Explosives BootCamp

We've trained the  ammunition and explosives (AE) industry for over 25 years.  Over the last five years, and particularly in the most recent three years, we’ve observed an increasing number of people in our industry that are completely new to AE.  While eager to learn, they simply lack experience and/or operational proficiency with energetic materials.  Explosive BootCamp bridges this gap of experience and desire to know more about energetics. Additionally, it is our goal to help the newer members of the AE, and associated communities, gain confidence in working with AE whether their role is safety technician, hazmat supervisor, or a manager entering the industry.  

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Attendees will be challenged through two interactive classroom days and a day spent on the range observing live demonstrations of the energetic materials most commonly used in our industry:

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Day 1 - What is an explosive?

• History of explosives

• History of explosive safety

• Hazards of explosives

• Hazards classification

• Explosive effects

  • Hazard Division (HD) 1.1, HD 1.2, HD 1.3, HD 1.4

  • Sympathetic detonation

• Safe practices to mitigate hazards​​

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Day 2 - Range Day​

• Identification, use, and safety precautions of explosives​

  • Time fuse

  • Detonation cord (Det cord)

  • Safe initiators

  • Firing trains​

  • HD 1.4 Family (CADs, PADs, Squibs)

    • MCE, non-propagation​

  • HD 1.3 Family (Tannerite, Smokeless powder, black powder, confined/unconfined)

  • HD 1.1 Family (Dynamite, C-4, ​TNT Flake, ANFO)

    • Shielding, PPE demonstration

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Day 3 - Regulatory Focus

• Regulations for explosives safety

  • FAR/DFAR

  • DoDM 4145.26

  • DoDM 5100.76

  • DESR 6055.09

  • 27 CFR Part 555

  • 29 CFR 1910

  • DOE Std 1212

• Why Explosives Safety

  • Real world examples / Case Studies​

• Common audit findings​