An Approach to the Safe Management of the Storage of Military Explosives Based on Quantitative Risk Assessment

Abstract

The procedures currently used by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MODUK) to control the hazards associated with the storage of explosives are based on criteria known as Quantity-Distance, or QD, Rules. These specify minimum distances between stored explosives and specified exposed sites to give an assurance that accidental explosion will not cause unacceptable damage at the exposed site. They are primarily concerned with damage to buildings rather than risks to individuals. QD Rules are based either on historical data, for instance WWII bomb damage data, or on more recent experimental evidence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA528872

Entities

People

  • J. W. Connor

Organizations

  • Ministry of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Bomb Damage
  • Business Administration
  • Chemical Industry
  • Costs
  • Damage
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Law
  • Materials
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Standards
  • Storage
  • United Kingdom

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies