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SAIE-ESOH

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

INSTALLATIONS, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

110 ARMY PENTAGON

WASHINGTON DC 20310-0110

O 2 JUL 2014

MEMORANDUM FOR SEE DISTRIBUTION

SUBJECT: Personnel Qualifications for Documenting Explosives Safety Status

1. Reference:

a. DoD Instruction 4140.62, "Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard,'' November 25, 2008, Incorporating Change 1, February 19, 2014

b. DoD Explosives Safety Board Technical Paper 18, "Minimum Qualifications for Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technicians and Personnel,'' December 20, 2004.

2. This memorandum provides the attached table, subject: Qualifications and Training Guidelines for Documenting the Explosives Safety Status of MPPEH, for use in determining whether an individual is qualified to manage and disposition material potentially presenting an explosive hazard (MPPEH), material documented as an explosive hazard (MDEH) and material documented as safe MDAS. This table will be used until DoD issues it in its final form in Department of Defense Manual 4140.62, currently in draft and titled, "Management of Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive Hazard (MPPEH) Procedures."

3. The Army's points of contact are Mr. Paul Cummins, US Army Technical Center for Explosives Safety, (918) 420-8407, or e-mail paul.a.cummins2.civ@mail.mil;Mr. Jim Patton, Office of the Director of Army Safety, 703-602-4458, or e-mail jim patton@us.army.mil;and J.C. King, Assistant for Munitions and Chemical Matters, ODASA(ESOH), (703) 697-5564, or email: jc.king@us.army.mil.

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20310-0500 Office of the Army G-8, DAPR-FDX, 700 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0700 Installation Management Command, 2511 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

22202 US Army Forces Command, Fort McPherson, GA 30330-1062 US Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, VA 23651-5000 US Army Materiel Command, 9301 Chapek Rd., Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-5527 US Army Europe and Seventh Army, APO AE 09014 Eighth US. Army, APO AP 96205-0010 US Army Corps of Engineers, 441 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000 Office of the Director of the Army National Guard, 111 S. George Mason Dr., Arlington, VA 22204

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Box 1500, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898 Army Test and Evaluation Command, 4501 Ford Ave., Alexandria, VA 22302-1458 US Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 US Army Africa, Unit 31401, Box 5, APO AE 09630 US Army South, 2450 Stanley Rd. (Ste 700), Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-7517 US Army North, 1400 E Grayson St. (Ste 152), Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-7000 US Army Central, 1881 Hardee Ave. SW, Fort McPherson, GA 30330 US Army Technical Center for Explosives Safety, 1C Tree Rd., Bldg 35, McAlester, OK

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Enclosure: Personnel Qualifications for Evaluating and Documenting the Explosives Safety Status of Material Potentially Presenting and Explosive Hazard (MPPEH), Material Documented as an Explosive Hazard (MDEH), and Material Documented as Safe (MDAS)

a. Personnel managing and processing MPPEl:I, MDEH, and MDAS:

(1) The authority (e.g., installation or activity commander) directly responsible for controlling the transfer or release of MPPEH, MDEH or MDAS must certify, in writing, that the personnel who manage or disposition MPPEH, MDEH and MDAS are technically qualified to perform such functions. (For the purpose of this guidance, the "management and disposition of MPPEH, MDEH and MDAS includes the identification; recovery; collection; inspection;

determination of the material's explosives safety status; marking; storage, including segregating by the explosives safety status; security; demilitarization; and the transfer or release, including sale.)

(2) DoD contractor personnel must also be certified as being technically qualified to manage and process MPPEH, MDEH and MDAS when required by contractual obligations or applicable local, State, and federal regulations or standards.

(3) Certifications must indicate the specific categories of material (i.e., MPPEH) that each individual may document as either MDEH or MDAS. For contractor personnel, DoD Component contracting officers must require contractors to provide and maintain a listing of personnel authorized to document the explosives safety status of MPPEH.

b. Minimum training qualifications of personnel evaluating and documenting the explosives safety status of MPPEH must include:

(1) Basic familiarity and knowledge of the material they are to evaluate and document as to its explosive safety status.

