Refresher 900 Series Courses (8 hours)

Course # 909 - Emphasis on development, testing, and using rockets, missiles, and associated components.  It is recommended as a refresher for personnel who have completed Course # 203 or Course # 404 for certification.  Many regulations require a refresher annually or every two years.

  • Operations Safety at Explosives Work Sites
  • Explosive Effects
  • Personal Protective Clothing & Equipment
  • Static Electricity & Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
  • Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO Safety)
  • Range Safety and Munitions Testing
  • Procedures & Precautions at Test & Assembly Areas
  • Practical Applications, Exercises, & Mishap Case Studies

Course # 908 – Subjects are tailored to emphasize missions involving small arms, artillery, mortars, fuzes, flares, grenades, submunitions, small explosive devices, projected and dropped munitions, and associated delivery systems.

  •  Operations Safety at Explosives Work Sites
  •  Initiators & Selected Munitions
  •  Personal Protective Clothing & Equipment
  •  Static Electricity & Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
  •  Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance (HERO Safety)
  •  Small Arms, Large Caliber, & Demolition Range Safety
  •  Procedures & Precautions at Test & Assembly Areas
  •  Practical Applications, Exercises, & Mishap Case Studies

Course # 906

  • Basic Explosives Safety
  • Hazard Identification
  • Test Range Safety
  • Hazards & Precautions in Impact Areas
  • Hazard Analysis & Risk Assessment Familiarization
  • Practical Applications, Exercises, & Mishap Case Studies

Course # 904

  • Basic Explosives Safety
  • Initiators, Detonators, & Igniters
  • Static Electricity & ESD
  • Range Safety
  • Firing Line Safety
  • Practical Applications, Exercises, & Mishap Case Studies

Course # 903

  • Explosives System Testing
  • Procedures & Precautions at Test Sites
  • Static Electricity & ESD
  • RDT&E Range Safety
  • System Assembly & Disassembly
  • Practical Applications, Exercises, & Mishap Case Studies

Course # 902

  • Explosives Laboratory Safety
  • Explosives Loading/Assembly Room Safety
  • Static Electricity & ESD
  • Storage & Disposal of Explosive Waste
  • Practical Applications, Exercises, & Mishap Case Studies

Course # 901

  • Review of Explosives Safety Principles
  • Storage, Transport, & Handling
  • People, Explosives & Electrical Energy
  • Safety Precautions at Explosives Facilities
  • Practical Applications, Exercises, & Mishap Case Studies

Course # ??? –  Tailor your own refresher, give it a course number, and call Amtec.  We will accommodate your special needs if at all possible. 

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