Dummy round

Hazards

• An inert cartridge-shaped prop intended to appear loaded while containing no primer or propellant.

Controls

• A qualified weapons professional identifies, inventories, checks, and controls dummy ammunition; visual resemblance to live ammunition makes informal storage or unsupervised handling unacceptable.

Personal protective equipment

• Select task-specific PPE only after hazards and higher-order controls have been evaluated.

Regional considerations

• Applicable law, permits, collective agreements, venue rules, and qualified-person decisions take precedence.

In practice

A qualified weapons professional identifies, inventories, checks, and controls dummy ammunition; visual resemblance to live ammunition makes informal storage or unsupervised handling unacceptable.

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