AFSC MANUAL 91-710 (VOL 6) RANGE SAFETY USER RQMTS MANUAL VOLUME 6 - GROUND AND LAUNCH PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS, AND MATERIAL OPERATIONS S
AFSC MANUAL 91-710 (VOL 6), (AFSPCMAN91-710V6) RANGE SAFETY USER REQUIREMENTS MANUAL VOLUME 6 - GROUND AND LAUNCH PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, SYSTEMS, AND MATERIAL OPERATIONS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS. This manual implements Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) 3100.10, Space Policy; DoDD
3200.11, Major Range and Test Facility Base; DoDD 3230.3, DoD Support for Commercial Space
Activities; Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 91-1, Nuclear Weapons and Systems Surety; AFPD 91-2,
Safety Programs; AFPD 63-12, Assurance of Occupational Safety, Suitability, and Effectiveness; Air
Force Instruction (AFI) 91-202, The US Air Force Mishap Prevention Program, (AFSPC Sup 1); and
the Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of the Air Force and the Federal Aviation
Administration on Safety for Space Transportation and Range Activities.
This volume contains information previously found in Eastern and Western Range 127-1, Chapter 6,
Ground Personnel, Equipment, Systems, and Material Operations Safety Requirements. It contains
safety requirements for ground and launch support personnel and equipment, systems, and material oper-
ations on the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) ranges, including the Eastern Range (ER) and Western
Range (WR). The following major topics are addressed: Range User responsibilities; ground operations
policies; documentation requirements; ground operations general requirements; material handling equip-
ment, crane and hoist, personnel platform, powered industrial truck, and elevator operations; acoustic
hazard operations; non-ionizing radiation operations; radioactive (ionizing radiation) sources operations;
hazardous materials operations; ground support and flight hardware pressure systems operations; ordnance operations; electrical systems operations; motor vehicle operations; convoy operations; launch
operations; and solid rocket motor and motor segment operations.