What We Do


The IME develops recommendations and guidelines for all facets of explosives operations from manufacture to use and disposal. These recommendations and guidelines are produced as Safety Library Publications and promoted throughout the industry and to regulating agencies.

The institute also participates in the the development of industry standards and best practices with membership and participating relationships in the following organizations.

  • National Fire Protection Association
      Technical Committee on Explosives, NFPA 495 and 498
      Technical Committee on Static Electricity, NFPA 77
      Technical Committee on Lightning, NFPA 780
      Chair of the Task Force on Buildings that House Explosives
      Author of chapters on explosives in the NFPA Fire Protection Handbook
      and the NFPA Inspection Manual
  • American National Standards Institute
      Committee on Safety Requirements for Construction and Demolition
      Operations, ANSI A10.7
  • International Code Council
  • International Building Code
  • International Fire Code
  • International Society of Explosives Engineers Security Committee
  • Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC) Perchlorate Working Group
  • Dangerous Goods Advisory Council -- Board Member
  • Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles -- Member
  • United Nations (UN) - NGO & Member of US Delegation
      Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
      Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling (GHS)
      UN Model Recommendations and Test Manual
  • International Conference of Chief Inspectors of Explosives -- Guest/observer
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
      International Group of experts on the explosion risks of Unstable Substances (IGUS)
      Explosive, Propellants and Pyrotechnics (EPP) Working Group -- Guest/observer
  • Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board's (DDESB)
      Risk Based Explosives Safety Criteria Team (RBESCT)
      SAFER explosives risk model -- Guest/member
  • Federation of European Explosives Manufacturers (FEEM) -- Associate Status
  • Canadian Explosives Industry Association (CEAEC) -- Guest Participant
  • National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) -- Council Member
  • Interested Parties for Hazardous Materials Transportation -- Co-facilitator
  • DHS Chemical Sector Security Council -- Council Member