Time Limitations

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e. Time Limitations.

positive

programs

for

eventual .limitation of the exemption's need are being

(1) Waivers normally will be limited to 1 year

pursued.

or less; no waivers will be in effect for more than 5

years. A waiver will be considered as rescinded on its

(2) Exemptions can be authorized only by the

expiration date. Installation or activity commanders will

Secretary or Under Secretary of the Army, or higher

forward waiver renewal requests in time to permit

authority.

investigation, evaluation, and reply. Waivers will not be

(3) Requests for exemptions will be sent to

renewed unless all practicable means for corrections

HQDA(DAPE-HRS), WASH DC 20310.

have been exhausted.

(4) Exemption requests must include detailed

(2) Waivers granted for more than 1 year will

information on the hazards involved in the operation. A

be reviewed each year by the installation or activity

hazard analysis must describe expected casualties and

commander.

This will ensure that circumstances

property losses on a worst-case basis.

requiring the waiver have not changed. Results of this

g. DOD

Explosives

Safety

Board.

review (and a progress report regarding milestones that

Recommendations of the 'DOD' Explosives Safety

have been completed) will be forwarded through

Board (DODESB) will be considered by HQDA(DAPE-

command channels to the MACOM commander granting

HRS). This will help resolve requests for waivers or

the waiver.

exemptions, or controversial decisions.

(See AR

(3) Request for amendments will be initiated

38560.)

when:

h. Disagreements.

Requests for waivers or

(a) Factors or circumstances provide a

exemptions within CONUS that cannot be resolved

basis for a change to the initial requests for waiver.

between MACOM commanders will be referred to

(b) New conditions arise to affect an

HQDA(DAPE-HRS), WASH DC 20310, for resolution.

existing waiver.

i. Records. Copies of waivers and exemptions will

(4) When factors of circumstances prevent a

be maintained in the safety offices of installations and

waiver condition from being corrected within 5 years of

MACOMs .

an original request (submitted after the effective date of

j. Clarification.

Requests for clarification of

this regulation), the waiver becomes a candidate for

provisions of this regulation will be submitted to HQDA

exemption. The installation commander will review

(DAPE-HRS), WASH DC 20310.

exemptions each year and assure that a record of this

review be maintained locally.

1-4. HAZARD CLASSIFICATION

f. Exemptions.

The U.S. Army DARCOM is responsible for

(1) Exemptions are relatively long-term exceptions

assigning proper hazard classification (TB 700-2) DOD

to otherwise mandatory standards. They will be granted

storage

compatibility

groups,

Department

only under the following conditions:

Transportation (DOT) class, and DOT markings for

(a) When

immediate

corrective

ammunition and explosives adopted for use by the

measures are impractical.

Army. Information desired for existing munitions and

(b) Where impairment of the overall

required data regarding newly developed systems shall

defense posture would result.

be addressed to Director, DARCOM Field Safety

Activity, ATTN: DRXOS-ES, Charleston, IN 47111.

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