Ammunition and Explosives Handler Safety Techniques

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ATP Ammunition and Explosives Handler Safety Techniques NOVEMBER 2016DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes ATP dated 31 May 2013. Headquarters Department of the ArmyThis publication is available at the Army Publishing Directorate site ( ),and the Central Army Registry site ( )ATP Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes ATP dated 31 May 2013. i Army Techniques Publication No. Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 8 November 2016Ammunition and Explosives Handler Safety Techniques Contents Page iv INTRODUCTION ........................................ ........................................ .................... v Chapter 1 GENERAL MUNITIONS Safety ........................................ ............................. 1-1 Section I Fundamentals of Ammunition and Explosives (AE) Safety .

discusses safety considerations related to the storage of ammunition and explosives. It addresses the planning considerations leaders should follow when designing and constructing ammunition and explosives storage facilities, as well as basic storage safety principles that leaders at all levels should follow as mission variables permit. Chapter 4

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