Unexploded Ordnance Safety on Ranges: A Draft DoD Instruction

Abstract

With the exception of wartime, range operations represent the greatest source of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) hazard to the public and the DoD workforce. Explosive ordnance is unique because it is specifically designed to be deadly and destructive. Because of this characteristic, the DoD has a unique responsibility to protect its personnel and the public from the potential harmful effects of UXO. The DoD is issuing an Instruction titled Unexploded Ordnance Safety on Ranges (copy attached) to fulfill that responsibility. The Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) is promulgating this Instruction under Title 10 of the United States Code 172 - the legal authority for the DDESB. This Instruction applies to all ranges used by the Military Departments, including inactive ranges, and is applicable to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military Departments, the Unified Combatant Commands, and the Defense Agencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 22, 1996
Accession Number
ADA514105

Entities

People

  • Paul W. Ihrke

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Corporate Information Management
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environmental Security
  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal
  • Explosives
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Hazards
  • Instructions
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Munitions
  • Standards
  • Unexploded Ammunition
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering