scope:

a. This document is applicable both in the continental United States and outside the continental United States (OCONUS). In continental United States, these procedures address the centralized management and visibility of HM at installations, depots, and regional clusters of installations. OCONUS, they apply to tactical support activities providing HM management services for forward-stationed units and military communities. The procedures are intended to assist OCONUS Army units and facilities in meeting operational requirements and the terms of FGS established in cooperation with host nations.

b. To reduce or eliminate harm to human health and the environment from the use of HM and releases of pollutants to the environment, HMMP policy and procedures attempt to reduce risks and pollution at the source. Sound mission, environmental, and industrial health management practices include the review of processes to identify the use of hazardous materials. Process reviews result in identification of training, protection, and facility requirements (for example, proper storage) and aid in identification of possible material substitutes.

c. Not specifically addressed under the HMMP scope are munitions, pesticides, asbestos, radiological, and HM used in the treatment of patients at medical facilities or in medical protocols at medical research facilities. These areas are currently addressed under separate programs. However, they may be incorporated under HMMP doctrine as enterprise resource planning software capabilities and policies evolve.

d. Facilities not specifically required to establish HMMPs but not excluded from voluntary participation are-

(1) Forward-deployed tactical support bases.

(2) Leased, joint-use, and similar facilities to the extent that Army is not the garrison commander.

(3) Army installations that do not have more than minimal potential to affect the natural environment (for example, offices whose operations are primarily administrative, including Army command headquarters, contracting offices, defense attaché offices, security assistance offices, foreign buying offices, and other similar organizations).

(4) Army National Guard armories or U.S. Army Reserve centers, unless they are-

(a) Tenant activities on an installation with an HMMP.

(b) In a regional collection of closely located facilities served by an HMMP.

(5) Geographically isolated facilities, which make participation in an HMMP impractical or cost ineffective.

(6) Medical facilities such as hospitals, medical, dental, and veterinary clinics and medical research facilities, except those directed to participate by The Surgeon General.

(7) Commissary and Exchange retail tenant activities on Army installations, except for reporting purchases and inventory used in operations and maintenance processes as determined by the installation commander.

(8) Nonappropriated fund activities on installations, except for reporting HM purchases and inventory used in operations and maintenance processes as determined by the installation commander.

e. Army activities assigned to a joint base will follow the HM management requirements established by the lead military service that commands the joint base.

f. Contractor participation will be governed by the terms of their contract. Where possible on installations with an established HMMP, contracts should be written to require the contractor to report HMs brought onto, removed from, and consumed on the installation. This measure facilitates required accounting for reportable HMs under the Title 42, United States Code, Chapter 116 (42 USC Chapter 116).

Purpose

This pamphlet implements a standard to commanders and staff for the Armywide Hazardous Material Management Program (HMMP). The purpose of the HMMP is to integrate accountability for hazardous material (HM) into day-today decisionmaking, planning, operations, and compliance across all Army missions, activities, and functions on the installation (garrison, depot, State Area Command, or Joint Force Headquarters or in regional clusters of installations). This pamphlet expands on the HMMP policy contained in AR 710-2, providing guidance for establishing standard, centralized management business practices that can be tailored to account for different size installations with varied operational missions. Army commands with responsibility for installations can also provide guidance for phased implementation of HMMPs to coincide with the availability of automated management applications and funding.