WHEN IS A WATCHING BRIEF NEEDED?

Sites affected by wartime bombing, former military use, historic defence activity or previous ordnance discoveries.

Excavations and trenches

Monitoring during bulk excavation, service trenches, drainage works and reduced-level digging.

Trial pits and boreholes

Specialist support during trial pitting, window sampling, borehole drilling and other ground investigations.

Piling and foundations

EOD oversight during piling, foundation excavations and other deep ground-penetrating activities.

Known UXO risk

Sites affected by wartime bombing, former military use, historic defence activity or previous ordnance discoveries.

ACTIVE SUPPORT, NOT PASSIVE OBSERVATION

A UXO Watching Brief is more than simply watching an excavation. Our EOD engineer works alongside your site team, actively monitoring the groundworks and providing immediate specialist advice.
• Site induction and UXO awareness briefing
• Continuous monitoring of intrusive groundworks
• Visual inspection of excavated ground and arising material
• Immediate assessment of suspicious items
• Practical site-specific safety advice
• Clear records of the works monitored and any findings

IF A SUSPECT ITEM IS FOUND

 STOP

Stop all work in the affected area  immediately.

SECURE

The UXOS engineer will clear the area and establish a safe cordon 

ASSESS

The on-site UXOS EOD engineer will determine whether the item could present an explosive-ordnance risk.

REPORT

Where necessary, UXOS will assist with notifying the site manager, police and military EOD authorities and provide the relevant site documentation.

CIRIA C681 aligned

EX-MILITARY EOD EXPERIENCE

UK-WIDE SUPPORT

KEEP YOUR GROUND​WORKS MOVING SAFELY

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