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501B QUESTIONS WITH ACTUALANSWERS,
What is the cardinal rule? ANS - Comply with the cardinal rule for explosive safety.
• Minimum number of people
• Minimum amount of explosives
• Minimum amount of time
All personnel who work with explosives will be: ANS - • Trained IAW 91-202 (explosive safety training)
• Qualified in the tasks to be performed
• Nuclear surety trained, if applicable
* Supervisor must be knowledgeable of all hazards involved in the operation, convey emergency
procedures to workers and visitors, and maintain strict housekeeping standards.
Describe compatibility of munitions and explosives. ANS - o Ammunition and explosive items are
assigned to compatibility groups for storage and transportation (except to or from flight line and MSA)
• Ideally each type item or division should be separated
• Compatible explosives may be kept together
• Exception: N/A between MSA (Munitions Storage Area) and Flight Line
List facts about a licensed location: ANS - • Area containing small amounts of explosives, normally
outside the MSA (Security Forces, Egress, Aircrew Flight Equipment, etc.)
• Installation safety office approves licenses.
• Display approved licenses at the licensed facility.
• Sq/CC approves local written procedures for management
• May not store HD 1.1
• Compatibility groups A, K, and L will not be licensed
• Quantity-Distance calculations do not apply.
, • Licensed locations are not normally mentioned in the Explosive Site Plan (unless they are in an
explosive clear zone).
How much 1.1, 1.2.2, 1.3 and 1.4 can be stored in a licensed location? ANS - • HD 1.1: 0 pounds
• HD 1.2.2: 100 pounds
• HD 1.3: 100 pounds
• HD 1.4: Mission essential quantities
o Local restrictions could be more limiting
o Turn in unserviceable explosive components or items to the base munitions storage area as quickly as
possible to preclude build-up of unserviceable NEWQD
What is a sited location? ANS - Area containing large amounts of explosives, inside and outside the
MSA. Identified in the installation's Explosive Site Plan (ESP)
What is explosive site planning? ANS - a process used to manage the risks associated with explosives
activities to ensure the minimum risk to personnel, equipment, and assets, while meeting mission
requirements
Who approves an ESP? ANS - Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board (DDESB) - Carries the rule
of law
Who submits the base ESP? ANS - Installation safety office submits Explosive Site Plan for approval
(goes to MAJCOM, then final draft review at AFSEC, before going to DDESB for approval)
• Based on QD (quantity of explosive and distance separation relationship) calculations
• Once approved, states maximum quantities of various explosive HD stored in each structure or
location
• Tailored to a particular installation or deployed location
Name some normally sited locations. ANS - MSA, portions of the flight line, Holding Area Munitions
(HAM) and hot cargo pad are usually sited locations
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