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When Floor Testing May Proceed
Under DoD Manual 4145.26 and DA Pam 385-64, electrical testing of a conductive floor may proceed only when the room or area is free of exposed explosives and flammable gas mixtures.
DoD Manual 4145.26: conductive floors and tabletops
- Clause
- C6.4.7.5.5
- Edition
- 13 Mar 2008, Change 2
Paragraph C6.4.7.5.5 requires resistance testing of conductive floors and tabletops to proceed only when the room or area is free from exposed explosives and flammable gas mixtures.
This requirement comes from the DoD Contractor’s Safety Manual for Ammunition and Explosives, dated 13 March 2008 and incorporating Change 2 of 31 August 2018. See the DoD conductive-floor guide for the broader testing requirements.
DA Pam 385-64: conductive floors
- Edition
- 24 July 2023
DA Pam 385-64 states that electrical tests of conductive floors will be conducted only when the room or area is free of exposed explosives and/or flammable gas mixtures.
This provision appears in the conductive-floor testing requirements of the Army’s Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards, dated 24 July 2023.
Frequently asked questions
DoD Manual 4145.26 (13 March 2008, incorporating Change 2 of 31 August 2018) requires the room or area to be free from exposed explosives and flammable gas mixtures before conductive-floor resistance testing proceeds. DA Pam 385-64 (24 July 2023) requires the room or area to be free of exposed explosives and/or flammable gas mixtures before electrical tests of conductive floors are conducted.
Yes. DoD Manual 4145.26 (13 March 2008, incorporating Change 2 of 31 August 2018), paragraph C6.4.7.5.5, applies the condition to resistance testing of conductive floors and tabletops: testing shall proceed only when the room or area is free from exposed explosives and flammable gas mixtures.
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