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Class Schedule

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Start Date End Date Location Class Number  
9/6/10 10/1/10 Bryan ,TX USA LS UXO200 18 [register] [details]
10/11/10 11/5/10 Bryan ,TX USA LS UXO200 20 [register] [details]
1/24/11 2/18/11 Bryan ,TX USA LS UXO200 21 [register] [details]
4/11/11 5/6/11 Bryan ,TX USA LS UXO200 22 [register] [details]
6/6/11 7/1/11 Bryan ,TX USA LS UXO200 23 [register] [details]
This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division to get the latest schedule.

Course Description


UXO200 - Unexploded Ordnance Technician Level I - 200.00 Hours

Prerequisites

None
UXO Frequently Asked Questions

Description

The first UXO Technician Level - I course was designed and developed by TEEX in 1999 and remains today the only civilian UXO Technician course originally granted certification by the U.S. Department of Defense prior to ceasing this requirement.

This four-week course provides participants with comprehensive, hands-on training in the safe detection, location, identification and disposal of unexploded ordnance using the techniques, tools and emerging technologies of today's UXO environmental remediation industry. Graduates of the course meet all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) requirements necessary to work on USACE UXO remediation job sites. Students registered for the UXO Technician Level - I Course are also eligible to access the 40 hour HAZWOPER Clean-Up Operations on-line course through the TEEX Learning Management System.

GSA Logo GSA Contract #GS-07F-0357V GSA customers, please contact the division to register. Call 800-423-8433.

Topics

  • Basic Explosives safety
  • Ground, air, chemical and underwater ordnance identification
  • Fuze functioning and identification
  • Use of UXO detection equipment and ordnance location techniques
  • Electric, non-electric and shock-tube demolition procedures
  • UXO disposal techniques
  • Resume building and employment processes

    • Audience

    Potential students for the Unexploded Ordnance Technician, Level I, course must be in good physical condition. They must be capable of safely operating under stressful conditions and hazardous environments.

    Other Information

    Participants must submit the following items at least 21 days prior to the first day of class:

  • Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) physical
  • Results of a recent (within 30 days of class start date) 5 panel drug screen test
  • Results from a federal criminal history background check or TEEX has the ability to perform the federal background check at an additional cost of $15.00 for US residents.
  • UXO Applicant Letter for Admission
  • Full tuition payment

    For the full student information packet, UXO registration packet

    In order to register with a check or purchase order, print out the registration form and send it in with the payment.

    Contact Information
    800-423-8433 or publicsafety@teexmail.tamu.edu

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    Price
    Please click on "details" above for individual class pricing.

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