DoD Ammunition and Explosives Hazard Classification …

1 TB 700 2 NAVSEAINST 11A-1-47 DLAR Technical BulletinDEPARTMENTOF DEFENSEAMMUNITIONANDEXPLOSIVESHAZARDCLAS SIFICATIONPROCEDURESH eadquartersDepartments of the Army, the Navy,the Air Force,and the Defense Logistics AgencyWashington, DC5 January 1998 UnclassifiedSUMMARY of CHANGETB 700 2/NAVSEAINST 11A 1 47/DLAR OF DEFENSE Ammunition AND Explosives Hazard CLASSIFICATIONPROCEDURESThis revision--o Adds UN Test Series 1 through 7 protocol with flow chart. Selects testsfrom protocol. States policy to accept alternate UN tests (para 5-1).o Provides more specific test requirements and pass/fail criteria organized bytest, with diagrams (paras 5-2 thru 5-9).o Adds flash point test for liquid Explosives (para 5-9).o Revises blast measurements procedures and interpretations (para 6-2).

2 O Revises fragment Hazard assessment procedures (para 6-3).o Incoporates the UN thermal hazards assessment procedures and criteria (para6-4).o Replaces Sample Summary Sheet and NATO Data Card (for Ammunition ) with sampleDD forms (para 6-5c and figs 6-7 and 6-8).o Identifies alternate Hazard Classification test (with restrictions) thathave application for qualification, insensitive munitions, and systemvulnerability (para 6-6).o Provides new Service and DOE addresses for interim Hazard classificationresponsibilities and actions (para 7-2).o Adds DOT/UN Test Series 3 requirements. States policy that 70-card gap test(or ARDEC solid gun propellant shock sensitivity test) and cap test arerequired for interim HD Classification (para 7-3a).o Gives procedures for obtaining international shipment of iterim hazardclassified items with competent authority approval (para 7-3d).

3 O Revises responsibilities and procedures for managing the Joint HazardClassification System (JHCS) (para 8-3).o References the changes in DOT Hazard Classification procedures (para 8-4).o Redefines JHCS data input and format (para 8-5).HeadquartersDepartments of the Army, the Navy,the Air Force,and the Defense Logistics AgencyWashington, DC5 January 1998*TB 700 2 NAVSEAINST 11A 1 47 DLAR Technical BulletinDEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Ammunition AND Explosives Hazard CLASSIFICATIONPROCEDURESH istory. This is a complete revision of TB 700 2, NAVSEAINST , TO 11A-1-47, andDLAR This publication sets forth de-tailed procedures for Hazard classifying am-munition and Explosives in accordance withDepartment of Transportation regulations,North Atlantic Treaty Organization guidelines, and United Nations This TB applies to the De-fense Logistics Agency, the Navy, the AirForce, the Active Army, the Army NationalGuard, the Army and exception authority.

4 Theproponent of this TB is the Chairman, Depart-ment Of Defense Explosives Safety Board,Room 856C, Hoffman Building 1, 2461 Eisen-hower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331 0600,Phone: DSN 221 8624, Commercial: (703)325 8624; Fax: (703) 325 Improvements. Users are invitedto send comments, corrections, and suggestedimprovements directly to the Chairman, De-partment Of Defense Explosives Safety Board,Room 856C, Hoffman Building 1, 2461 Eisen-hower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22331 0600,Phone: DSN 221 8624, Commercial: (703)325 8624; FAX: (703) 325 To be distributed in accordancewith initial distribution number (IDN)343699 requirements for TB (Listed by paragraph and page number)Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose !1 1, page 1 NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) !

5 1 2, page 1 Use of the procedures !1 3, page 1 Application !1 4, page 1 Hazards not determined by these criteria !1 5, page 1 Predominant Hazard !1 6, page 1 Samples for laboratory examination !1 7, page 1 Non-Class 1 and non-regulated articles !1 8, page 1 Transportation of unexploded ordnance (UXO) !1 9, page 1 Chapter 2 Glossary, page 2 AMMONIUM-NITRATE-fuel oil mixture (ANFO) !2 1, page 2 Ammunition !2 2, page 2 Ammunition , ILLUMINATING, with or without burster,expelling charge or propelling charge !2 3, page 2 Ammunition , INCENDIARY !2 4, page 2 Ammunition , PRACTICE !2 5, page 2 Ammunition , PROOF !2 6, page 2 Ammunition , SMOKE !2 7, page 2 Ammunition , TEAR-PRODUCING, with burster, expellingcharge or propelling charge !2 8, page 2 Ammunition , TOXIC with burster, expelling charge orpropelling charge !

