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|  paragraphs list the minimum provisions that a contractor or manufacturer (loader)
of these items should observe in order to fulfill his responsibility for safety. At
Naval ordnance Systems Command and other Government plants, these provisions
are mandatory. Such other warnings and precautions pertinent to the operational
effectiv eness or safety during use or loading of the specified item, are included
in the detail provisions of the specification.
6.5.1 All loading operations should be conducted in a neat and orderly
manner.
6 . 5 . 2 Safe equipment and methods should be utilized for transporting and
handling explosi ves and loaded parts. Where required, remote control barricaded
handling equipment shall be used for explosive operations, such as mixing, pour-
ing, weighing charging, sifting, drying, pressing, casting, and crimping.
6 . 5 . 3 Personnel handling detonators, primers, delay elements, leadins,
boosters. and related parts that affect functioning should, insofar as is prac-
ticable avoid using bare fingers or improper equipment to prevent damage.
Corrosion or deterioration from perspiration or other contaminating deposits.
6. 5.4 The exposure of explosiv e materials and related parts should be so
controlled as to minimize the absorption of moisture from the atmosphere or
other sources during loading and handling operations.
6.5.5 All explosives and completely or partial ly loaded items should be
stored in suitable storage magazines located in accordance with the American
Table of Distances (ATD) or other applicable safety standards. and, u'bile in
p r o c e s s , kept in safety lockers and chests if in loading rooms, or in adequate
ready or service magazines located in accordance with intra-plant distances
when outside of loading rooms. For Navy explosiv es loading plants, the pro-
visions of the Armed Services Explosives Safet y Board covering quantity-distance
relations for explosives shall apply.
6 . 5.6 Proper care should be exercised at all time. s to protect personnel
from accidents, fires, or explosions, and to limit damage to equipment and load-
ing areas. In this connection, the following precautionary measures should be
observed.
6.5.6.1 Employ properly proportioned and properly located protective
barricades, screens, or shields at all required points.
6.5.6.2 Keep only minimum limited quantities of explosives and completed
or partially loaded parts present at each stage of operation.
6.5.6.3 Keep explosives and explosive parts in approved covered recep-
tacles w ith covers in place when material is not being taken out of or put into
the receptacles. Where necessary, receptacles should be conductive to ground
e l e c t r o s t a t i c charges.
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