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Crossland RSS-260-3572
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States District Cou rt for the Central District of California
No . CV 97-1554
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The fo71o: r1t :P corsr. tr are preconted to provide helpful eritieiaa
to, and irrorov~ •: + ; of, Abe Mr Force Tech ni cal Order No . 11C-1-6.
Rocl :c tciyno cot'rrc tri.t,z t o `.tent eXpre3sed in the "L:tro ;htetion"
end "Ccrerttl rc :lsr: ~s" of the fall Alrcra.t Corporation report on the
&.i!u st:~+icct wrLtt-:t Dcc ::u1bcr 3, 1957 .
II . SPECTrIC JJ ;%I~1T S
'X) E : The prr~ ,-raph nuSaro b221otr rotor to tI .3 corrocponclinc pa ..
gi aph r~tvr~crs .x .s ~ r Force Toorni cal Order Ho . 1J.C-1-6 1 Lsck of reference
to s . given p-'ral,rarh 1' t the Technical Order ge.ierelly icotca concirren:a .
1 . P( :~DE A: :D 5C?PE
Parraph (c) 1~7scr"arc a ,d on the best available cafety data . .
Where data is not 3ra; la, :! e, ecn.;erva t:ivo ruJ.es are presentcd to aert7E
ao guides during tac C^ntrcctor 's de:el.op<ti:nt of mathods of safe operation
until proposa_t for char, e hats been schvi.ttcd aryl accepted by the cot~tro11ing
Agr~tc/" in place of lir_c:s 3 and k ~
R,ea-on : To allow ::or ].ctitu'.e i reacarch aid devalo }naent pro ams .
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IARY BLDGGs Ixr,y building or
Add and irsart aftcr tL S1IZTx0'.? :
structure used .i connection with orarvstinC L,nildinos and/ax test stands,
lit not oortw~5r. t ; or h tended .~ cort ixs mis.sile propellants] and includes
such bulcir1ac : i in the a; . r_•.t'4 rrca as eq :ipna nt rooms, pu p
}K,u;.es , rs„d s rd?a :- bu : :. :i rtg. : 1:i'h pro :,ot occupied
z z..; hazaadou s
ors a'~•i.ons, and ar: . tic rr'i r riz.e
aaeo, : : The deg .n_ti .n o° "Service
-risi.ch ars not eccuT 5.eC dt:ring i:estittg .
CO;E3JSTIDLE :Iil
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ceions or fires" .
doge :iot itc.Q.ude Etructurcc
UJ:Lt Con tu^ with 3 tU tircrc "?. Corpc .' atioa .
C:':L131l :1IT : (s& P:oP3LiAmr ) . Chat ,Ce to rFRJIi ,IJ T
i easont To be canny: .^^d i-i:t o? .i- r
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States District Court for the Central District of California
No . CV 97-1554
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T1IJQ4 Colcu 1Ji~h Be?1 icc :»ft Corporation .
TJHil3Ifl) BUD .DS ;C : C:' an~e to reap; as ro].low :
"Any building (o :.her tuz on opcratthg, ssrv~.re or auxfli.ary building)
need in whole or in part as a rat i ta.tion for hu uan beings, or other
buildings used for• perconael siscnbly . "
feaeon : Addod " service or a~aci liary- building", because they should
not require the name strict diatanct : spacing as inhabited buildings .
Deleted the last sentenes bc :auze the detailed explanAtioa of quantities
and distances are covered in Section 11 .
iAGAZITTEi Add and insert "e plosive" before propellants .
Reason : ! :on-e ~ .lcsi~*e prope lris are not dangerous ar ticles and do not
fit tho dofiniticn as given.
Ldd and insert ai'ter RF^.BC 5i'O ;TAuF, t
°R:)2: T?fK : Any tesael t~scd to contain propeUants which are Led directly
into units bcing tested or operated . "
Reno : : Thin definition ie required to differentiate between storage
tanks and tanks need in he actual test .
SE3GZCE aimDr' G : Date "heating plants" .
• Reason : A heating plant could be an anxiliaay building or a service
building depe : :di ng on st the occup. n y is during hazardous conditions
and is covered ur_dar the terri "and similar buildings" .
TEJT ARM Change .lines 1 and 2 to read as follows :
"0FtRATI?JO AREA : The location and region containing one or more text
stands, auxi]iary t)lli] .'1ngs and rtorage facilities, for static tests . "
Reason: Hazardous testa or o1:sration© haae previously been defined as
occurring in operating Ucildf ng3 . Change is msde for consistency .
h . CLASS1 +CATIOf OF C .I1E !!I L:IL3 P3OPELLA'TTS
It in q recc ;`nded that tL± Gr ; up 1 through 11 classifications be
r e-.evaluated vsir.Technical Order i :o . ll!-1- 2 and T . C .C . regulation
Tariff No . 10 as miidos, l1e~: pi~on2l.] .ants ors in Sse and should be included .
Reason : The xicting c1aesificatio1is arc not scparat d tith respect to
relative hazard and do not present a lo ;i .c~1 division of propal1nzts for
the purpose of hazard evaluation .
5 . LOCATI '1T AJTD P_Utll:!C it=TT OF FAC ?.LITI :S FO GUIDED ; TI :>STh PR J P ..LL!L T S
Concur t:+ith Ba11 Aircraft Coruoraticn acept that t. eir tzblen 4,
e 3 and C should be reviec~ed on the bcri s of propce .~1s made for section
11 this report .
