The safety precautions that should be observed to prevent injury to personnel using the launcher and/or damage to the ammunition are given below.

1. The cartridges should be free of sand, mud, moisture, frost, snow, ice, grease, or other foreign matter before insertion into the weapon.

2. Do not fire ammunition that is corroded.

3. Take care at all times to protect the primer and the aluminum give (diagonal rib on the round). They are easily dented and should be protected from hard knocks or blows. The plastic inserts used in the packing of these rounds serve this purpose.

4. Do not use cartridges that have been damaged or those having an indication of separation.

5. Do not fire ammunition unless it has been identified by its lot number and grade.

6. Misfires and hangfires must be handled as previously stated in the above sections.

7. Do not fire at targets within an 80-meter radius of friendly troops or yourself, unless there is adequate protection from fragment hazards.

8. Do not fire canopy smoke cartridges in such a way that the falling ignited projectile could descend upon friendly troops, causing injury to friendly personnel or damage to their material or both.