Explosives handling

A kit for detecting explosives on suspects hands or clothing — Explosives Handling Detection Kit — was developed by Newhouser and Dougherty in 1972 [96]. It was designed to detect three types of explosives, defined by the authors as TNT-based explosives, RDX-based explosives, and NG-... 

C.R. Newhouser and P.M. Dougherty, Explosive Handling Kit Technical Bulletin 33-72, National Bomb Data Center, US Department of Justice, Gaithersburg, MD, USA, 1972. 

C.R. Newhauser P.M. Dougherty, Explosives Handling Detection Kit , Tech Bull 33-73, US Dept of Justice, Gaithersburg, Md (1972)... 

The option for disposal of potentially explosive materials is to have it detonated under carefully controlled conditions. Some laboratories and industries may have personnel trained in explosive handling, and they may be able to remove and detonate the material on their site where no damage will result. Alternatively, some contract waste disposal firms have the capability to remove and dispose of explosive material. It also is possible to make arrangements with a local squad who handles explosives (or even a fire department) to collect, remove, and detonate the material under safe conditions. In all situations, the chemist should provide the disposal expert with whatever information is available on the hazards of the chemical(s). 

C. R. Newhouser, Explosives Handling Detection Kit, Technical Bulletin 33-72 (Washington, DC International Association of Chiefs of Police, 1972). 

Department of Defense Explosive Safety Board. This activity reviews and approves all explosives handling facilities operating for the Department of Defense. This includes all industrial and government activities in the United States and selected activities in NATO. They are the final authority on explosives facilities. Their approval was required on the facility described in this paper. 

To dry the material, place the acetone peroxide in an acid-resistant container and set the container in a pan of hot (80°C/1 76°F) water. WARNING This material is a primary explosive—handle very gently. 

Testing procedures are available to determine if peroxides have formed by sampling outsides of containers however, they should only be conducted by persons with a chemical background and experience with the test procedures. The precautions taken for disposal of these materials should be the same as for any material that can be detonated by friction or shock. In general, the material should be carefully removed, using explosive handling procedures. 

Ammonium nitrate is inexpensive and a good source of water-soluble nitrogen. Farmers benefit because cheap fertilizers keep food production costs down. Consumers benefit because food prices are low. The dark side of ammonium nitrate is that it is an explosive. Handling it can lead to industrial accidents. It can be used as an explosive by terrorists as was done in 1995 when approximately a ton of ammonium nitrate was detonated next to the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. 

Because many different military and civilian government agencies are involved with ammunition and explosives handling, coordination is necessary for economical management... 

The methodological concept of quantitative safety assessment makes the hazards of ammunition and explosives handling comprehensibly and intelligibly visible and comparable. The responsible people know the responsibilities they actually take. 

Only acceptable portable lighting equipment shall be used within 50 feet (15.24 m) of any underground heading during explosives handling. 

Critical inspections are more specific and often of a more techrucal nature than general inspections. A critical inspection would be used to check cranes, lifting devices, electrical systems, noise levels from a particular soitrce(s), explosives handling, chentical storage, hghting levels around walkw s and a wide range of other factors that have a direct influence on the employee s safety. Most workplace inspections will contain elements of both general and critical inspections. 

See, for example, 30 CFR 57.6407 (circuit testing) 30 CFR 57.6404 (separation of blasting circuits from power source) 30 CFR 57.6600 (loading practices extraneous electricity) and 30 CFR 77.1303 (regulations governing explosives, handling and use). 

Do any of your workers perform explosive handling and blasting operations ... 

Safety concerns for EXW include explosives handling, noise and provision for controlled explosion. 

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