Application of US Army ESQD Principles
Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
The DA PAM 385-64 contains the minimum required ESQD criteria for - Answer--all
branches of service
the Air Force
>the Army<
the Navy
The Cardinal Rule for explosives safety is designed to protect - Answer--ammunition
and explosives
ammunition, explosives, and property
>people and property<
property and public roadways
Detonation is a characteristic of - Answer--black powder
>high explosives<
low explosives
smoke grenades
HD 1.1 consists of explosives that present a - Answer--fire hazard but not a mass
explosion hazard
fire hazard but not a fragmentation hazard
>mass explosion hazard<
projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
, HD 1.2 consists of explosives that present a - Answer--blast hazard but not a
fragmentation hazard
fire hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
mass explosion hazard
>non-mass explosion, fragment-producing hazard<
HD 1.3 consists of explosives that present a - Answer-->mass fire, minor blast or
fragment hazard<
moderate fire, no significant blast or fragment hazard
mass explosion hazard
projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
HD 1.4 consists of explosives that present a - Answer--mass fire, minor blast or
fragment hazard
>moderate fire, no significant blast or fragment hazard<
mass explosion hazard
projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
Magazine A contains 200,000 lbs HD 1.1 NEW. It is located adjacent to Magazine B,
which contains 50,000 lbs HD 1.1 NEW. Magazine B is - Answer--a potential explosion
site (PES) only
an exposed site (ES) only
>both a potential explosion site (PES) and an exposed site (ES)<
Any location containing ammunition and explosives that could create a blast if an
explosion occurs in a/an - Answer--barricaded administration building
exposed site
potential exposed site
>potential explosion site<
Blast fragments that are small in size and travel low to the ground at thousands of feet
per second are - Answer--building fragments
low-velocity fragments
>primary fragment<
secondary fragments
Why is the orientation of an earth-covered magazine (ECM) important when making
ESQD determinations? - Answer--There's greater potential for damage if the rear of the
ECM is facing the exposed site.
There's greater potential for damage if the side of the ECM is facing the exposed site.
Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
The DA PAM 385-64 contains the minimum required ESQD criteria for - Answer--all
branches of service
the Air Force
>the Army<
the Navy
The Cardinal Rule for explosives safety is designed to protect - Answer--ammunition
and explosives
ammunition, explosives, and property
>people and property<
property and public roadways
Detonation is a characteristic of - Answer--black powder
>high explosives<
low explosives
smoke grenades
HD 1.1 consists of explosives that present a - Answer--fire hazard but not a mass
explosion hazard
fire hazard but not a fragmentation hazard
>mass explosion hazard<
projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
, HD 1.2 consists of explosives that present a - Answer--blast hazard but not a
fragmentation hazard
fire hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
mass explosion hazard
>non-mass explosion, fragment-producing hazard<
HD 1.3 consists of explosives that present a - Answer-->mass fire, minor blast or
fragment hazard<
moderate fire, no significant blast or fragment hazard
mass explosion hazard
projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
HD 1.4 consists of explosives that present a - Answer--mass fire, minor blast or
fragment hazard
>moderate fire, no significant blast or fragment hazard<
mass explosion hazard
projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
Magazine A contains 200,000 lbs HD 1.1 NEW. It is located adjacent to Magazine B,
which contains 50,000 lbs HD 1.1 NEW. Magazine B is - Answer--a potential explosion
site (PES) only
an exposed site (ES) only
>both a potential explosion site (PES) and an exposed site (ES)<
Any location containing ammunition and explosives that could create a blast if an
explosion occurs in a/an - Answer--barricaded administration building
exposed site
potential exposed site
>potential explosion site<
Blast fragments that are small in size and travel low to the ground at thousands of feet
per second are - Answer--building fragments
low-velocity fragments
>primary fragment<
secondary fragments
Why is the orientation of an earth-covered magazine (ECM) important when making
ESQD determinations? - Answer--There's greater potential for damage if the rear of the
ECM is facing the exposed site.
There's greater potential for damage if the side of the ECM is facing the exposed site.
