Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com Chemical ammunition Ammunition, the filler of which has the basic function of producing a toxic or irritant effect on the body, a screening or signaling smoke, or an incendiary action. Chemical event (also see AR 50–6) The term chemical event encompasses all chemical accidents, incidents, and politically/public sensitive occurrences. Specifically, this applies to— a. Confirmed releases of agent from munitions.
A confirmed chemical agent release from stockpile or nonstockpile chemical weapons is any detection of agent outside the munitions body or bulk storage container into the atmosphere outside of a closed containment system that is confirmed by corroborating positive detections. Closed containment systems include filtered bunkers, igloos, or overpack containers that are capable of preventing the escape of chemical agent in concentrations exceeding the acceptable exposure limit. Reporting will begin based on the time of release confirmation and must not wait until location and isolation of the leaking munitions/container is accomplished. b.
Discovery of an actual or suspected chemical agent munitions or container that may require emergency transpor- tation and/or disposal. Discovery as part of planned real property remediation will not be reported as a chemical event unless emergency transportation or disposal is required, but it will be reported in accordance with remediation plans. c. Confirmed detection of agent above short-term exposure limit occurring for any period outside the primary engineering control.
This includes agent operations conducted in a closed system that is contained in a facility equipped with secondary engineering controls to protect unprotected workers or the ambient environment (for example, cascade ventilation/air filtrations). d. Actual exposure of personnel to agent above the short-term exposure limit which is confirmed by clinical evaluation or initial laboratory evaluation or documented by sampling techniques. This includes any case where there is a reasonable belief that an exposure has occurred to any individual above these limits.
Special attention needs to be given to workers reporting that they believe they were exposed to agent or the failure of personnel protective equipment. e. Any terrorist or criminal act directed toward chemical agent storage, laboratory, or demilitarization facility or any deliberate release of chemical agent. This includes employment of an improvised chemical device intended to disperse chemical agent, regardless of whether the device has functioned. f. Loss of chemical agent (other than deliberate destruction by approved, authorized laboratory and demilitarization processes). g.
Any malfunction or other significant activity at a chemical demilitarization plant that could reasonably be expected to cause concern within the local community or the press, or that, in the judgment of the facility or installation management or leadership, could cause embarrassment to the U.S. Army. h. Above categories involving items configured as weapons containing the industrial chemical chlorine, hydrogen and potassium cyanide, carbonyl chloride, cyanogen chloride, or chloropicrin. This pertains to items that were designed as a delivery/dispersal system for use in war, irrespective of fusing or explosive configuration.
Chemical munitions and agents An agent or munitions that through its chemical properties, produces lethal or other damaging effects to human beings, except that such term does not include riot control agents, chemical herbicides, smoke and other obscuration materials. Chemical warfare All aspects of military operations involving the use of lethal munitions/agents and the warning and protective measures associated with such offensive operations. Chemical weapons system An integrated relationship of chemical agents, munitions or spraying devices and their mode of delivery to the target.
Combat developer Command or agency that formulates doctrine, concepts, organization, training, materiel requirements, and objectives. Represents the user community over the life cycle of the system. Command responsibility Commanders down the entire chain of command are responsible for the safety of their personnel. Commander An individual that lawfully exercises over subordinates by virtue of rank or assignment. This includes the authority and responsibility for effectively using available resources for planning the employment of, organizing, directing, coordinat- ing and controlling military forces for the accomplishment of assigned missions.
This also includes responsibility for 110 AR 385–10 • 23 August 2007