The safety/authenticity inspection formation will be conducted as follows: For example, American, British/Commonwealth and German participants will form three (3) separate box formations facing each other. Vehicles/heavy equipment will be separated by nationality and parked hub to hub so as to be inspected properly. No INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS OR UNITS will retire to the field before the general inspection takes place.

Exception to above:
Event planning staff members who need to enter field, when an unforeseen incident, accident or emergency requires their immediate attention that would interfere with the smooth running of the event, if not attended to. It will still be the responsibility of said members to be inspected prior to entering the field as a participant or participants.

It is the responsibility of each individual member registered at an event to be inspected by an appointed Safety/Authenticity officer at the mandatory event inspection. Willful avoidance of the inspections shall be grounds for removal of the offender from the event. Repeated offenses shall be grounds for removal from the Museum of Military History’s sponsored events.

INDIVIDUAL SAFETY
1. Any person, unit or chapter sponsoring any event where The Museum of Military History’s name is used, MUST have a safety officer on site to oversee all aspects of safety.

2. All participants at all events where the Museum of Military History’s name is used MUST be members of the Museum OR a recognized re-enactment group/ unit. All persons belonging to units forming MUST be attached to a chartered unit willing to accept responsibility for their safe conduct.

3. Any person under the age of 18 may participate in a public, living history or static display event wearing ONLY. If you are 16-17 years old your parent/ legal guardian must attend as well.

4. Unit CO's must be at least twenty-one (21) years old, and agree to be responsible for the education of all unit members about the Museum of Military History’s safety rules and the safe conduct of his unit members. Free-lancing or participating without unit affiliation is grounds for dismissal from an event. You will be attached in advance to a recognized unit. Simply make prior arrangements for which unit you wish to fall in with.

5. Absolutely no ignitable devices are to be thrown or fired at any vehicle. Nothing (NO MATTER WHAT IT IS) will be thrown or fired at the driver, nothing is to be thrown at or near a horse. Weapons are not to be fired at wildlife.

6. All action in or around buildings or bunkers must be under the control of at least two (2) safety officers who have the authority to halt the event if they spot any dangerous circumstances. Appointments may be made on site.

7. Alcoholic beverages and/or illegal drugs may not be consumed at any event, in violation of civil laws. Alcoholic beverages are not to be used within an eight (8)hour time period prior to and during the use of weapons.

8. No weapon is to be fired directly at anyone closer than twenty (20) feet or whenever anyone is close to the muzzle of a rifle. This applies to the persons who are next to you, as well as in front of the muzzle. Watch out for the other persons hearing.

9. All pyrotechnics must be approved in advance from the safety officer.

10. No projectile may be fired at less than a forty-five (45) degree angle from the horizontal. Signal flares must be fired at (90) degree angle from horizontal. These projectiles are not authorized at events held at Camp Navajo as they leave trash on the field. Instead of using juice bottles for mortar rounds, use the blue Nerf mini footballs with the tails on them instead and NO charge. This is safe and allows for easily identification. They can be found at Gearbox on the Southeast corner of Mckellips and Southern in Tempe.

11. No live ammo is to be brought to any Museum of Military History battle reenactment EVER!

12. No one may fix any bayonet to any rifle, except for controlled (posed, staged) photographs. Violations of rules 10 and 11 are grounds for dismissal from the Museum of Military History sponsored events.

13. Wood tipped blanks may only be used in semi-automatic and automatic weapons equipped with blank adapters, NEVER IN A BOLT ACTION RIFLE.

14. Homemade weapons must have a safety check on site at each event, whenever and wherever they are used. There is no such thing as a blanket permit or letter of registration for homemade replicas.

15. The use of metal body parachute flares, military artillery, and grenade simulators are not allowed, except for staged spectator evens under the supervision of a Museum of Military History approved safety officer and to be used in controlled areas ONLY.

16. Star crimped blanks may be used in a non-blank adapted bolt action rifles. The bore must be clean of any debris prior to the safety/authenticity inspection. Blank adapting bolt-action rifles is optional at the time.

17. All persons must wear headgear in the field in accordance with authenticity rules for the unit being
portrayed.
18. All glasses must have safety or shatter-resistant lenses.

19. All shoulder weapons must be on safe when a person is loading or unloading from a vehicle and in the field, except when actively engaging a target.

20. Refusal to follow the instructions of a safety officer is grounds for dismissal from the Museum of Military History sponsored event. Safety officers have the authority to remove any safety offender from any event and file for the offender's dismissal from the Museum sponsored event.
   
VEHICLE SAFETY

1. All motor vehicles must be driven by a licensed driver, regardless of off or on road use. The driver must be knowledgeable of the type of vehicle he is driving. Vehicles driven off road MUST HAVE A GROUND GUIDE, to avoid personnel hiding in foliage.

2. Service brakes shall function on all wheeled vehicles.

3. Emergency brakes (parking brakes) should be functional, if a vehicle was
originally equipped with such brakes.

4. Tires shall have a minimum tread depth of 2/32 inches.

5. Tracks shall be properly adjusted.

6. Steering system shall be functional.

7. Lighting shall be operational if used for night operation.

8. An onboard fire extinguisher is required