Why have the DOE firearms qualification courses been removed from the new Contractor Protective Force manual, DOE M 470.4-3A?
The firearms courses of fire (COFs) were previously contained within DOE M 470.4-3, Chg.1, Protective Force. Over the last several years, many weapons systems have become much more common; thereby highlighting the necessity to be more responsive to the field in the development of standardized COFs. Recognizing the need to adopt a system with more flexibility and, since the DOE Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer is charged by 10 CFR Part 1046 with approving standardized courses of fire, the decision was made to extract them from the directives process and to post them on the HSS website. Controlled posting of COFs on the Web by HSS ensures immediate access by sites to the most current revisions. HSS will continue to develop courses of fire with input from subject matter experts, validation testing by DOE sites, and through coordination with the Program Offices. Additionally, removing the courses of fire from the manual supports the Zero-Based Policy Review initiative to reduce ov
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