U.S. Army ESQD Principles – Practice Questions with CORRECT ANSWER s (Latest Updated Version)
Question : After the lake Denmark mishap in 1926, what did
the state of New Jersey create that were later adopted by the war department?
CORRECT ANSWER : Standardised ESQD tables
Question : The purpose of esqd requirements is to
CORRECT ANSWER : Minimise potential damage
Question : Quantity distance provides the greatest amount of
protection between locations by
CORRECT ANSWER : Limiting the amount of explosives
and varying the distance
Question : Cardinal rule for explosive safety
CORRECT ANSWER : Ensures minimum people minimum
time and minimum explosives are used during operations
Question : Which document contains the minimum required
esqd criteria for all branches of service
CORRECT ANSWER : desr 6055.09 edition 1
Question : Which document contains the minimum required
esqd criteria for the army
CORRECT ANSWER : da pam 385-64
Question : High explosives
CORRECT ANSWER : detonation and supersonic blast
wave
Question : low explosives
CORRECT ANSWER : deflagration and subsonic wave
Question : which hazard class/division consists of explosives
that have a mass detonation
CORRECT ANSWER : 1.1
Question : which hazard class/division consists of explosives
that have a fragmentation hazard but not mass explosion hazard
CORRECT ANSWER : 1.2
Question : what is the purpose of storage compatibility groups
CORRECT ANSWER : to reduce risk of accidental
explosions when storing AE
Question : when using DESR 6055.09, Table V1 E6 T1 what
does X indicate for intersecting items
CORRECT ANSWER : items may be stored together
Question : when using DESR 6055.09, Table V1 E6 T1 what
does a blank space indicate for intersecting items
CORRECT ANSWER : may not be stored together
Question : when using DESR 6055.09, Table V1 E6 T1 what
does a Z indicate for intersecting items
CORRECT ANSWER : May be stored together in limited
quantities
Question : pes
CORRECT ANSWER : a location containing AE that could
create a blast if an explosion occurs
Question : magazine A contains 100000 lbs net explosives
weight and is located adjacent to magazine b which contains 75000 lbs new magazine A is
CORRECT ANSWER : both PES and ES
Question : when there is a relationship between 2 explosive
facilities, you will
CORRECT ANSWER : establish ESQD requirements based
off of the relationship from both PES