DODD 4145.26 04/09/05

Abstract

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE <br>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 contractor-owned facilities. <br>REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE <br>This Instruction: <br>Reissues reference (a) to implement the policies of reference (b). <br>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)). <br>Authorizes the Military Departments to apply their own selected ammunition and explosives and other safety standards to DoD contractors performing work at DoD facilities. <br>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)).