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(1) Operations will be conducted in a manner that exposes the minimum number of people to the smallest quantity of explosives for the shortest period of time. (2) All work activities will be coordinated with and have the approval of all appropriate levels of command and all organizations or Services involved. (3) All work activities will be conducted per controls outlined in approved planning documents (for example, work plans, explosives safety risk assessments, hazard analyses, and site safety and health plans). (4) Only EOD or UXO-qualified personnel may conduct clearance or removal actions in areas known or suspected to contain ICMs or sub-munitions. Qualifications for UXO personnel are in DDESB Technical Paper 18. (5) The final disposition of UXO that are ICMs and/ or sub-munitions will be per EOD-approved procedures. When possible, such military munitions will be blown in place. Prior to destruction of the UXO, all personnel will be removed beyond the specified safe separation distance. (6) Should an explosive-related incident involving injury to personnel occur: (a) It will be reported per AR 385–10. (b) All activities will be stopped until a review and validation of procedures has been completed and approved by the commander with responsibility for the activities. Chapter 3 Danger Zones 3–1. General a. Every weapon system and the ammunition/ordnance related to that weapon system requires a danger zone. The danger zones in this pamphlet represent minimum safety requirements; they are adequate only when employed with properly functioning safety equipment and devices, and when trained and competent personnel follow published firing procedures. They are three-dimensional areas derived from computer modeling and/or laboratory data. Danger zone size and shape are dependent on the performance characteristics of the weapon system, ammunition, training require- ments, geographical location, and environmental conditions. They should not account for human error. b. Danger zones can be constructed manually or by using geo-spatial data and the RMTK in either a desktop or web-based environment. The RMTK can be downloaded (desktop) and/or accessed (Web-based) at https://srp.army.mil or https://rtam.tecom.usmc.mil. 3–2. Types of danger zones There are three types of danger zones: a. Laser surface danger zone (air-to-ground; ground-to-ground). A LSDZ consists of the target area in addition to horizontal and vertical buffer zones. It reflects the minimum land and air requirement, to include terrain mitigation, needed to safely employ a given laser. The LSDZ accounts for direct hazards (main beam) and indirect hazards (reflections). The boundaries of the LSDZ depend on which of the two overlapping zones, direct or indirect, are larger. If there are no specular reflectors on the range and the laser does not present a diffuse reflection hazard, there will not be an indirect hazard zone. LSDZs must accommodate stationary firing points (fixed positions) as well as mobile firing positions, in addition to fixed and moving targets. Figure 3–1 contains the basic elements of a LSDZ. 14 DA PAM 385–63 • 16 April 2014