Prohibited Articles.pdf

Prohibited Articles (Manual 7Q, Procedure 312)

The following are considered prohibited articles and are prohibited at SRS and its facilities unless in the possession of a person with a valid pass:

• ALL firearms (Exception: shotguns belonging to hunters who have been issued SRS hunt permits and are participating in authorized hunts and those approved by DOE)

− Firearms are not allowed on any part of the Federal property at SRS. This includes the General Site PPA of the Aiken and Augusta Parking lots in the 700 Area, even if the owner is in possession of a valid state issued Concealed Carry Permit (CCP). Firearms are prohibited on SRS

• Simulated firearms [Exception: obvious children’s toys determined by the Protective Force (PF) supervisor]

• Potential weapons (i.e., cross-bows, bows and arrows, sling-shots, martial arts weapons such as billy clubs or nunchakus, machetes, butterfly knives, other fixed-blade knives not intended as eating utensils or required in the performance of duty, and personal knives with blades over three inches)

• Ammunition, gun powder (Exception: empty or fired cases) and explosives

• Incendiaries and accelerants such as gasoline/diesel fuel (not contained within factory-installed fuel tank), explosive materials and related devices (i.e., fireworks, blasting-caps)

• ALL alcoholic beverages

• Non-prescription narcotics, illegal drugs, controlled substances and drug paraphernalia or articles used in the sale, manufacture, delivery, or possession of illegal drugs. These articles include syringes with hypodermic needles, roach clips, spoons, vials and pipes designed to smoke hashish or marijuana

• Tear gas, chemical mace, and devices containing chemical agents, chloroacetophenone, orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile, or other chemical irritants [Exception: containers of two ounces or less of pepper or mace sprays carried for personal use are permitted at SRS with the exception of Material Access Areas (MAA)]

• Stun guns or Tasers (small device that generates an electric shock)

• ALL Unmanned Aerial Systems (UASs) and Unmanned Ground Systems (UGSs). This includes Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), drones, quadcopters, gyrocopters, remote control aircraft, model aircraft, remote controlled vehicles, robotic devices, etc.

To minimize delays during the vehicle inspection process, employees should check their vehicle prior to arriving at the perimeter barricades for items not required in the performance of a job on Site. Some examples include:

• Solvents

• Paint thinners

• Propane tanks

• Garden and yard tools such as garden hoes, shovels, pitchforks, digging tools, pruners, rakes, tools for watering, branch cutters, shredders, chippers, garden tools for weeding, garden trowels, garden tillers and cultivators, hedge cutters, weed-eaters, chain saws, pipes, yard brooms, electric blowers, electric trimmers, electric vacuums, and lawn mowers

• Cutting tools

• Tool boxes

• Containers and luggage

Personally-owned recreational vehicles are not allowed to enter the SRS such as:

• Boats

• Campers/travel trailers

• Motor homes/Recreational vehicles

• Cargo trailers

• ATVs

• Riding mowers