EP 1110-1-18
24 Apr 00
These are the minimum responsibilities. Additional responsibilities may include Contracting
Officer's Representative duties, contract surveillance responsibilities, and other non-safety
related responsibilities.
(b) OE Safety Specialists not permanently stationed at the project site will normally be
rotated to the home office after two weeks at a site, and should spend at least one week in the
home office before returning to the field. When replacing an OE Safety Specialist at an on-going
OE project site, the new OE Safety Specialist will, as a minimum, review the SOW, ESS, Work
Plan, and SSHP and be briefed on the project by the departing OE Safety Specialist.
(c) Hazardous Duty Pay. An individual's mere presence on a site containing ordnance or
explosives does not necessarily qualify as hazardous duty. A claim for hazardous duty pay can
be made if an employee is accomplishing or observing the accomplishment of UXO tasks within
the work exclusion zone. The individual requesting hazardous duty pay may be required to
furnish his/her supervisor an explanation of the tasks and hazards involved.
b. Contractor UXO Personnel Qualifications. All contactor UXO personnel will be
graduates of one of the following schools or courses: The U.S. Army Bomb Disposal School,
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; U.S. Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School, Indian Head,
MD; The EOD Assistant's Course, Redstone Arsenal, AL; the EOD Assistant's Course at Eglin
Air Force Base, FL; or a DOD certified equivalent course. USNAVEOD also requires that EOD
personnel be U.S. citizens due to the need for access to the TM-60 series publications, some of
which are marked NOFORN (No Foreign Nationals). UXO contractors cannot employ active
military or Federal civilian employees except for members of the military who are on terminal
leave. Credit for EOD experience in National Guard or Reserve units will be based on the
documented actual time spent on active duty, not on the total time of service. Additional
information on the qualification requirements for UXO personnel is located at the OE MCX
website at http:\www.hnd.usace.army.mil\oew.
(1) Senior UXO Supervisor (SUXOS).
(a) This individual will be a graduate of the U.S. Army Bomb Disposal School, Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, MD or U.S. Naval EOD School, Indian Head, MD. This individual will have
UXO experience, which may be a combination of active duty military EOD and contractor UXO
experience, and will include experience in supervisory positions. A SUXOS must be able to
fully perform all of the functions enumerated for UXO Sweep Personnel and UXO Technicians I,
II, and III.
(b) The SUXOS is required to perform the following functions: Planning, coordinating,
and supervising all contractor on-site UXO activities; preparation of standing operating
procedures (SOPs) for UXO operations ensuring compliance with DOD directives as well as
local, state, and federal statues and codes; and certification of Ammunition, Explosives, and
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