6 2 9, page 2 ARTICLE, EXPLOSIVE !2 10, page 2 ARTICLES, EXPLOSIVE, EXTREMELY INSENSITIVE(ARTICLES, EEI) !2 11, page 2 ARTICLES, PYROPHORIC !2 12, page 2 ARTICLES, PYROTECHNIC, for technical purposes !2 13,page 2 BLACK POWDER (GUNPOWDER) !2 14, page 2 BOMBS !2 15, page 2 BOOSTERS !2 16, page 2 BURNING REACTION !2 17, page 2 BURSTERS, EXPLOSIVE !2 18, page 2 CARTRIDGES, BLANK !2 19, page 3*This publication supersedes TB 700 2, NAVSEAINST , AF TO 11A 1 47, DLAR , 5 December 700 2/NAVSEAINST 11A 1 47/DLAR ! 5 January 1998 UnclassifiediContents ContinuedCARTRIDGES, FLASH 2 20, page3 CARTRIDGES FOR WEAPONS 2 21, page3 CARTRIDGES FOR WEAPONS, INERT PROJECTILE 2 22,page3 CARTRIDGES, POWER DEVICE 2 23, page3 CARTRIDGES, SIGNAL 2 24, page3 CARTRIDGES, SMALL ARMS 2 25, page3 CASES, CARTRIDGE, EMPTY, WITH PRIMER 2 26, page3 CASES, COMBUSTIBLE, EMPTY, WITHOUT PRIMER 2 27,page3 CHARGES, BURSTING 2 28, page3 CHARGES, DEMOLITION 2 29, page3 CHARGES, DEPTH 2 30, page3 CHARGES, EXPELLING 2 31, page3 CHARGES, EXPLOSIVE, COMMERCIAL, without detonator 2 32, page3 CHARGES, PROPELLING 2 33, page3 CHARGES, PROPELLING FOR CANNON 2 34, page3 CHARGES, SHAPED, COMMERCIAL, without detonator 2 35,page3 CHARGES, SHAPED, FLEXIBLE.

7 LINEAR 2 36, page3 CHARGES, SUPPLEMENTARY, EXPLOSIVE 2 37, page3 COMPATIBILITY 2 38, page3 COMPONENTS, EXPLOSIVE TRAIN, 2 39, page3 COMPOSITE PROPELLANT 2 40, page3 CONTRIVANCES, WATER-ACTIVATED, with burster, expellingcharge or propelling charge 2 41, page3 CORD, DETONATING, flexible 2 42, page3 CORD (FUSE) DETONATING, metal clad 2 43, page3 CORD, IGNITER 2 44, page4 CUTTER, CABLE, EXPLOSIVE 2 45, page4 DEBRIS 2 46, page4 DEFLAGRATION REACTION 2 47, page4 DETONATION REACTION 2 48, page4 DETONATOR ASSEMBLIES, NON-ELECTRIC, for blasting 2 49, page4 DETONATORS 2 50, page4 DoD COMPONENT (DODC) 2 51, page4 DYNAMITE 2 52, page4 EFFECTIVE EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT (EEW) 2 53, page4 ENTIRE LOAD AND TOTAL CONTENTS 2 54, page4EX NUMBER 2 55, page4 EXPLODE 2 56, page4 EXPLOSION REACTION 2 57, page4 EXPLOSION OF THE TOTAL CONTENTS 2 58, page4 EXPLOSIVE, BLASTING 2 59, page4 EXPLOSIVE, BLASTING, TYPE A 2 60, page4 EXPLOSIVE, BLASTING, TYPE B 2 61, page4 EXPLOSIVE, BLASTING, TYPE C 2 62, page4 EXPLOSIVE, BLASTING, TYPE D 2 63, page4 EXPLOSIVE, BLASTING, TYPE E 2 64, page5 EXPLOSIVE, DEFLAGRATING 2 65, page5 EXPLOSIVE, DETONATING 2 66, page5 EXPLOSIVE, EXTREMELY INSENSITIVE DETONATINGSUBSTANCE (EIDS)

