Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com units, logistics, quality assurance specialists–ammunition surveillance, fire departments, security, and environmental and health agencies. (c) Forward site plans through the chain of command to USATCES and, at a minimum, copy furnish the unit or organization responsible for the operation. (4) While the installation/garrison safety office is generally responsible for site plan development and coordination, in some circumstances a tenant or other organization may assume those responsibilities. Local agreements can dictate deviations in site plan responsibilities as long as all affected organizations are consulted and agree.
(5) For off-installation locations, the organization with operational control—in coordination with the user if different than the operator—will develop, coordinate, and submit explosives safety site plans per DA Pam 385–61, DA Pam 385–64, and DA Pam 385–65. d. Other Service’s acceptance of risk. When the explosives arcs from a proposed Army potential explosive site expose the equipment or facilities of another Service to risk, that Service’s acceptance of risk, must be enclosed in the site plan package. The developing unit’s chain of command will obtain acceptance of risk from the other Service’s equivalent level of command based upon the level of risk involved.
The USATCES will accomplish final Army coordination with the other Service’s headquarters when the level of risk requires. (1) The reviewing chain of command will— (a) Indicate specifically in the letter of transmittal its approval of the proposal, along with changes, modifications, or specific precautionary measures considered necessary. (b) Submit correspondence and site plans in duplicate to the Director, USATCES. (2) Notification of DDESB approval on properly prepared and submitted routine plans can be expected within 90 days. The ACOM, ASCC, DRU, and NGB must provide the following information to request priority reviews and approval: (a) The date the reply is required.
(b) The proposed contract award date. (c) The reason the priority action is needed. e. Explosives facilities built before January 1958. Submission of a site plan for explosive facilities built before January 1958 is not required if the facility is used for the same purpose as originally constructed, the level of hazard associated with the facility’s operations has not increased, and newer facilities have not impacted the original siting. Documentation of the facilities must be permanently recorded in the installation master plan or similar files. At a minimum, the permanent documentation must contain— (1) The date of construction.
(2) The effective date of the application standards under which the facility was originally constructed. (3) The original use information. (4) The date the facility was either approved for use or was first used as an A&E facility. 5–7. Explosives licensing policy a. All explosives facilities will be operated in accordance with the requirements of Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 6055.9E and DA Pam 385–64 or contracting safety requirements. b. Facilities that cannot meet A&E safety standards will not be licensed unless covered by an approved waiver, exemption, or CCR. c. Installation and unit commanders will ensure that A&E are stored only in licensed locations.
Quantities will not exceed the amounts authorized on the license. d. Explosives licenses shall be developed and formatted in accordance with DA Pam 385–64. 5–8. Ammunition and explosives safety surveys a. The Army Logistics Review and Technical Assistance Office (LRTAO) located at the U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center conducts surveys of ammunition logistics and A&E safety. The A&E safety surveys assess compliance with explosives safety requirements of this regulation and DA Pam 385–64 and DA Pam 385–65. (If evaluating, contractor operations compliance will be evaluated against contract safety requirements.) b.
Explosives safety professionals from the LRTAO will visit AMC, IMCOM, FORSCOM, TRADOC, NGB, Military District of Washington, USAR/SC, ATEC, U.S. Army Pacific, Eighth U.S. Army, and U.S. Army Europe commands and installations on a 4–year cycle to conduct A&E safety surveys. Local commanders will support and provide assistance to the team. Reviews, reports, and technical assistance are prescribed in AR 700-13. c. The ODASAF, in conjunction with the DCS, G–4, will oversee A&E safety surveys including, development and approval of A&E safety survey criteria and will review survey reports to identify A&E safety programmatic findings and trends and implement corrective actions. 5–9.
Explosives safety assistance visits a. The USATCES conducts ESAVs to evaluate the effectiveness of a command, installation, or activity’s ESMP and 40 AR 385–10 • 23 August 2007/RAR 8 September 2009