BNA 11663 9
Crossland RSS-260-3574
CONFIDENTIAL - UNDER PROTECTIVE ORDER
, United
States District Court for the Central District of California
No . CV 97-1554
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n . Eiectrifs l;JirinC and Fq .paaent . D?let . paragraphs ( 1) through
(10) an3 re: riL i .c c-cadi "All electrical zriri g and equipment shall
cor p y :rith tiro epj li cihie sections of the National IIect :^icnl Code . "
Reasoni The iJationsl E1cctx~eal Code is a~ro realistic in the classification of hazardous locations end pernits corres)onding cats use of
explosion-proof, vaor-proof, weatherproof, and ordinary electrical
equipment .
8, STORAGE AND T:ilLtSi'O.iTAi'IOH of PitO :'1LM1TS AND LOADED I4ISSTFB
a . General Storage Requiremcrnte
Delete (3) (a) through (3) (i )
Change (3) (j) to (3) ( a) and to road ae follaws~ "All propellants mutt be stored in containers made of materials as prescribed
in the IntersLa'e Comncrce Corsaission Re Miens . 1
Rorcon : I .C .C . prescribes n:itcble c a terials prior to cozmon use of
Irce3 .lant .s by industry .
Cheese raragraph ( 7) to read as fo1lorret "Tanks containing
propellarit~ subject to decx : osition or excess 'xe eveporation loesee
• then exposed to hat clima tic conditions , such as nitric acid, 2 drogen
pcroxide, alcohol, etc ., shell be provided with a suitable roof or
other ado4uate rains to protect the ta nks and their contents .
Beason : In miry ca: cs tanks are constructed with specicl jacketing ttich
satisfy the above requirements .
Paragraph (15)• Concur'.rth Dell Aircraft Corpor4ticn .
Chcq a paragraph (16) to read as follows : "Store and hana'le in
accordance w~.th computability chart . "
Reasons Coi"patability charts arc set up for the specific purpose of
separating non-compatible meteri la, :rhether liquid or solid .
b . Ready Storage
Paragraph ( 2) . Delete . Conflicts With read;; storage definition .
Paragraph (5) . Delete .
See paragraph (Li) .
d . Intraplant Traasportaticn
Fara„rape (2) . Add after Safety danuf., "as pp7. i.oab1e" .
Reason : Clarification of use of reguJ.atione listed .
BNA 116640
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Crossland RSS-260-3575
CONFIDENTIAL - UNDER PROTECTIVE ORDER, United
States District Cou rt for the Central District of California
No . CV 97-1554
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a . litu :alof O idec it . ::oUa ?rJpeltsnts s
Pa;aC;.' :.at : (5) (F) . Concur with Bell Aircraft Corporation .
co Di po1 of G'JitiCG iI 3ile PropaDlants .
Concur with Bell Lir :raft Corporation on all of para graph c .
d . FiocturFe aid EgUip .acat of Operating Bu3l4iag and Test Stands .
Paragraph CL .) . Concur Stith Bc'tU Aircraft Corporation .
Paragraph (G) . Coacar with Eel] . Aircraft Corporation .
Paragraph (9) . C~n :ur with Doll Aircraft Corporation .
e . Control of Static Electricity .
Paragraph (2) (b) . Delete . ( 2) (a) adsa quate .
f . Sanitation, Protective Clothing and First Ai d
Ptrarranh (7) (b) . Concur with L U Aircraft Corporation.
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i . (viraleant i.ons .
:-d1 the t».lo".r.~n( : The follouirg gereral precautions ahsll
be sa jcct to the pracadures as b~ .ishcd by the contractor based
on the ha~.ards present it the mri_ot'3 £aa`.litics . "
11 . QUA?ITIT? DITANC~ TA>31.~S FOR. GJI SLI iLZ5S]I1: Pll'. AITTS
«:is section :-ccpt• cs extensive inv. sti~ation and the establishment
of realistic nrhodo for detcrrain;.ng ~pl.csi .vo quantities and revision
of Qaantity-Diats~ce tables and stovoi c ccu~.t.tbility charts which
inu1d raflect the cNsntities used .
A sug Qsted approach :could ba t,c. set up a coda based on the following
proc:dures :
1 . Ectabl_tsh a Qaaiti'yDishncc table based or a loneran eocplociv_,
eg . TNT . The clerk 9 tabJ.e frog: T .C . 11W-.1-2 is an a:ar.cple of such a
table .
2 . Iletori no the gtv..at ity of propellants or nis:ture of propoLaztc
uic :~ can contribute to an erplooion urcler cor:ditLons being cohsi :ic_ cd
and determin^ the required distances ton tables.
3, PctonT• ne :.r- egiival~nt blast e ert r relationship botlreen the
1o o zn errmlo .iv+e e; d the propellant er txtu,•o cf proollonts being
considered .
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States District Court for the Central District of California
No . CV 97 .1554
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. Poisonou' prcacllr-sir. 4x+t1d requir cp eiaJ . consideration with
respect to toxic c3ru bret, trorid be treated in the sane ranrler as
wk' other piny>1Lv~t rcysct to blast hoz>sx'd .
The codes 'va not ride ar~r mention of special building desi re
titich would . o Uct : inhrhited auildins or Control Canters to ba placed
within di .arcs : or nc,r!ru corotruction brill not withstand blast
presaures .
Rocket4ne rowacnds that the AIR, Rocket Technical Co . mittee
cor:tirue it3 odor, t~ s~c'iir the eristi codes and establish a
r r~istic and upplicabJ .c set o~ cocio3 to be used in oonnection with
the miooile pro~ran .
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BNA 116642
Crossland RSS-260-357 7
CONFIDENTIAL - UNDER PROTECTIVE ORDER, United
States District Cou rt for the Central District of California
No . CV 97-1554
HDMSp01719966