IATG 01.80

Introduction
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IATG 01.80:2011[E]
1st Edition (2011-10-01)
The nature of ammunition and explosives with their potential for unplanned, violent reaction makes
it necessary to develop recommendations and guidelines for safe conventional ammunition
management stockpile management. This requires, by necessity, a risk-based approach 3 , which
should be based on sound explosive engineering and science.
Risk management decisions based on more complete knowledge can be made if the likelihood of
an explosives accident can be taken into account as well as the consequences. This requires
knowledge of the range of scientifically accepted formulae that can be used to support decisionmaking
and risk management during conventional ammunition stockpile management.
This IATG summarise the scientific formulae that are either useful or essential to safe, effective and
efficient stockpile management. Their detailed use is explained in the other topic-specific IATG in
the remainder of the guidelines or in the accompanying IATG software.
3 IATG 02.10 Introduction to Risk Management Principles and Processes contains further information on risk-based
approaches to conventional ammunition stockpile management.