Standard Operating Procedures (cont)

DOE-STD-1091-96

All firearms training, qualification, requalification, practice and test firing shall

be conducted by personnel who are certified by the Safeguards and Security

Central Training Academy (CTA). This certification is specific and personnel

shall not conduct activities for which they have not been certified.

Lesson plans for all firearms training shall be available for review by ap-

propriate safety and security personnel. Such lesson plans shall incorporate

safety in addition to other training objectives and task performance standards.

The Safeguards and Security Central Training Academy shall provide training

on how to develop the categorical information to be contained in typical lesson

plans.

All firearms training shall be conducted in accordance with the Office of

Safeguards and Security guidance and local standard operating procedures

developed in response to specific site needs and tactics as designated by the

cognizant local DOE authority for safeguards and security. Standard

operating procedures shall include detailed procedures emphasizing the safety

of participants, observers, and bystanders and the use of personal protective

equipment.

All standard operating procedures shall be reviewed and approved by ap-

propriate contractor safety and protective force personnel at least annually or

more frequently if significant revisions are made in the training program. Field

Element safety and protective security personnel review and approve standard

operating procedures initially and whenever significant changes are made.

All firearms training, qualification and re-qualifications shall require

instructor-to-shooter ratios with no more than the following:

(a) One-to-one for any automatic fire training (e.g., submachine gun, rifle, or

machine gun). Other one-to-one ratios include the use of any firearm

that has an explosive projectile (e.g., M79, M203, M72, 3.5-inch rocket

launcher), or any advanced course of fire with any firearm involving

movement of the shooter other than straight down range, or a fan of fire