Chapter 2 · Course Construction, Equipment and Modification · p.18
2.6Safety Areas
The host organization is responsible for the construction and placement of a sufficient number of Safety Areas for the match. They should be conveniently placed and easily identified with signs. Safety Areas must include a table with the safe direction and boundaries clearly shown. Safety Areas must never be immediately adjacent to any Long Gun Bagging/Unbagging Area, Staging Area, or Shotgun Preload Table.
Competitors are permitted to use the Safety Areas for the activities stated below provided they remain completely within the boundaries of the Safety Area and the firearm is pointed in a safe direction. Violations are subject to match disqualification.
Casing, uncasing, and holstering unloaded firearms.
Practice the mounting, drawing, “dry-firing” and re-holstering of unloaded firearms.
Practice the insertion and removal of empty magazines and/or to cycle the action of a firearm.
Conduct inspections, stripping, cleaning, repairs and maintenance of firearms, component parts and other accessories.
(including practice or training rounds, snap caps and empty cases), loaded magazines, loaded speed loading devices and live rounds must not be handled in a Safety Area under any circumstances.