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Chapter 5 Ammunition Safety, Handling, Shipping, and Stowing
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GENERAL safety and maintenance rules

Throughout the remainder of this chapter, keep the following factors in mind: ·   Your knowledge of safety principles should be sound and based on thorough training. ·   Your application of safety principles should be under close and constant, qualified supervision. SUPERVISORY DUTIES Anyone  who  supervises  the  inspection,  care, preparation,  handling,  use,  or  routine  disposal (excluding  EOD  operations)  of  ammunition  or explosives must satisfy the following requirements: 1.   Be  qualified  and  certified  as  required  by OPNAVINST  8023.2,  U.S.  Navy  Explosives Safety Policies, Requirements, and Procedures (Department  of  the  Navy  Explosives  Safety Policy Manual) and supplemental regulations. 2.   Remain vigilant throughout the operation, and ensure that all regulations and instructions are observed. 3.   Carefully  instruct  and  frequently  warn  those under  them  of  the  need  for  care  and  constant vigilance. 4.   Before  beginning  an  operation,  ensure  that  all subordinates are familiar with: a.   the characteristics of the explosive materials involved, b.   the equipment used, safety regulations to be observed, and c.   the  hazards  of  fire,  explosion,  and  other catastrophes that the safety regulations are intended to prevent. 5.   Be alert to detect any hazardous procedures or practices, or symptoms of a deteriorating mental attitude  of  certified  personnel,  and  take immediate corrective action when necessary. 6.   Limit  the  number  of  personnel  working  with explosives  or  ammunition  to  the  minimum required  to  perform  the  operation  properly. Unauthorized personnel must not be permitted in  magazines  or  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of handling  or  loading  operations  involving explosives or ammunition. Authorized visitors must be properly escorted. 7.   Be  alert  for  any  hazardous  procedures  or practices arising from carelessness or attempts to expedite ammunition or explosives handling operations. 8.   Consult pertinent ordnance publications (OPs) to ensure that all personnel comply with specific safety  precautions  concerning  the  handling, stowage, and transportation of the ammunition involved. 9.   Report accidents. When a supervisor is aware of an accident in his or her area of responsibility, he or she must immediately stop the ammunition operations.  In  addition  to  performing  required on-scene duties, the supervisor must determine the circumstances and personnel involved in the accident in order to prepare an accident report. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Safety precautions state clearly, concisely, and in the simplest language what may or may not be done. They should be easy to understand and not subject to misinterpretation.  They  should  be  explicit  and  allow no recourse, but should be general enough that they can be  applied  to  similar  situations  that  may  arise  in  the future. Safety precautions are a serious matter. They are designed to protect the well being of everyone on board and, in some cases, the ship itself. Safety precautions that use terms such as “shall,” “will,” and “must,” have the  force  of  an  order  and  must  be  obeyed.  Safety precautions using the terms “should” or “may” are to be  followed  as  a  matter  of  policy.  Deviation  from safety precautions is permitted only where it is fully justified by the urgency of the situation. Certain safety precautions are presented as visual signs  or  written  captions  embedded  in  the  text  of technical manuals to notify you of a possible danger to personnel or damage to equipment. In such cases, each precaution is mentioned as a WARNING or CAUTION immediately before the procedural directions to which it pertains. WARNINGS.  Hazards  that  can  cause  personnel injury  are  indicated  in  notes  headed  by  the  word “WARNING.” These  warnings  generally  fall  into three categories. ·   Warning  against  poisonous  fumes  or  harmful fluids. ·   Warning   against   explosive   or   flammable components. 5-2

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