U.S. ARMY EXPLOSIVES SAFETY
FAMILIARIZATION SAFETY REVIEW
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
TESTED QUESTIONS.
⩥ Which component is not part of a low explosive train? Answer:
Booster
⩥ Which component is not part of a low explosive train? Answer:
Primer, Detonator, Booster, Bursting charge
⩥ Which three items will you find on a high explosive train?
Answer: Booster
Detonator
Bursting charge
⩥ Which is not a characteristic of inert ammo? Answer: They have
an explosive charge
⩥ What are three ways to determine if an ammo item is inert?
Answer: It is a cloth-covered component marked "INERT"
It is drilled with holes, and the word "EMPTY" is stamped on it
,It is small arms ammunition on public display with "INERT" attached
on a plate
⩥ What are two exceptions to the requirement to drilling holes into
inert ammo? Answer: Empty or inert ammo used in loading drills
Empty or inert ammo whose use would be reduced by the holes
⩥ Using the the Chemical Group Job Aid, which three chemicals
produce extreme heat and are difficult to extinguish when burning?
Answer: PT
TH
HC
⩥ Using the Chemical Group Job Aid, select two types of
PPE/Special Equipment for Chemical Group C. Answer: Fire resistant
gloves, coveralls, and safety face shields
Water barrels available to submerge leaking WP ammunition
⩥ Which distance is intended to prevent propagation between two
operating buildings containing explosives? Answer: ILD
⩥ Why are there divisions within Class 1? Answer: To identify the
specific hazard posed
, ⩥ Magazine A contains HC/D 1.1. Magazine B contains HC/D 1.4.
Which HC/D requires the smallest safe separation distance? Answer:
1.4
⩥ The maximum NEW this magazine is permitted to hold is 12,500
lbs of HC/D 1.1. It currently contains 11,000 lbs. Using the Yellow
Book, how many pallets of the ammunition listed below can be placed
in the facility? Answer: 4 pallets
⩥ The RM process works to prevent what three hazards? Answer:
Illness
Injury
Death
⩥ There are several potential hazards in the banding operation. What
two methods do you use to assess a hazard that has been identified
during the risk management (RM) process? Answer: Determine how
likely it would be to happen
Determine how severe the outcome would be
⩥ SOPs are written with the cardinal rule in mind. It states that
operations must expose:. Answer: Minimum number of people
Minimum amount of time
FAMILIARIZATION SAFETY REVIEW
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
TESTED QUESTIONS.
⩥ Which component is not part of a low explosive train? Answer:
Booster
⩥ Which component is not part of a low explosive train? Answer:
Primer, Detonator, Booster, Bursting charge
⩥ Which three items will you find on a high explosive train?
Answer: Booster
Detonator
Bursting charge
⩥ Which is not a characteristic of inert ammo? Answer: They have
an explosive charge
⩥ What are three ways to determine if an ammo item is inert?
Answer: It is a cloth-covered component marked "INERT"
It is drilled with holes, and the word "EMPTY" is stamped on it
,It is small arms ammunition on public display with "INERT" attached
on a plate
⩥ What are two exceptions to the requirement to drilling holes into
inert ammo? Answer: Empty or inert ammo used in loading drills
Empty or inert ammo whose use would be reduced by the holes
⩥ Using the the Chemical Group Job Aid, which three chemicals
produce extreme heat and are difficult to extinguish when burning?
Answer: PT
TH
HC
⩥ Using the Chemical Group Job Aid, select two types of
PPE/Special Equipment for Chemical Group C. Answer: Fire resistant
gloves, coveralls, and safety face shields
Water barrels available to submerge leaking WP ammunition
⩥ Which distance is intended to prevent propagation between two
operating buildings containing explosives? Answer: ILD
⩥ Why are there divisions within Class 1? Answer: To identify the
specific hazard posed
, ⩥ Magazine A contains HC/D 1.1. Magazine B contains HC/D 1.4.
Which HC/D requires the smallest safe separation distance? Answer:
1.4
⩥ The maximum NEW this magazine is permitted to hold is 12,500
lbs of HC/D 1.1. It currently contains 11,000 lbs. Using the Yellow
Book, how many pallets of the ammunition listed below can be placed
in the facility? Answer: 4 pallets
⩥ The RM process works to prevent what three hazards? Answer:
Illness
Injury
Death
⩥ There are several potential hazards in the banding operation. What
two methods do you use to assess a hazard that has been identified
during the risk management (RM) process? Answer: Determine how
likely it would be to happen
Determine how severe the outcome would be
⩥ SOPs are written with the cardinal rule in mind. It states that
operations must expose:. Answer: Minimum number of people
Minimum amount of time
