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REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE

This Instruction:

Reissues reference (a) to implement the policies of reference (b).

Continues to authorize the publication of reference (c) consistent with reference (d), to provide uniform baseline safety standards for DoD contractors performing work involving ammunition and explosives. The use of reference (c) is mandatory as specified in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) Supplement (reference (e)).

Authorizes the Military Departments to apply their own selected ammunition and explosives and other safety standards to DoD contractors performing work at DoD facilities.

Provides guidance for implementing safety compliance responsibilities and authority cited in Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Army Government Owned-Contractor Operated (GOCO) Ammunition Plants between the Department of Labor (DoL) and the Department of the Army Acting for the Department of Defense (reference (f)).

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments (including their Reserve components), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Combatant Commands, the office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components"), and to operations conducted under contract at both DoD- and contractorowned facilities.

Responsibility for compliance with the safety and health standards (29 CFR part 1910, reference (g)) remains with the contractor (prime or sub). The U.S. DoL shall enforce those standards, except as defined by special agreement with the Department of Defense. The DoD Components usually enforce safety standards unique to ammunition and explosives at GOCO Ammunition Plants (reference (f)).