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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS Office of Training & Professional Development Arson & Explosives Training Branch presents
Introduction to Explosive Recognition and Safety for On-Scene Coordinators GENERAL SAFE HANDLING & HAZARD RECOGNITION OF EXPLOSIVES
Objectives Recognize the safe handling of explosive materials Identify situations requiring handling of explosives Recognize potential anti-personnel hazards 5
Overview Safety Clothing General Safety Procedures Explosive Materials Safety Hazardous Conditions Electrical Structural General Housekeeping Storage 6
Continued Overview Recognition of Explosive Products Explosive Materials Fireworks Handling Guidelines General Provisions 7
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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
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
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
Continued General Safety Procedures DO.... Communicate your activity. Watch what others are doing. Have a plan. 14
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
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
Continued Explosive Materials Safety DO... Review Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Ground yourself to dissipate any static electricity which may be present 17
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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Electrical Outlet 20
Floor NOT Covered with Non-Sparking Material 21
Spilled Powder 22
Thermostat Switch 23
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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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Show Video 32
M-80 & Fireworks Factories 33
M-80 Type Devices (Illegal Explosive Devices) M-80 type devices are NOT fireworks Extremely sensitive to spark, heat, shock and friction 34
M-80 s 35
Illegal Explosive Devices (IEDs) 36
Clandestine 37
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Commercial Fireworks Factory 54
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Fireworks Shell 56
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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
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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Show Video 69
Types & Functioning of Common Anti-Personnel (AP) Devices 70
Sources of Information 71
Types of Anti-Personnel Devices Impaling Venus Fly Trap Sideways Closing Trap Tiger Trap Punji-Pit 72
Manufactured and Improvised Traps Punji Stakes Animal Traps 73
Fish Hooks Strung at Neck Level on a Path 74
Tiger Trap 75
Punji Stakes in the Grass 76
Types of Anti-Personnel Traps Explosive Rat Trap Striking Shotgun Shell Electrically-Fired Dynamite Foot Breaker Grenade 77
Trap Striking Shotgun Shell Shotgun Shell Rat Trap Trip Wire Fence Post or Tree 78
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
Incapacitating Concealed on a trail or path. Designed to shoot the bullet through your foot as you walk. 80
Manufactured or Improvised Explosive Grenades 81
Pressure Action Firing Device As Anti-Personnel Mine Fuze 82
Improvised Pressure Action Firing Device 83
Pull Action Firing Device Booby Trap Fuze 84
Improvised Pull Action Firing Device 85
Types of Anti-Personnel Traps Hypergolic 86
Common Locations Luggage Refrigerators Drawers Packages Stairs and under floors Doors or windows Gates Electrical appliances 87
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
Anti-Personnel Device Detection Intelligence Surveillance Interviews 89
Discovery of a Suspected Anti-Personnel Device Discovery of suspected AP device(s) EPA protocols (clandestine lab) 90
Explosive Enforcement Issues Investigators Explosive Ordnance Personnel Evidentiary Issues 91
If you have any questions regarding explosives or the handling of explosive materials, please contact: Public Safety Branch 202-927-7930 Explosives Technology Branch 202-927-8030 92