Ammunition and Explosives Certification Training
Why Become Explosively Certified?
- Increases safety awareness and reduces accidents.
- Increases operational efficiency and effectiveness.
- Helps to maintain safe work practices.
- Meets employer regulatory requirements.
- Assists in reducing management and supervisory personnel liability.
- Reduces accidents, mishaps and near misses.
Explosives safety is required for this type of testing. (Unless you're this driver.)
The Following Personnel Should Be Certified:
If you work in the presence of any explosives, the employee has 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.
Explosives safety training is required for personnel working on these types of ranges.
WEST Certification Courses
WEST Course #101A (2 days)
- Hazards of Explosives
- Effects of Explosives
- Precautions and Munition Characteristics
- Explosives Hazards Divisions and Classification Systems
- Storage Compatibility and Principles
- Fire/Chemical Hazard Symbols
- Explosives Facilities and Fire Protection
- Safety During Explosives Operations
- Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Hazards and Potential Generators
- Protective Clothing & Equipment (PPE)
- Industrial Safety with Explosives
- Explosives Handling and Transport
- Material Handling Equipment (MHE)
- Standing Operating Procedures (SOP)
WEST Course #201A (3 Days)
Includes courses #101A subjects (2 days) plus demolition procedures and range operations. Also includes the following subjects:
- Safety on Demolition Ranges
- Electric & Nonelectric Range Safety
- High Explosives Detonations
- Firing Line Safety
- Propellant and High Explosives Disposal
- Handling and Disposal of Explosives Waste
- Precautions and Hazards in Impact Areas
WEST Course #202A (3 Days)
Includes courses #101A subjects (2 days) plus development testing: artillery, small arms, fuzes, and small explosives devices. Also includes the following subjects:
- Common RDT&E Mission Operations
- Loading/Assembly Room Explosives Safety
- Laboratory Safety with Explosives
- Small Arms & Mortar Round Test Firing
- Large Caliber Weapon Test Firing
- Range Safety During RDT&E Missions
- Detonation of High Explosives
WEST Course #203A (3 Days)
Includes subjects #101A (2 days) plus rockets and missile systems and components. Also includes the following subjects:
- Missile and Rocket Characteristics and Precautions
- Hazards of EMR to Ordnance (HERO) Safety
- Assembly and Disassembly of Missiles and Rockets
- Explosives Laboratory Safety or Explosives Loading/Assembly Room Safety
- Test Ranges (Missiles and Rockets)
- Range Safety During Testing
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