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Guide to Non-Electric Demolition and Blasting Study Guide

This guide provides essential information on identifying and managing CBRNE threats, covering chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive hazards. It details hazard classifications, toxicity factors, radiation safety principles (ALARA), and safety tactics for dealing with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Essential for professionals working in high-risk environments.

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Protective Equipment, Electricity, and Fuzing Mechanisms

Protective Equipment and Electricity Fundamentals

Covers protective equipment for explosive hazards and fundamental principles of electricity, including definitions, Ohm's Law, and circuit components.

  • Explosive blast protection
  • Bomb suit protection levels
  • Air Purifying Respirator (APR)
  • Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)
  • Electricity definitions
  • Current, voltage, and resistance
  • Ohms Law
  • Conductors and insulators
  • Series and parallel battery connections
  • Methods of producing voltage
  • Relays and collapsing circuits
  • Capacitors
  • Atomic particles

Mechanical and Electrical Action Fuzing Switches

A technical overview of mechanical and electrical action fuzing including switch categories, time delay mechanisms, and electrical components.

  • Mechanical action fuzing
  • Mechanical switch definitions
  • Organic and positive safety
  • Maintained and momentary contact switches
  • Normally open and normally closed switches
  • Safe arm and arming functioning switches
  • Barometric and bi-metal switches
  • Anti-disturbance and anti-tampering switches
  • Mechanical, chemical, and material fatigue time delays
  • M-1 chemical time delay pencil
  • Electrical action fuzing
  • Transistors and SCRs
  • Diodes, capacitors, and resistors
  • Integrated Circuit (IC) switches
  • Relays and electro-magnetic switches
  • Passive and active infrared detection

Military Ordnance, Explosives, and CBRNE Hazards

Military Ordinance and Explosives Fundamentals

An overview of military ordinance categories, explosive characteristics, commercial explosives, and improvised explosive materials.

  • Military ordinance categories
  • Explosion effects
  • Blast pressure types
  • Low and high explosives
  • Primary and secondary explosives
  • Explosive trains
  • Chemical explosive characteristics
  • Shaped charge mechanisms
  • Binary explosives
  • Improvised explosive devices
  • Hypergolic reactions
  • Oxidizers and fuels

CBRNE and Explosive Hazard Identification

This material covers chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive threats including safety considerations, agent types, and radiation protection principles.

  • Hydrogen Peroxide Organic Material (HPOM)
  • IED safety considerations
  • CBRNE definitions
  • Chemical toxicity factors
  • Chemical Weapon Agents (CWA)
  • Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TIC)
  • Explosive Precursor Chemicals (EPC)
  • Chemical warfare agents (Blister, Blood, Choking, Nerve)
  • Biological threat agents
  • Atomic structure and isotopes
  • Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Neutron radiation
  • Radiation shielding and safe distances
  • Exposure versus contamination
  • Dose versus dose rate
  • Chronic versus acute exposure
  • ALARA principles
  • Radiological Dispersal Devices (RDD)
  • Radiological Exposure Devices (RED)

Demolition, Transportation, Rigging, and X-Ray Procedures

Non-Electric Demolition and Blasting Procedures

Procedures for using non-electric safety time fuse systems, shock tube systems, and DetCord for demolition.

  • Safety time fuse system components
  • Shock tube system components
  • Types of fuses
  • DetCord explosive contents
  • M7 Military Non-electric blasting cap identification
  • Blasting cap inspection and crimping procedures
  • Time fuse preparation and test burn
  • Safe Separation Time (SST) and Burn Time (BT)
  • Crimper components
  • Priming explosives techniques
  • Non-electric misfire clearing procedures
  • PrimaDet characteristics
  • Priming techniques for C-4, Semtex, and cast boosters
  • DetCord firing systems
  • DetCord splicing and knotting methods

Electric Demolition and Blasting Procedures

Procedures for using electric blasting caps, firing systems, and galvanometers while managing electrical hazards and misfires.

  • Electric Firing System components
  • Electric blasting cap types
  • Galvanometer continuity testing
  • Blasting machine ratings
  • Electrical hazards in demolition
  • Static electricity prevention
  • Wiring electrical blasting caps
  • Misfire clearing procedures
  • Electrical cap misfire prevention

Hazardous Device Transportation and Rigging Procedures

Procedures for the transportation of hazardous devices and the use of rigging systems to remotely manage improvised explosive devices.

  • Electrical detonation procedures
  • Transportation of hazardous devices
  • Render Safe Procedures
  • Containment Vessels
  • Total Containment Vessel
  • Rigging
  • One line rigging system
  • Two line rigging system
  • Multi-line rigging system
  • Improvised explosive devices
  • Safety precautions for rigging

X-Ray Procedures and Radiation Safety

Procedures for using X-ray systems to identify bomb components and the safety protocols regarding radiation exposure and shielding.

  • X-ray generation
  • Kilovolts and penetration
  • Radiation exposure risks
  • Acute and chronic radiation effects
  • Time, distance, and shielding
  • ALARA principle
  • Pulse generators
  • Golden Engineering XR-200 components
  • Beam angle and collimation
  • X-ray film placement
  • Phosphor panel function
  • X-raying human bodies

Disruptor Procedures and Remote Entry Techniques

Procedures for using the PAN disruptor, MWB disruptor, and remote entry techniques to gain access, expose, and disrupt hazardous devices.

  • PAN disruptor characteristics
  • X-ray interpretation
  • Remote entry techniques
  • MWB disruptor loads
  • Hydra-Jet disruptors
  • Basic disposal procedures
  • Desensitizing explosives
  • Special purpose tools
  • Precision disruption tools
  • Remote disassembly tools

Bomb Technician Risk Assessment and Render Safe Procedures

This material covers VBIED identification, risk assessment, threat analysis, and Render Safe Procedures including the Separate, Analyze, and Disassemble methodology.

  • VBIED categories
  • Risk assessment
  • Threat analysis priorities
  • Device types
  • Logic tree paths
  • Render Safe Procedures (RSP)
  • SAD methodology
  • Explosive train components
  • Initiator removal
  • Hand entry procedures
  • DELTA protocol
  • Foil switch identification

Suicide Bombers and Hostage Response Strategies

Procedures for managing suicide bombers and hostage situations through robotic, manual, tactical, remote, self-removal, and post-blast responses.

  • Robotic and manual approaches
  • RSP during suicide bombing and hostage situations
  • Tactical response strategies
  • Remote response scenarios
  • Self-removal response objectives
  • Post-blast response safety
  • VBIED response strategies
  • Israeli Explosive site four phase approach

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