Explosives Safety Submission.

EP 1110-1-18

24 Apr 00

(4) The Work Plan will be included in the Administrative Record for the project. The PM,

project personnel, and on-site safety specialists should also maintain a current copy of the Work

Plan.

b. SSHP. The SSHP should be prepared in accordance with the guidance provided in

Chapter 20.

c. Explosives Safety Submission.

(1) The purpose of the ESS is to ensure that all applicable DOD and Army regulations

regarding safe and secure handling of ordnance are followed. The OE project team will ensure

that the ESS and the Work Plan are consistent with each other and the approved Action

Memorandum.

(2) Intrusive operations may not begin on OE projects until the USATCES and DDESB

approve the ESS and the contractor has been directed to incorporate the approved ESS changes

into the Work Plan. A copy of the approved ESS will be maintained at the project site. All

operations will be executed in accordance with the approved ESS.

(3) Content Requirements.

(a) The ESS will contain the plans for OE removal and methods proposed to protect the

public and site workers during the project.

(b) The format for the ESS is described in the DDESB Memorandum for the USATCES

Guidance for Clearance Plans, dated January 1998. This memorandum may be found on the

DDESB website at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ens/esb/esbhompb.html. Additional information on

the ESS is provided in the OE MCX DID OE-060, "Conventional Explosives Safety

Submission", which is located on the OE MCX website at http://www.hnd.usace.army.mil/oew.

(4) ESS Routing and Approval for FUDS Projects. The following process will be used in

the preparation and review of the ESS for FUDS projects:

(a) The OE Design Center is responsible for executing the ESS.

(b) The OE Design Center forwards four copies of the ESS to the district and OE MCX for

review.

(c) The OE MCX reviews the ESS and forwards three copies to HQUSACE Safety and

Occupational Health Office (CESO).

(d) CESO reviews and endorses the ESS, then forwards two copies to USATCES for

approval.

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