Explosives come in various forms, most commonly referred to as Hazard Divisions (HD). What categories of explosives exist and how are...

The intent of explosives safety site planning is to increase safety in all aspects of handling and storage of energetic items. But what...

Earth Covered Magazines (ECM) are a common feature at munitions storage locations. These facilities are often categorized as “7-Bar” or...

A common way of measuring required standoff from explosives is the use of “K-factors,” also known as scaled distances. You might be in a...

If you’ve been around DoD planning or commercial munitions production for very long, chances are that you’ve seen a series of earth...

When asked what I do for a living, I usually reply, “I draw circles, lots of circles.” But what are those circles? What do they mean? Why...

Nearly every DoD installation stores, processes, and uses explosives and ammunitions (it’s kind of what we do 😊). Many forms of federal...

In the course of updating an Area Development Plan (ADP), participating in a design charrette, or completing other federal planning...