Job Description
UXO Safety Officer The UXO Safety Officer develops a health and safety program and ensures compliance with all regulations and statutes. The UXO Safety Officer also must be able to perform the responsibilities of UXO Sweep Personnel and UXO Technicians I, II and III. Expected Outcomes Develop and implement an approved explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO) health and safety program in compliance with applicable Department of Defense (DoD) policy and federal, state, and local health and safety statutes, regulations and codes. Analyze operational risks, explosive hazards and safety requirements. Establish and ensure compliance with all site-specific explosive operations safety requirements. Enforce personnel limits and safety exclusion zones for explosives related operations. Conduct, document, and report the results of safety inspections to ensure compliance with all applicable explosives safety policies, standards, regulations and codes. Operate and maintain air-monitoring equipment required at sites known or suspected for airborne contaminates. Ensure all protective works and equipment used within the exclusion zone are operated in compliance with applicable DoD policy, Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) approvals, and Federal, state and local health and safety statutes, regulations and codes. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities High School diploma plus 8 years experience in all phases of munitions response actions or range clearance activities, as appropriate for the contracted operation, and applicable safety standards. Graduate of formal UXO training course of instruction, or Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) assistant courses required. Or graduate of a military EOD school of the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Germany or Australia. Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce a