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1. The DA PAM 385-64 contains the minimum required ESQD criteria for -
ANSWER ✓ all branches of service
the Air Force
>the Army<
the Navy
2. The Cardinal Rule for explosives safety is designed to protect - ANSWER ✓
ammunition and explosives
ammunition, explosives, and property
>people and property<
property and public roadways
3. Detonation is a characteristic of - ANSWER ✓ black powder
>high explosives<
low explosives
smoke grenades
4. HD 1.1 consists of explosives that present a - ANSWER ✓ fire hazard but
not a mass explosion hazard
fire hazard but not a fragmentation hazard
>mass explosion hazard<
projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
5. HD 1.2 consists of explosives that present a - ANSWER ✓ blast hazard but
not a fragmentation hazard
fire hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
mass explosion hazard
>non-mass explosion, fragment-producing hazard<
,6. HD 1.3 consists of explosives that present a - ANSWER ✓ >mass fire,
minor blast or fragment hazard<
moderate fire, no significant blast or fragment hazard
mass explosion hazard
projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
7. HD 1.4 consists of explosives that present a - ANSWER ✓ mass fire, minor
blast or fragment hazard
>moderate fire, no significant blast or fragment hazard<
mass explosion hazard
projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
8. Magazine A contains 200,000 lbs HD 1.1 NEW. It is located adjacent to
Magazine B, which contains 50,000 lbs HD 1.1 NEW. Magazine B is -
ANSWER ✓ a potential explosion site (PES) only
an exposed site (ES) only
>both a potential explosion site (PES) and an exposed site (ES)<
9. Any location containing ammunition and explosives that could create a blast
if an explosion occurs in a/an - ANSWER ✓ barricaded administration
building
exposed site
potential exposed site
>potential explosion site<
10.Which four of these locations may be considered a potential explosion site? -
ANSWER ✓ operating building, AGM, ECM, aircraft parking
11.Which three statements about interchange yards are correct? - ANSWER ✓
exchanging railcars, visual inspections, removing documents
12.7-Bar, 3-Bar, and Undefined relate to - ANSWER ✓ ability of a magazine's
headwall to withstand an exterior explosion.
13.Which table is used for HD 1.1 ILD from an ECM but only when the ECM
is the PES? - ANSWER ✓ table 8-8
,14.This process is designed to protect against explosion communication
between adjacent bays or buildings, from death or serious injury caused by
incidents in adjacent bays or buildings, and from damage to vital and
expensive equipment installations. What is this process called? - ANSWER
✓ reinforced safety construction?
15.Two tables are used to determine either the required separation distance or
explosive limits for ammunition magazines. What are they? - ANSWER ✓
HD 1.1 guide, Table 8-10
16.HD 1.2.1 and HD 1.2.2 NEW are different how? - ANSWER ✓ 1.2.1 is
160lbs or more
17.Which three items describe Maximum Credible Event (MCE)? - ANSWER
✓ NEW of three packages, never assigned 1.2.2, fixed value
18.What type of detonation occurs when a storage facility with high explosives
detonates and its shock wave hits a nearby facility causing another
explosion? - ANSWER ✓ Deflagrate detonation
19.Which of the following chemicals will react violently when it comes in
contact with water? - ANSWER ✓ TH, HC, TPA
20.Select the correct order of the levels of protection from least protection
required to most protection required. - ANSWER ✓ IMD, ILD, PTRD, IBD
21.The ultimate purpose of quantity distance is? - ANSWER ✓ Protecting
personnel, equipment, and buildings from accidental explosions.
22.The magazine below contains 11,000 lb of NEW. The maximum NEW it
can hold is 13,000 lb. How many additional pallets of ammo can be placed
in the facility? Use the Yellow Book if needed. - ANSWER ✓ 3 pallets
23.If a pallet holds 12 HE rounds and each round contains 17.5 lb of NEW,
what would be the NEW of the pallet?
140 lb - ANSWER ✓ 210
, 24.Select the division of Hazard Class 1 that is the most dangerous. - ANSWER
✓ 1.1
25.Determine the hazard class and division of this pallet. Use the Yellow Book
if needed. (D533) - ANSWER ✓ 1.3C
26.Why are there divisions within Class 1? - ANSWER ✓ specific hazards
posed
27.Cardinal Rule for safety - ANSWER ✓ people, explosives, time
28.Which of the following statements describe an SOP? - ANSWER ✓
available in all work areas
29.Who is responsible for the risk management process? - ANSWER ✓
everyone
30.Which statement does NOT apply to evaluating ammo procedures with the
risk management (RM) process? - ANSWER ✓ To help workers understand
how the RM process replaces the SOP
31.Intraline Distance (ILD) - ANSWER ✓ Distance between explosive
operating buildings within the same area; prevents simultaneous loss of
operations.
32.Intermagazine Distance (IMD) - ANSWER ✓ Distance between two
explosive storage magazines; prevents sympathetic detonation.
33.Public Traffic Route Distance (PTRD) - ANSWER ✓ Separation between
explosives and public roads, railways, or waterways; protects civilians.
34.Inhabited Building Distance (IBD) - ANSWER ✓ Distance from explosives
to occupied buildings (e.g., offices, barracks); prevents injury or fatality.
35.Exposed Site Distance (ESD) - ANSWER ✓ Distance between a Potential
Explosion Site (PES) and any exposed site at risk.