Services - UXO Avoidance

Anomaly avoidance is a combination of techniques used by UXO personnel at sites with known or suspected OE contamination. The purpose of this service is to avoid any potential surface UXO and any subsurface anomalies. UXO avoidance usually occurs at mixed hazard sites when HTRW investigations must occur prior to the conduct of an OE removal action. Intrusive investigation of anomalies is not conducted during UXO avoidance operations.

The level of UXO avoidance support required will vary with the level of activities occurring on a site; multiple activities will require multiple UXO avoidance support. A UXO Avoidance Team usually consists of at least two personnel: a UXO Supervisor and a UXO Specialist. However, the exact crew composition is task dependent.

OER can provide UXO avoidance services for non-UXO personnel during the following tasks:

• Site Visits
• Collection of Soil Samples
• Collection of Water Samples
• Land Survey Activities
• Utility Installation