Course # 205 places emphasis on safe handling, loading, testing, and using propellants and pyrotechnic material. It includes experimental procedures, production, and the devices and components in which this type of explosive material is used. This 3-day course includes the core subjects listed as Course # 101 and the additional subjects shown below:

• Course # 101 Core Subjects - Characteristics & Hazards of Ammunition & Explosives, Explosive Effects, Classification Systems & Hazard Divisions, Storage Principles & Storage Compatibility, Fire & Chemical Hazard Symbols, Fire Protection at Explosives Facilities, Transporting & Handling Explosives, Industrial Safety & Explosives, Personal Protective Clothing & Equipment, Material Handling Equipment, Explosive Operations Safety, and Static Electricity & Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
  
  
• Additional Subjects for Course # 205
  • Standing Operating Procedures
  • Explosives Laboratory Safety
  • Explosives Loading & Assembly Room Safety
  • Storage & Disposal of Explosive Waste
  • Range Safety & RDT&E Operations
  • Procedures & Precautions at Propellant/Pyrotechnic Facilities

All of the subjects in Course # 205, including the basic core subjects, use training aids, discussions, examples, pictures, and videos that emphasize safety precautions and procedures associated with propellant and pyrotechnic material development, storage, handling, and testing.

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