INTRO TO EXPLOSIVE SAFETY MANAGEMENT
EXAM CORE EXPLOSIVES HANDLING AND RISK
CONTROL PRINCIPLES REVIEW 2026
◉ 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
◉ Which three of these statements are part of the DDESB's mission?
Answer: 1. Advise the Sec Def and the Services about ESP progress
and challenges annually.
2. Create and maintain the DoD ESP
, 3. Provide ESP oversight and technical expertise to the Services.
◉ The Cardinal Rule exposes the minimum number of people to the
Answer: minimum amount of explosives for the minimum amount of
time.
◉ Ammunition is distributed to units from
Answer: the ASP.
◉ Ammunition that is old, doesn't work, or is otherwise unusable
belongs in which life cycle stage?
Answer: Demilitarization
◉ Which two of these could have generated UXO?
Answer: 1. Combat
2. Live fire ranges
◉ You get a call from the live fire range that someone suspects
they've found UXO. Which three of these things do you tell them to
do?
Answer: 1. Contact the proper authorities.
2. Don't touch the item.
3. Keep others away
EXAM CORE EXPLOSIVES HANDLING AND RISK
CONTROL PRINCIPLES REVIEW 2026
◉ 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
◉ Which three of these statements are part of the DDESB's mission?
Answer: 1. Advise the Sec Def and the Services about ESP progress
and challenges annually.
2. Create and maintain the DoD ESP
, 3. Provide ESP oversight and technical expertise to the Services.
◉ The Cardinal Rule exposes the minimum number of people to the
Answer: minimum amount of explosives for the minimum amount of
time.
◉ Ammunition is distributed to units from
Answer: the ASP.
◉ Ammunition that is old, doesn't work, or is otherwise unusable
belongs in which life cycle stage?
Answer: Demilitarization
◉ Which two of these could have generated UXO?
Answer: 1. Combat
2. Live fire ranges
◉ You get a call from the live fire range that someone suspects
they've found UXO. Which three of these things do you tell them to
do?
Answer: 1. Contact the proper authorities.
2. Don't touch the item.
3. Keep others away
