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Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
Management and the CIRIA Guides
C681 Terrestrial & C754 Maritime
Robin Rickard Programme
Manager
CIRIA Guides & UXO Management
C681/C754 - Aims and Objectives
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UXO Incidents
UXO Risks
Core Principles
Guides Preview - Main Elements
UXO Risk Management Generic
Application
ALARP and De-Minimis
Examples of Specific Application
Questions
UXO in the News 2015
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Source: www/oggshorewindbiz 6th April
2015
Source: www/bbc.com 7th June
2015
UXO Risks to Terrestrial & Maritime projects
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• Core Principles of UXO Risk
Management
• Generic Application to Onshore &
Offshore
• Questions
CIRIA Guide – Onshore &Offshore UXO
Risks
• 2009 Land Based CIRIA Guide (C681)
• 2014 RH DHV and 6 Alpha appointed (C 754)
• Simon Cooke and Dr Nick Cooper - lead
authors
• 12 month contract - completed May 2015
published ~ Feb 2016
• Drew upon the principles of the terrestrial
guide and incorporated best offshore UXO
risk management practice
• Takes account of renewables and other
offshore schemes
• It has UK focus yet EU application
• It is not intended as a technical guide for
UXO professionals or EOD experts
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Guide Preview - C754 Main Elements
• Background (Chapters 2 - 4) UXO in the Marine Environment
– The near and offshore environments
– Sources and types of UXO
– Legislation and regulation including HSE
• UXO Risk Management Framework (Chapters 5 - 8)
– UXO threat and risk management principles
– Threat Assessment
– Risk Assessment
– Risk Management Strategy and a selection of options
Guide Preview - C754 Main Elements
• UXO Risk Mitigation (Chapters 9
and 10)
– Roles and Responsibilities
of UXO Specialists - UXO
Consultants, EOD
Contractors and Surveyors
– Delivery of UXO Risk
Management Services
• Conclusions and
Recommendations (Chapter 11)
– Assess the threat and risks
– R = P x C
– Reduce risks ALARP (Law)
– Strategy - survey for and
avoid UXO if at all possible
5 Core Principles
UXO Risk Management • Threat Assessment
• Desk Study
• What type of UXO? • Risk Assessment • Risk Management
• Share • Transfer • Mitigate
• Tolerate/Carry • Risk Mitigation
• Geophysical UXO Survey
• Avoidance • Verification • Render Safe (Destroy)
• ALARP Sign-off
Mitigation
Costs
ALARP
6 Alpha Associates mitigating special risks
Risk
0% 100%
Acceptable
Residual
Risk
Cost to Attain
Acceptable Residual Risk
“Acceptable”
Threshold
Mitigated Residual
de minimis
Grossly
Disproportionate
Marine Geophysical UXO Survey
Techniques • The guides recommend a joint
approach between independent UXO and survey specialists
• Survey factors are presented (e.g. types of UXO, position, shape, mass, materials etc.)
• Survey platforms are discussed (e.g. vessels, ROV, AUVs)
• Data Capture i.e. equipment and techniques are discussed (e.g. MBES, SSS, SBP, MAG, PI MAG, MAG CONE)
• Data interpretation factors are considered (e.g. experienced UXO specialists are required to interpret processed data
CIRIA Guides C681 & C754 - A Quick
Summary
UXO Guides Background
Core Principles
Guides Preview - Main Elements
Questions
ALARP Sign Off - Components
Desk
Study
Survey Risk
Mitigation
Risk Risk
Mitigation Threat
Avoidance
Investigation
Georeference
Target Selection
Specification
Verification & QC
Specialist
Data Processing
6 Alpha
ALARP
Sign-off
Report 1
Generic Land DTS - March 2013
• Threat Assessment
• GE Bombs 250Kg SC
• GE Incendiaries
• GB LSA/AXO
• Risk to:
• Geo-tech Investigation
• Excavations
• Tunneling Operations (TBM)
• Risk Mitigation
• Geophysical NI UXO Survey
• Data Processing
• Target Selection
• Target Investigation
• Tech Notes?
• ALARP Sign-off
Report 2
Operational Risk Management Plan -
March 2015
• Background threat
• Taken from Executive Summary
• Regulations
• MHSW act 1999
• COSH 2002
• CDM 2007/2015
• PPE 1992
• EXPL act 2005
• RIDDOR 2013
• Planning
• Cordon & Evacuation
• Ordnance Specs
• Actions on Discover
Report 3
Technical Analysis of Prospective UXO -
February 2016 • Atkins/S.A.N.D - Geophysical Survey
2016 • Generic (for UXO)
• 6 Alpha SSS Contact Review • 6 Alpha Mag processing • Residual UXO Threat Evaluation
• Recommendations • Proactive Measures -Survey
Avoidance • Reactive Measures (Vessel EMOP
and TBB for Crews)
• Refinement Risk Mitigation • Design UXO strategy for planned
dredging operations • ALARP/SoC