How should new or temporary storage locations be approved?

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New or temporary storage locations must be approved through a formal process led by the Explosive Safety Officer, who conducts a thorough risk assessment and verifies that all safety controls meet the required standards. This ensures the site is suitable for handling energetic materials, with appropriate design considerations and safeguards in place before anything is stored. The risk assessment identifies hazards, potential consequences, and likelihood, then the safety officer confirms that engineering and administrative controls—such as proper separation from incompatible items, adequate fire protection and ventilation, secure access, bonding/grounding, and emergency procedures—are in place and compliant. The approval is documented and maintained, and any changes to the location trigger re-evaluation. The other options skip essential safety review and authority: a supervisor’s approval without risk assessment, a random supervisor, or vendor approval cannot ensure the necessary hazard identification and control validation.