Composite Material Hazard Assessment at Crash Sites

Updated by Maj Christopher W. Edwards, Capt Timothy W. Batten, and  Maj Jon E. Black
January 2015

This revised special report updates and supersedes the 2001 report, published as document number IERA-RS-BR-TR-2001-0009. Advanced composite material use in the military and private sector is increasing. As a result, personnel responding to a crash site should be able to assess the hazard and categorize the exposure risk. The information in this technical report provides valuable details to help Air Force Bioenvironmental Engineering personnel develop local response plans for composite materials at aircraft crash sites. This special report serves, in part, as a foundational document for the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s (USAFSAM) Composite Materials Field Guide by providing a detailed background and discussion of the guiding principles.

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