This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.
Please note that only training workshops will be held on August 6 - no conference sessions will be held on this day. Registering for the symposium does not grant access to these training workshops. Registration for the training workshops must be done separately.
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Dr. Josephine Covino
Steve Darby
John Lenox
AK Williams
Description: The United States’ ability to project and sustain military power depends on effective joint military logistics. Operations and logistics functions involving DoD military munitions and other explosives or munitions (e.g., foreign munitions) pose inherent risk to effective military operations. The foundational premise of the DoD's Explosives Safety and Munitions Risk Management (ESMRM) policy involves upfront identification and clear communication of the risks and consequences to and from DoD military munitions during all phases of military planning, training, and operations. The DoD Explosives Safety Board will present the current framework for evaluating munitions-related risks, to include 1) key stakeholder involvement, 2) commander's risk acceptance responsibility, 3) an overview of the nine-step Munitions Risk Management Assessment process, and 4) provide examples of successes generated from completed munitions risk assessments.
Continental breakfast, breaks, and lunch will be provided.
Lea Ann Cotton
Description: The effects of potential explosions may be altered significantly by construction features that limit the amount of explosives involved, attenuate resultant blast overpressure or thermal radiation, and reduce the quantity and range of hazardous fragments and debris. Proper location of exposed sites (ESs) in relations to potential explosion sites (PESs) ensures against unacceptable damage and injuries in the event of an incident. This site planning tutorial will be a familiarization with the facilities siting requirements outlined in Department of Defense Instruction 6055.16, “Explosives Safety Management Program,” July 29, 2008, and DoDM 6055.09-M, “Department of Defense (DoD) Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards,” Volumes 1 - 8, date varies by volume. The intent of this overview is to support site plan preparation and facilitate efficient review at all levels.
Continental breakfast, breaks, and lunch will be provided.
This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.
Please note that only training workshops will be held on August 6 - no conference sessions will be held on this day. Registering for the symposium does not grant access to these training workshops. Registration for the training workshops must be done separately.
Click on the "Download Agenda" link on this page to download a more detailed and printable version of the agenda.
- Dr. Josephine Covino, Science Advisor, DoD Explosives Safety Board
Session Chair: Robert Ford
Risk Management & Governance
Session Chair: Robert MacNaught
Risk Mitigation & Demil
Session Chair: Stephanie Wacenske
Session Chair: Hugo Dijkers
Explosives Safety Policy & Practice I
Session Chair: Martin Pope
Planning/Reducing Explosives Risk
Session Chair: Dr. Jerry Ward
Session Chair: Shonn McNeill
Explosives Safety Policy & Practice II
Session Chair: Peter Kummer
Risk Management – Storage Systems
Session Chair: James King
This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.
Please note that only training workshops will be held on August 6 - no conference sessions will be held on this day. Registering for the symposium does not grant access to these training workshops. Registration for the training workshops must be done separately.
Click on the "Download Agenda" link on this page to download a more detailed and printable version of the agenda.
Session Chair: Ed Walseman
Explosives Safety Siting – Testing
Session Chair: Thomas Garcia
Explosives Hazards – Other Considerations
Session Chair: Dr. Joshua Hoffman
Session Chair: Dr. Noel Hsu
Explosion Effects – Modeling I
Session Chair: Robert Conway
Explosives Safety – Solutions
Session Chair: Dr. Joseph Baum
Session Chair: Dr. Lara Leininger
Explosion Effects – Modeling II
Session Chair: Dr. Ming Lui
Operational Risk I
Session Chair: Dr. Mike Oesterle
This is a draft agenda and is subject to change.
Please note that only training workshops will be held on August 6 - no conference sessions will be held on this day. Registering for the symposium does not grant access to these training workshops. Registration for the training workshops must be done separately.
Click on the "Download Agenda" link on this page to download a more detailed and printable version of the agenda.
Session Chair: Dr. Upton Shimp
Electrical Hazards & Protective Equipment
Session Chair: John Fellows
Protective Construction I
Session Chair: Jon Chrostowski
Session Chair: Hans Øiöm
Ammonium Nitrate – Hazard/Risk Management
Session Chair: Daniel Granados
Protective Construction II – Standards
Session Chair: Gary Hogue
Session Chair: Dr. Brian Fuchs
U.S. Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) Tools & Practices
Session Chair: James O'Kane
Structural Effects I – Approaches
Session Chair: Stephen Struck
Session Chair: Paul Braithwaite
Structural Effects II – Methods & Applications
Session Chair: Paul Cummins
Operational Risk II
Session Chair: John Tatom