Major and Minor Safety Violations

Question 1

Major Safety Violation A

Answer 1

Failure to maintain control of blasting caps and/or demolitions

Question 2

Major Safety Violation B

Answer 2

Failure to wear eye protection while working with an initiating set or down range

Question 3

Major Safety Violation C

Answer 3

Handling primed demolitions after an initiating set has been tied in to line/ring main

Question 4

Major Safety Violation D

Answer 4

Stepping/crossing over a firing system after an initiating set has been tied in to line/ring main

Question 5

Major Safety Violation E

Answer 5

Crossing MDI/shock-tube over a burning nonelectric initiating set

Question 6

Major Safety Violation F

Answer 6

Initiating a firing system prior to being instructed by cadre to do so

Question 7

Major Safety Violation G

Answer 7

Cutting a cap with a M2 crimping tool or any other device

Question 8

Major Safety Violation H

Answer 8

Crimping a blasting cap with anything other than a pair of M2 crimping tool.

Question 9

Major Safety Violation I

Answer 9

Cutting det cord with anything other than a pair of M2 crimpers; cutting explosive on a sparking surface ie..concrete or metal

Question 10

Major Safety Violation J

Answer 10

Forcing a blasting cap into an unprepared priming hole

Question 11

Major Safety Violation K

Answer 11

Preparing a priming hole with anything other than M2 crimpers

Question 12

Major Safety Violation L

Answer 12

prepping an initiating set while personnel are still on target/down range

Question 13

Major Safety Violation M

Answer 13

Failure to shunt wires while conducting electrical firing system operations

Question 14

Major Safety Violation N

Answer 14

Failure to ground yourself while working with electric blasting caps

Question 15

Major Safety Violation O

Answer 15

failure to properly test electric blasting cap

Question 16

Major Safety Violation P

Answer 16

failure to use a sandbag or rucksack (with no demolitions inside) to cover electric blasting caps while performing continuity checks and/or arming

Question 17

Major Safety Violation Q

Answer 17

failure to keep RAMS “F” switch in the “Hole-off” position after programming

Question 18

Major Safety Violation R

Answer 18

Picking up or kicking unknown items (UXO, Shrapnel, etc)

Question 19

Major Safety Violation S

Answer 19

Having a negligent discharge with weapons system

Question 20

Major Safety Violation T

Answer 20

Throwing / slamming rucksacks, boxes, or bags containing demolition

Question 21

Major Safety Violation U

Answer 21

Failure to separate demolitions from initiation sets

Question 22

Major Safety Violation V

Answer 22

committing fratricide during the FTX

Question 23

Minor Safety Violation A

Answer 23

anytime system outside of the 10 second window (+/- 5 second)

Question 24

Minor Safety Violation B

Answer 24

failure to have a designated time keeper and/or demo bag

Question 25

Minor Safety Violation C

Answer 25

Having non-essential personnel on target when initiating M700 time system

Question 26

Minor Safety Violation D

Answer 26

Attaching MDI without it properly anchored

Question 27

Minor Safety Violation E

Answer 27

Failure to wear eye protection while down range/leaving planning bay

Question 28

Minor Safety Violation F

Answer 28

Departing base camp without adhering to Safety Kit packing list and/or procedures (Eye pro, 6qts Water, OPSKED)

Question 29

Minor Safety Violation G

Answer 29

not monitoring black (emergency radio) when outside base camp

Question 30

Minor Safety Violation H

Answer 30

Leaving base camp without being topped off on water (6 qts)

Question 31

Minor Safety Violation I

Answer 31

not adhering to ruck/day pack packing list

Question 32

Minor Safety Violation J

Answer 32

Not properly protecting blasting caps while in rucksack

Question 33

Minor Safety Violation K

Answer 33

picking up/touching UXO training aids

Question 34

Minor Safety Violation L

Answer 34

Throwing anything on the range

Question 35

Minor Safety Violation M

Answer 35

Having a misfire due to operator negligence

Question 36

Minor Safety Violation N

Answer 36

Failure to follow training procedures with demolitions