MWB/LB-201 : Environmental & Chemical Hazards: Overview for Facilities Personnel

• Life Cycle Systems Plans: Inception to Disposal or Demilitarization, ie Cradle to Grave
• Methods, Procedures and Vendors who help to Insure that You and Your Facility is in Compliance with the Law
• Effects of your Signature: When Toxic Substances or Hazardous Wastes are Involved or Found
• Legal Liability if Contamination is Found: As a Civilian or US Government Employee
• The Clean Air Act; The Clean Water Act; Requirements of Both
• Standards: for Hazards & Toxic Waste Classifications
• Use of Handbook to determine the Classification of Hazards
• Required Procedures whenever Environmental Problems Arise
• Safety and Health Considerations around Range Instrumentations; Radar; Lasers; Laser Range Finder Sights; X-ray; EML and other dangerous Power Supplies; Eye Protection
• Noise Hazards: Methods and Types of Protection
• Safe use and proper Disposal of Chemical Hazards
• Pollution Prevention Concepts for Gun & Explosive Ranges
• Pre-Testing requirements for using Hazardous Materials
• Protective Equipment & Procedures in dealing with Hazardous Materials; Fire & other Associated Concerns; Communication etc.
• Emergency Planning and Standard Operating Procedures
• Transportation, Handling & Storage of Hazardous Materials, Explosives, Propellants, Primers, Igniters, etc.
• Lessons Learned

This course has been designed for Technicians, Engineers and in general, facility personnel.
The purpose is to inform and make aware the growing need to be environmentally conscious of actions
taken, in both daily activities and especially around ballistic range testing facilities.

This course will include portions of several previously given courses in this area.