITE PLNG (CERT)
TRADOC/ATRRS No. 4E-F24/431-F8
Description: This course satisfies mandatory training requirements for the certification of personnel responsible for applying Explosives Safety Quantity Distance (ESQD) concepts and site planning requirements to US Army Ammunition and Explosives (AE) facilities as prescribed by DESR 6055.09, DoDI 5160.68, AR 385-10, and DA PAM 385-64. This course provides a comprehensive review of regulations governing ESQD concepts and practices, as well as technical training in interpreting and applying ESQD tables and explosives safety considerations not directly outlined in ESQD tables, determining safe distance measurement points, managing previously determined explosives limits, and properly preparing site approval documentation. Students will receive hands-on training in developing an Explosives Safety Site Plan package using ESQD calculations, scenarios, maps, waivers, and current DoD and DA guidance.
Audience: Personnel responsible for applying ESQD concepts and site planning requirements to US Army AE facilities who require certification training as prescribed by DESR 6055.09, DoDI 5160.68, AR 385-10, and DA PAM 385-64, and for Logistics Functional Community Fellows as prescribed by AR 690-950.
Length: 2 Weeks.
Special Information: None.
Prerequisites: Completion of Course No. 9E-F67/920-F35 (DL), INTRODUCTION TO AMMUNITION (CERT), offered by the Defense Ammunition Center (DAC) via distance learning (DL) is highly recommended for personnel not enrolled in the Logistics Functional Community.
Course Topics:
- Regulatory Guidance for Explosives Safety Quantity Distance (ESQD)
- Explosives Hazard Class/Division/Compatability Groups
- Explosives Safety Quantity Distance Terms and Definitions
- ESQD Separation Distances and NEW Limits
- ESQD for HC/D 1.1
- ESQD for HC/D 1.2
- ESQD for HC/D 1.3 and 1.4
- ESQD for Mixed Storage of Hazard Class 1
- ESQD for Piers and Wharves
- ESQD for Airfields
- Explosives Safety Site Plan Requirements
- Deviations
- Explosives Safety Site Plan Development
The IACET Standard: DAC has been approved by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) as an Authorized Provider of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). In obtaining this accreditation, the Defense Ammunition Center has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard which is recognized internationally as a standard of good practice. The DAC awards 7.5 Continuing Education Units(CEUs) on the course certificate for successful completion of this course.