Compare and Contrast Non-DoD Explosion Safety Rules to DoD Practices Related to Offsite Impacts

Abstract

Defense related organizations are required to meet published explosives safety standards (DoD and NATO) related to siting of inhabited buildings and impact to off-site community. The government agencies such of Housing and Urban Development and the Environmental Protection Agency have published criteria that address refining and chemical industry impacts to the public. The American Petroleum Institute has facility siting recommended practices. Finally, there are published accounts of explosion accidents that quantify the explosion and document impacts to off-site. This paper compares and contrasts the above mentioned explosives safety criteria and published incident data related to off-site impacts. Analysis of building damage is performed and discussed to further quantify potential impacts to buildings and occupants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA532172

Entities

People

  • Mark G. Whitney

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Blast
  • Blast Loads
  • Chemical Industry
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Communities
  • Construction
  • Contrast
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Protection
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Free Field
  • Hazards
  • Materials
  • Petroleum

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Systems Analysis and Design