(2) Recognition of potential explosive hazards in material being evaluated.

(3) Proper response if an unsafe condition is identified.

c. Qualifications and training for personnel managing and processing the explosives safety status of MPPEH vary dramatically based on the type of MPPEH (see Table 1). For instance, personnel documenting the explosives safety status of ammunition containers, packaging materials, or expended small arms cartridge cases (ESACC) must satisfy minimal qualifications.

Such personnel may be trained to perform the required task through on-the-job training. In contrast, individuals documenting the explosives safety status of munitions or range-related debris from range clearance activities require extensive formal training and levels of experience commensurate with UXO Technician III qualification in accordance with DoD Explosives Safety Board Technical Paper 18, "Minimum Qualifications for Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Technicians and Personnel."

Table 1. Qualifications and Trai11ing Guidelines for Documenting the Exnlosives Safetv Status of MPPEH

MPPEHTYPE QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

ESACCs Minimal qualifications. Can be trained sufficiently to perform the task through on-the-job training; however, training must include recognition of militan. muniLions. Must be able to identifv live rounds from ESACCs.

Other debris Qualifications required depend on the material and circumstances under which the debris was collected. Generally, minimal qualifications are required. In most cases, lraining requirements can be met by on-the-job trainin11. Trainin2 must include recognition of militarv munitions.

Expended large caliber cartridge Minimal qualifications. Can be trained sufficiently to perform the task casings through on-the-job training. Training must include recognition of specific munitions configurations. Must be able to identify presence of live rounds, I primers, and nroncllant.

Used medium and large caliber Extensive fonnal training and levels of experience commensurate with munitions, bombs, rockets, missiles UXO Technician III minimum qualification standards (minimum 8 years)

(See DDESB TP 18) Inert components include military Qualifications required depend on the material and circumstances under munitions (e.g., training aides) and which the debris was collected. Generally, minimal qualifications are components (bomb fins, sabot petals, required. In most cases, training requirements can be met by on-the-job and kinetic energy penetrators) that training. Training must include recognition of military munitions.

have never contained energetic materials Other used munitions components Qualifications required depend on the material and circumstances under typically recovered from the firing which the debris was collected. Generally, qualifications must include point training in munitions recognition, and may include Introduction to

Ammunition, Technical Ammunition, and Risk Mana11ement.

3-D target material (e.g., vehicle Extensive formal training and levels of experience commensurate with hulks, target lifters, target movers)* UXO Technician III qualification (approximately 8 years) (See DDESB

TP 18).

Munitions containers and packaging Generally, minimal qualifications are required. In most cases, training material requirements can be 1net by on-the-job training and must include reco!!nition of militarv munitions.

Material generated as a by-product of Qualified in accordance with installation position descriptions and/or DoD munilions manufacturing, Component guidance.

maintenance, demilitarization, and pennitted open-burning (OB) or ooen-detonation sites Explosives-contaminated facilities Very specialized experience and knowledge of munitions operating facility and equipment processes. Qualifications include, but are not limited to, personnel with extensive operational knowledge of munitions manufacturing and demilitarization operations and of potential release and accumulation points for exi::losives residue.

Material generated from research, Based on Component requirements for the specific operation (research, development, test, and evaluation and development, test, and evaluation, etc.), including:

other non-training operations that • Qualification or certification for each type of munitions involved.

involve live fire (e.g., pilot • Detailed training, including on-the-job training .

production testing, component testing • Documentation of training and demonstrated proficiency .

prior to assembly, lot acceptance • Written procedures, including conditions under which EOD support testing, stockpile reliability function is necessary.

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* 2-D target matenal (e.g., paper and plastlc silhouettes) 1s not considered MPPEH. However, when such material has been stored on an operational range after use, a cursory check should be made to ensure no MPPEH has become commingled with it. Such a check requires minimal qualifications that can in most cases be met by on-the-job training that includes recognition of military munitions.