Refining explosive safety outreach
NewsSUMMARY: Explosives safety awareness programs must identify the target audience and communicate easily understood concepts. To be effective, an audience must apply the concepts presented; however, this is not enough. The program and its message must also be adaptable to a variety of audiences based on how they assimilate information. The U.S. Department of Defense has at least 100 years of safety education experience. Over this time, explosives safety messages underwent several evolutions.