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SWATACADEMY <br />POST— Basic Safety Requirements <br />G WC -OTC -2014 <br />G. An appropriate First Aid Kit and trauma kit is readily accessible at the training site. Included in the kits are <br />the appropriate materials for the treatment of gunshot wounds or other life threatening events. <br />H. All targets will be set up in such a manner as to minimize the danger of ricochets. <br />I. Adequate emergency lighting shall be provided at the site of any night firearms training <br />J. Safe areas are designated to accommodate persons who are not directly engaged in shooting, including <br />areas for cleaning, and unloading and reloading with duty ammunition. <br />VII. EQUIPMENT GUIDELINES <br />A. All participants while shooting any firearm will be required to wear eye and ear protection or when they <br />are in the immediate vicinity of the firearms program. <br />B. Use of appropriate body armor during shooting programs will be encouraged. <br />C. All weapons will be de- cocked and holstered and placed on "safe' before and during any individual <br />movement form one position to another. <br />D. All weapons will be inspected before use on the range. <br />E. Clothing and footwear will be inspected prior to the program of fire to ensure safety of movement over <br />and around barricades. <br />F. Presenters will carry a communication device to announce a "stop" of all range activity in the event of a <br />safety violation or emergency. <br />VIII. PRESENTATION GUIDELINES <br />A. Classroom Presentation will be done with the use of unloaded weapons. <br />B. At no time will a "live' weapon of any type be brought into the classroom or lecture environment except at <br />the firearms range during live firearms demonstration. <br />C. All range safety rules will be re- emphasized to participants before any live range training. <br />D. Specific procedures for handling weapon malfunctions, ammunition failures and other unusual <br />occurrences will be reviewed before live fire training. <br />E. All participants must "walk through" the entire tactical firearms program with the lead Presenter. <br />F. Participants will be encouraged to wash their hands and face thoroughly after shooting to remove any <br />lead - particles or other harmful debris. <br />G. Any intentional violation of these safety guidelines or gross display of improper range procedures or lack <br />of sound judgment, which in the Presenters mind, places the participant or others in safety jeopardy will <br />result in the immediate removal of the participant form the program. <br />IX. FIRING RANGE <br />A. Emergency Plan and Procedures <br />Page 5 of 16 <br />