INTRO TO EXPLOSIVE SAFETY MANAGEMENT
EXAM COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ You have been appointed as your installation's Occupational
Health and Safety Manager. Who is responsible for developing,
implementing, and managing the ESP as part of the overall safety
and occupational health program for the installation?
Answer: Installation Commander
◉ If you are responsible for assisting commanders and staff with
resolving explosives safety concerns, which role do you have?
Answer: Safety Specialist
◉ If you are assigned to support tactical units regarding execution of
ESMP. Who are you?
Answer: Ammunition Warrant Officer
◉ The Installation Commander assigns one person as the POC for all
ESMP activities. Which role does that person fill?
Answer: Occupational Health and Safety Manager
◉ Material potentially presenting an explosive hazard (MPPEH)
, Answer: Material that may contain explosives or munitions or
material that may contain a high enough concentration of explosives
that the material presents an explosive hazard
◉ Unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Answer: Explosive weapons that did not explode when they were
employed and still pose a risk of detonation, sometimes many
decades after they were used or discarded
◉ discarded military munitions (DMM)
Answer: unfired ammo that has been buried, abandoned, or
otherwise improperly disposed of.
◉ Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB)
Answer: A Joint Service board composed of a chair, voting
representatives from the Services, and a permanent military and
civilian Secretariat, to perform Board operational and administrative
functions that provides advice to the Secretary of Defense and DoD
Components on explosives safety matters
◉ Ammunition Supply Point (ASP)
Answer: An area designated to receive, store, issue, and manage
military munitions
EXAM COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ You have been appointed as your installation's Occupational
Health and Safety Manager. Who is responsible for developing,
implementing, and managing the ESP as part of the overall safety
and occupational health program for the installation?
Answer: Installation Commander
◉ If you are responsible for assisting commanders and staff with
resolving explosives safety concerns, which role do you have?
Answer: Safety Specialist
◉ If you are assigned to support tactical units regarding execution of
ESMP. Who are you?
Answer: Ammunition Warrant Officer
◉ The Installation Commander assigns one person as the POC for all
ESMP activities. Which role does that person fill?
Answer: Occupational Health and Safety Manager
◉ Material potentially presenting an explosive hazard (MPPEH)
, Answer: Material that may contain explosives or munitions or
material that may contain a high enough concentration of explosives
that the material presents an explosive hazard
◉ Unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Answer: Explosive weapons that did not explode when they were
employed and still pose a risk of detonation, sometimes many
decades after they were used or discarded
◉ discarded military munitions (DMM)
Answer: unfired ammo that has been buried, abandoned, or
otherwise improperly disposed of.
◉ Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB)
Answer: A Joint Service board composed of a chair, voting
representatives from the Services, and a permanent military and
civilian Secretariat, to perform Board operational and administrative
functions that provides advice to the Secretary of Defense and DoD
Components on explosives safety matters
◉ Ammunition Supply Point (ASP)
Answer: An area designated to receive, store, issue, and manage
military munitions
