Explosive Materials Management Standard

1.0 Purpose

The Explosive Materials Management Standard shall provide the framework to ensure that management strategies are in place to:

• Minimize the risk of injury to all personnel and mitigate environmental impacts from explosive materials during storage, transport and use.
• Control the use of explosive materials to meet federal, state and local regulatory guidelines and incorporate best practices.
• Provide employees who are responsible for handling and using explosive materials onsite with the requirements needed to do so.
• Provide formalized inspection and inventory processes.
• Minimize disruptions and eliminate damage to science experiments.