EP 1110-1-18
24 Apr 00
(b) The UXO Technician I assists fully qualified personnel (UXO Technician II and above)
in the following functions: Conducting reconnaissance and classification of UXO and other OE
materials; identifying all munitions including bombs and bomb fuzes, guided missiles, projectiles
and projectile fuzes, rockets and rocket fuzes, land mines and associated components,
pyrotechnics items, military explosives and demolition materials, grenades and grenade fuzes,
and submunitions; locating subsurface UXO using military and civilian magnetometers and
related equipment; performing excavation procedures on subsurface UXO; locating surface
UXO by visual means; transporting UXO and demolition materials; preparing firing systems,
both electric and non-electric, for destruction operations; operating Personnel Decontamination
Stations; inspecting salvaged OE related material and erection of UXO related protective works;
and donning and doffing personal protective equipment.
(5) UXO Sweep Personnel. Sweep personnel assist UXO technicians and supervisory
personnel in the clearance of UXO, operating only under the direct supervision of qualified UXO
technicians and/or UXO supervisors. This position requires site and job specific contractor
training (which may include ordnance recognition, safety precautions, donning and doffing
personnel protective equipment, etc.) but does not require UXO technician qualifications. UXO
Sweep Personnel conduct visual and /or instrumented UXO search activities in the field; perform
field maintenance on military and civilian magnetometers; operate ordnance detection
instruments and other similar equipment to include digital geophysical mapping instruments; and
remove OE scrap after such items have been certified/verified safe for handling by a qualified
UXO technician. UXO Sweep Personnel are not involved in the execution of explosives
operations.
(6) UXO Quality Control Specialist (UXOQCS). This individual will have the same
minimum qualifications as a UXO Technician III. In addition, this individual will have
documented Quality Control Training. This individual must be able to fully perform all
functions enumerated for UXO Sweep Personnel and UXO Technicians I, II, and III. This
individual must have the specific training, knowledge, and experience necessary to implement
the contractor's QC plans. In addition, the UXOQCS must have the ability to implement the
UXO specific sections of the Quality Control Program for all OE related evolutions; conduct
quality control inspections of all UXO and explosives operations for compliance with established
procedures; and direct and approve all corrective actions to ensure all OE related work complies
with contractual requirements.
(7) UXO Safety Officer (UXOSO).
(a) This individual will have the same minimum qualifications as a UXO Technician III. In
addition, this individual will have the specific training, knowledge, and experience necessary to
implement the SSHP and verify compliance with applicable safety and health requirements. This
individual must be able to perform all functions enumerated for UXO Sweep Personnel and UXO
Technicians I, II, and III.
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