DISPOSAL PROCEDURES Flashcards
What is the most hazardous operation performed by the bomb tech
Disposal operations
Who can determine if emergency disposal is necessary
the bomb tech
What is the highest priority during disposal
safety
When considering a disposal site what considerations must be weighed
Type, condition, amount to be destroyed
topography of the land
When should non-emergency disposal be conducted?
Daylight hours
When conducting disposal operations the EPA may require what?
a permit
What is the minimum safe distance (MSD) that must be cleared from combustibles, vegetation and rocks
200’ radius
What is the MSD for personnel shelters and storage bunkers
300’ from disposal area and 300’ from each other
What is the MSD for dwellings, public routes, railroads, and waterways
2400’ (beware of wind)
Once a range limit is established what should you never do
exceed the limit
What should you do before a demolition operation
safety meeting
How should burns and detonations be set off
remotely
After a burn what is the wait time to do another burn?
24 hours
What is the wait time for using the same hole?
24 hours or wet with water then 12 hrs
What are resources the fire department can provide
site control, personnel
How should you store materials awaiting destruction?
25LBS or less at least 50’ from work in progress
25-50LBS at least 150’
50 LBS & over use distance chart
What area should be cleared of combustibles around the demo pit?
200’ radius
What is the MSD from demo area to a dwelling?
2400’
What ensures safer more efficient disposal operations
Mandatory safety briefing
What are the 3 condition categories of old explosives?
Good
Deteriorated
unknown
What can you do to desensitize dynamite?
diesel fuel
What can you do with good condition explosives?
return, hazardous waste company, store, or counter-charge (most offten)
What should you consider with deteriorated explosives?
EPA & DOT regulations, remote options to move or desensitize
What are the different disposal options?
Detonate in place transport and detonate duried detonation burn in place transport and burn transfer (to other agency) neutralize