EP 1110-1-18
24 Apr 00
CHAPTER 7
SITE INSPECTION
7-1. Introduction.
a. This chapter discusses the site inspection (SI) phase of an OE response action. An SI
is performed following the approval of a positive INPR. The SI may be conducted prior to
INPR approval only if an exception is granted by CEMP-R. The results of the SI are reported
in an ASR. The OE Design Center is responsible for executing the SI. The district is
responsible for reviewing the SOW, IGE, ASSHP, and RAC updates and providing written
comments or concurrence or non-concurrence to the OE Design Center.
b. The purpose of the SI is to augment the data collected during the PAE, generate
additional data, confirm any contamination on-site, reevaluate relative risk, and identify areas of
known or suspected ordnance contamination. A historical summary of the site will be
generated based on records reviews including maps, drawings and aerial photographs;
interviews; and visual inspection of the site.
7-2. Site Inspection Process. There are four general steps in an SI: records search, ASSHP,
site assessment, and risk assessment.
a. Records Search.
(1) The purpose of the records search is to locate and retrieve all appropriate documents
regarding the site. The research team must include a team leader, an archivist/historian, and an
OE Safety Specialist. Information gathered during the records search should include dates of
operations or testing, the types and quantities of ordnance used or manufactured at the site, any
actual or rumored incidents of OE contamination, and any former removal operations.
(2) Copies should be made of all documents applicable to the site and marked using
standard archival techniques as to the location of the original document. A master record will
be maintained which shows the location of the file, POC, address and telephone number, record
group, and file and box number. All interviews will be documented and maintained as part of
the Administrative Record.
(3) Possible sources of historical information include the following:
(a) Local Officials. The local fire department or law enforcement agencies would
normally have information if ordnance has been found at a site. They may also have historical
knowledge of activities at a site.
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