The information provided in this presentation is to be considered Law Enforcement Sensitive

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2 The information provided in this presentation is to be considered Law Enforcement Sensitive

3 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS Office of Training & Professional Development Arson & Explosives Training Branch presents

4 Introduction to Explosive Recognition and Safety for On-Scene Coordinators GENERAL SAFE HANDLING & HAZARD RECOGNITION OF EXPLOSIVES

5 Objectives Recognize the safe handling of explosive materials Identify situations requiring handling of explosives Recognize potential anti-personnel hazards 5

6 Overview Safety Clothing General Safety Procedures Explosive Materials Safety Hazardous Conditions Electrical Structural General Housekeeping Storage 6

7 Continued Overview Recognition of Explosive Products Explosive Materials Fireworks Handling Guidelines General Provisions 7

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11 Clothing ALWAYS wear clean, non-static producing clothing. ALWAYS wear non-static producing soled boots. DO NOT wear or carry sparking objects. DO NOT carry cellular phones, pagers, etc. 11

12 General Safety Procedures Do NOT... Enter during electrical storms or fires Smoke or allow open flame within 50 feet Operate radio equipment, cell phones, pagers, etc. in or near explosives Use a camera with a flash in an explosive atmosphere 12

13 Continued General Safety Procedures Do NOT... Enter areas where explosive atmospheres may exist Manufacturing or in-process buildings Storage magazines that are not vented Park vehicles a safe distance from the operational area. Leave vehicles unlocked, key within easy reach, facing exit. 13

14 Continued General Safety Procedures DO.... Communicate your activity. Watch what others are doing. Have a plan. 14

15 Explosive Materials Safety Do NOT... Handle damaged/leaking/deteriorated explosive materials. Drop, drag, or throw explosive materials. Put explosive materials in pockets. Tamper with or disassemble explosive materials. 15

16 Continued Explosive Materials Safety Do NOT... Get explosive materials on food, skin, or eyes Enter any areas where explosives are stored that have spilled sand, grit, or explosives on floor Touch metal fasteners with metal cutting tools 16

17 Continued Explosive Materials Safety DO... Review Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Ground yourself to dissipate any static electricity which may be present 17

18 Explosive Materials Hazards ALL explosives are sensitive to heat, friction, shock and static electricity. Explosive materials should always be handled carefully. 18

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21 Floor NOT Covered with Non-Sparking Material 21

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25 General Provisions Do NOT Handle any illegal explosive materials or devices DO Handle explosive materials only when necessary Open boxes as needed to verify contents 25

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33 M-80 & Fireworks Factories 33

34 M-80 Type Devices (Illegal Explosive Devices) M-80 type devices are NOT fireworks Extremely sensitive to spark, heat, shock and friction 34

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36 Illegal Explosive Devices (IEDs) 36

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64 Handling Guidelines Disposal Operations Never mix chemicals Never destroy chemicals in combination with M-80 type IEDs Never use the same hole for subsequent shots 64

65 Handling Guidelines Disposal Operations Counter charge by electrical detonation only Use new or known explosive Never remove flash powder or chemicals (fuel or oxidizer) from container Detonate packages & containers intact 65

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70 Types & Functioning of Common Anti-Personnel (AP) Devices 70

71 Sources of Information 71

72 Types of Anti-Personnel Devices Impaling Venus Fly Trap Sideways Closing Trap Tiger Trap Punji-Pit 72

73 Manufactured and Improvised Traps Punji Stakes Animal Traps 73

74 Fish Hooks Strung at Neck Level on a Path 74

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76 Punji Stakes in the Grass 76

77 Types of Anti-Personnel Traps Explosive Rat Trap Striking Shotgun Shell Electrically-Fired Dynamite Foot Breaker Grenade 77

78 Trap Striking Shotgun Shell Shotgun Shell Rat Trap Trip Wire Fence Post or Tree 78

79 Improvised explosive device, with a 60-minute kitchen timer, 9-volt battery, electric detonator and four sticks of dynamite concealed in a cardboard box. 79

80 Incapacitating Concealed on a trail or path. Designed to shoot the bullet through your foot as you walk. 80

81 Manufactured or Improvised Explosive Grenades 81

82 Pressure Action Firing Device As Anti-Personnel Mine Fuze 82

83 Improvised Pressure Action Firing Device 83

84 Pull Action Firing Device Booby Trap Fuze 84

85 Improvised Pull Action Firing Device 85

86 Types of Anti-Personnel Traps Hypergolic 86

87 Common Locations Luggage Refrigerators Drawers Packages Stairs and under floors Doors or windows Gates Electrical appliances 87

88 Places Most Likely to Contain Devices Roads or Trails Escape Routes Channeled Areas Sides of Road Blocks Normally Moved Objects Objects that Arouse Curiosity 88

89 Anti-Personnel Device Detection Intelligence Surveillance Interviews 89

90 Discovery of a Suspected Anti-Personnel Device Discovery of suspected AP device(s) EPA protocols (clandestine lab) 90

91 Explosive Enforcement Issues Investigators Explosive Ordnance Personnel Evidentiary Issues 91

92 If you have any questions regarding explosives or the handling of explosive materials, please contact: Public Safety Branch Explosives Technology Branch

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