CHAPTER 2 SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION

TM 9-1300-277

CHAPTER 2

SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION

2-1. INTRODUCTION

2-2. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

NOTE

a. All personnel engaged in operations in which

Limitations and restrictions as to the

munitions or other hazardous material are involved shall

means and the items that can be

be thoroughly trained in explosive safety, and be

demilitarized/disposed of vary from

capable of recognizing hazardous explosive exposures.

location

location.

These

Safety must become a firmly established habit when

limitations and restrictions must be

working with or in the vicinity of items having explosive,

checked prior to demilitarization.

flammable, or toxic hazards.

a. The following agencies, as a minimum, will be

b. The safety requirements in TM 9-1300-206

notified prior to starting demilitarization/disposal

(Ammunition and Explosives Standards) for other than

operations:

DARCOM installations and DARCOM-R 385-100 (Safety

(1) Medical Facility.

Manual) for DARCOM installations will be followed.

(2) Security Police.

These requirements have been formulated to assure

(3) Fire Department.

safety in activities involving ammunition and explosives.

(4) Base Operations.

c. Improper, rough, and careless handling of

munitions may result not only in malfunctioning but may

(5) EOD/Safety Office (When available on

cause accidents which result in loss of life, injury, or

base.)

property damage. The history of accidents which have

b. At minimum safe distances stated in DA-COM-R

occurred in the use, handling, shipping and storing of

385-100/TM 9-1300-206, personnel in the open may be

munitions shows that in most instances, where the

exposed to some fragments and debris. Therefore,

cause was determined, the accidents have been due to

action should be taken to reduce hazards by:

human error and circumstances which were avoidable.

(1) Confinement to the greatest extent

d. Munitions will be handled under the direct

possible.

supervision of competent personnel who thoroughly

(2) Use of barricades.

understand the hazards and risks involved.

(3) Evacuation of personnel not essential to

e. Operations will always be based upon minimum

the demilitarization/disposal operation.

possible exposures consistent with efficient operations.

(4) Use of overhead and frontal cover for

f. The absence of a safety requirement in this

personnel.

manual does not necessarily indicate that no safeguards

(5) Personnel

engaged

are needed. If hazardous conditions present immediate

demilitarization/disposal work shall be given ample time

danger to life and property, operations will not be

to reach a safe distance

continued until the hazard has been corrected or

eliminated.

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