Explosives Safety Refresher Training

Why Explosives Safety Refresher?

• Safety practices are a must to ensure the safety of explosives workers.
• Refresher training keeps complacency under control.
• Reflection on current safe practices and accepted methods.
• Meets employer regulatory requirements.
• Assists in reducing management and supervisory liability.
• Bottom line: Reduces accidents, mishaps and near misses.

Who Should Attend a Refresher Course?

If you work in the presence of explosives, you have the right to know the hazards.

Supervisors and mangers have the responsibility to assure that employees are informed of explosives hazards.

To meet the requirements of government contracts, explosives certification is required.

The following regulations mandate training: AMC-Reg 350-4, ATEC-Reg 385-1, DAPAM 385-63 & 64, NAVSEA OP5, AF-Manual 91-201, DOD 4145.26-M, OSHA CFR 29, DOT CFR 49, and other regulations from DOE and NASA.

WEST Refresher Courses

WEST Course #098A (16 hours)

• Hazards of Explosives and Characteristics
• Effects of Explosives
• Munition Characteristics
• Hazard Divisions and Classification Systems
• Storage Compatibility and Storage Principles
• Fire/Chemical Hazard Symbols
• Explosives Facilities and Fire Protection
• Safety During Explosives Operations
• Electrostatic Discharge Hazards and Generators
• Protective Clothing & Equipment
• Industrial Safety with Explosives
• Explosives Handling and Transport
• Material Handling Equipment (MHE)
• Standing Operating Procedures (SOP)

WEST Course #099A (8 hours)

• Safety on Demolition Ranges
• Electric & Nonelectric Range Safety
• High Explosives Detonations Safety
• Firing Line Safety
• Propellant and High Explosives Disposal
• Handling and Disposal of Explosives Waste
• Precautions and Hazards in Impact Areas

WEST Course #900A (12 hours)

• Hazards of Explosives and their Characteristics
• Effects of Explosives
• Munition Characteristics
• Hazardous Divisions and Classification Systems
• Storage Compatibility and Principles
• Fire/Chemical Hazard Symbols
• Explosives Facilities and Fire Protection
• Safety During Explosives Operations
• Electrostatic Discharge Hazards and Generators
• Protective Clothing & Equipment
• Industrial Safety with Explosives
• Explosives Handling and Transport
• Material Handling Equipment (MHE)
• Standing Operating Procedures (SOP)

WEST Course #901A (8 hours)

• Review of Explosives Safety Principles
• Storage/Transporting/Handling Exp Items
• People, Explosives, and Electrical Energy
• Hazards and Precautions in Impact Areas
• Generation/Storage/Disposal of Explosives Waste
• Safety Precautions at RDT&E Test Sites
• Accident Case Studies (Exercises)

WEST Course #902A (8 hours)

• Explosives Laboratory Safety
• Explosives Loading/Assembly Room Safety
• Static Electricity and Electrostatic Discharge
• Storage and Disposal of Propellant Waste
• Testing Rocket and Missile Motors
• Hazards of EMR to Ordnance (HERO) Safety
• Accident Case Studies (Exercises)

WEST Course #903A (8 hours)

• Explosives System Testing
• Procedures and Precautions at Test Sites
• RDT&E Range Safety
• System Assembly and Disassembly
• Static Electricity and Electrostatic Discharge
• Hazards of EMR to Ordnance (HERO) Safety

WEST Course #904A (8 hours)

• Basic Explosives Safety
• Initiators, Detonators, and Igniters
• Static Electricity and Electrostatic Discharge
• Firing Line Safety & Test Range Safety
• Accident Case Studies (Exercises)

WEST Course #906A (8 hours)

• Identify the Hazards
• Basic Explosives Safety
• Static Electricity and Electrostatic Discharge
• Hazards and Precautions in Impact Areas
• Test Range Safety
• Hazard Analysis/Risk Assessment Familiarization
• Accident Case Studies (Exercises)

WEST Course #908A (8 hours)

• Operations Safety at Explosives Work Sites
• Munition Characteristics & Explosives Effects
• Static Electricity and Electrostatic Discharge
• Hazards of EMR (HERO Safety)
• Range Safety
• Procedures/Precautions for Assembly/Test
• Accident Case Studies (Exercises)

WEST Course #909A (8 hours)

• Pre-Test
• Basic Explosives Safety
• Static Electricity and Electrostatic Discharge
• Procedures & Precautions at Test Areas
• Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation
• Range Safety
• Operations Safety at Explosives Work Sites
• Accident Case Studies (Exercises)

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