8 2 67, page5 EXPLOSIVE, PRIMARY 2 68, page5 EXPLOSIVE, SECONDARY 2 69, page5 FIREBRAND 2 70, page5 FIREWORKS 2 71, page5 FLARES 2 72, page5 FLASH POWDER 2 73, page5 FORBIDDEN EXPLOSIVE 2 74, page5 FRAGMENT 2 75, page5 FUSE/FUZE 2 76, page5 FUSE, IGNITER, tubular, metal clad 2 77, page5 FUSE INSTANTANEOUS, NON-DETONATING(QUICKMATCH) 2 78, page5 FUSE, SAFETY 2 79, page5 FUZES 2 80, page5 GRENADES, hand or rifle 2 81, page5 HAND-HELD SAFE 2 82, page5 HAZARDOUS FRAGMENT 2 83, page5 HAZARDOUS FRAGMENT DENSITY 2 84, page5 HIGH EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT 2 85, page5 IGNITERS 2 86, page5 IGNITION, means of 2 87, page5 INITIATION, means of 2 88, page6 LIGHTERS, FUSE 2 89, page6 MASS EXPLOSION 2 90, page6 MINES 2 91, page6 NET EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT (NEW) 2 92, page6 NET EXPLOSIVE WEIGHT FOR Q D (NEWQD) 2 93,page6 NET PROPELLANT WEIGHT (NPW) 2 94, page6 NON-REGULATED ARTICLES 2 95, page6 POWDER CAKE (POWDER PASTE)

9 WETTED 2 96, page6 POWDER, SMOKELESS 2 97, page6 PRIMERS, CAP TYPE 2 98, page6 PRIMERS, TUBULAR 2 99, page6 PROJECTILES 2 100, page6 PROPELLANTS 2 101, page6 PROPULSION 2 102, page6 QUANTITY DISTANCE (Q D) 2 103, page6 RELEASE DEVICES, EXPLOSIVE 2 104, page6 ROCKET MOTORS 2 105, page6 ROCKETS 2 106, page6 SIGNALS 2 107, page6 SOUNDING DEVICES, EXPLOSIVE 2 108, page6 STERADIAN 2 109, page6 SUBSTANCE, EXPLOSIVE 2 110, page7 SUBSTANCE, PYROTECHNIC 2 111, page7 SUBSTANCES, EXPLOSIVE, VERY INSENSITIVE(SUBSTANCES, EVI) 2 112, page7 TORPEDOES 2 113, page7 TRACERS FOR Ammunition 2 114, page7 UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO) 2 115, page7 WARHEADS 2 116, page7 WITH MEANS OF INITIATION 2 117, page7 WITHOUT MEANS OF INITIATION 2 118, page7 Chapter 3 Administrative Procedures, page7 Introduction 3 1, page7 Procedures 3 2, page7 Notification of classifications 3 3, page9 Chapter 4 Hazard Classification , page11 Scope 4 1, page11 DOT Hazard classes 4 2, page11 Hazard Class 1 assignment procedures 4 3, page11 Hazard Classes 2 through 9 assignment procedures 4 4, page11 Non-Class 1 and non-regulated 4 5, page11 Compatibility group assignment procedure 4 6, page11 Compatibility groups 4 7, page11 Assignment of DOT identification number (United Nationsnumber)

10 4 8, page12 Explosive weights for Class 1 items 4 9, page12 Storage without interim Hazard Classification 4 10, page12 Chapter 5 Tests, page12 Hazard Classification test protocol 5 1, page12UN Test Series 1 (optional) 5 2, page13UN Test Series 2 (optional) 5 3, page15 Test Series 3 (mandatory) 5 4, page15UN Test Series 4 (mandatory where appropriate) 5 5, page17ii TB 700 2/NAVSEAINST 11A 1 47/DLAR 5 January 1998 Contents ContinuedUN Test Series 5 (mandatory for Hazard Division ) 5 6,page18UN Test Series 6 (mandatory for Hazard Divisions , , ) 5 7, page19UN Test Series 7 (mandatory for Hazard Division ) 5 8,page21 Additional test 5 9, page24 Chapter 6 Instrumentation, interpretation of results and alternatetests, page62 Introduction 6 1, page62 Blast measurements 6 2, page62 Fragment Hazard assessment 6 3, page63 Thermal effects assessment 6 4, page64 Interpretation of results 6 5, page64 Alternate tests 6 6, page66 Chapter 7 Interim Hazard Classification , page81 General 7 1, page81 Authority 7 2, page81 Limitations 7 3, page82 Documentation 7 4, page82 Chapter 8 Joint Hazard Classification system, page83 Introduction 8 1, page83 Background 8 2, page83 Responsibilities and procedures 8 3, page83 Department of Transportation (DOT)