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Start Date End Date Location Class Number  
1/25/10 2/19/10 Bryan ,TX USA LS UXO200 15 [register] [details]
3/22/10 4/16/10 Bryan ,TX USA LS UXO200 16 [register] [details]
5/17/10 6/11/10 Bryan ,TX USA LS UXO200 17 [register] [details]
7/12/10 8/6/10 Bryan ,TX USA LS UXO200 19 [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

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

    Description

    This four-week course offers 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. The Unexploded Ordnance Technician, Level I, is approved by the U.S. Department of Defense. Graduates of the course meet the requirements of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to work on USACE UXO remediation job sites. Students attending the UXO Technician Level I Course have the option of also attending a 40 hour Hazardous Waste Operations (HAZWOPER) course at TEEX. For more information on the HAZWOPER course, contact Emergency Services Training Institute division.

    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

    *UXO classes will now operate under a compressed schedule of four weeks.

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

    For the full student information packet, click here

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

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