Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com Contracting officer A designated officer who performs administrative functions listed in the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Contractor accident An accident that occurs as a result of a Government contractor’s operations in which there is damage to U.S. Government or Army property or equipment, injury or occupational illness to Army personnel, or other reportable event. Control Action taken to eliminate hazards or reduce their risk. Conveyance A truck, tractor-trailer, railcar or commercial intermodal container used for transportation of ammunition, explosives or HAZMAT.
Days away from work The actual or estimated number of days lost that the individual could not work excluding the day of the injury/ occupational illness. Count all calendar days including weekends and holidays. For military personnel, days away from work for on- and off-duty injuries and occupational illnesses include hospitalization, medical restrictions to quarters, convalescent leave, and commander directed removal from duties. Department of the Army contractor A non-Federal employer engaged in performance of a DA contract, whether as prime contractor or subcontractor.
Department of the Army installation A grouping of facilities located in the same vicinity that supports a particular DA functions. Installations may include locations such as posts, camps, stations, or communities, land, and improvements permanently affixed thereto which are under the DA control and used by Army organizations. Where installations are located contiguously, the combined property is designated as one installation and the separate functions as activities of that installation.
In addition to those used primarily by troops, the term “installation” applies to such real properties as depots, arsenals, ammunition plants (both contractor and Government operated), hospitals, terminals, and other special mission installations. Debris Any solid particle thrown by an explosion or other strong energetic reaction. For aboveground detonations, debris usually refers to secondary fragments. For underground storage facilities, debris refers to both primary and secondary fragments, which are transported by a strong flow of detonation gases.
Decontamination The physical or chemical processes by which an object or area, contaminated with a harmful or potentially harmful substance (for example, chemical agent, explosives, etiologic agent, hazardous chemical, and so forth) is made safe for handling or use. Such processes include physical removal of all contaminants, thermal destruction of sterilization, chemical inactivation or a combination of these methods. Decontaminating material Any substance used to chemically destroy, physically remove, seal, or otherwise make harmless a chemical agent.
Demilitarization The mutilation, destruction, or neutralization of chemical agent materiel, rendering it harmless and ineffectual for military purposes. Detection The determination of the presence of a chemical agent. Dud An explosive item or component of a weapon system that fails to function. Educational Includes classroom training, excludes field settings such as field training exercises and maneuvers. Examples: Teach/ instruct/brief/counsel student/audience activities. 112 AR 385–10 • 23 August 2007/RAR 14 June 2010