Explosive ordnance specialist vs explosives engineer

Differences between explosive ordnance specialist and explosives engineer duties and responsibilities

Explosive ordnance specialist example responsibilities.

• Prepare and maintain EOD tools, equipment, and vehicles.
• Identify various ordnance and ammunition items.
• Formulate plans to safely and effectively destroy ammunition for emergency detonation.
• Develop and implement training procedures and strategies for radiological protection, detection, and decontamination.
• Respond to calls from military/combat personnel.

Explosives engineer example responsibilities.

• Blast rail freight cars with steel grit to achieve require blast profile per paint specifications or customer's request.
• Require to know and follow OHSA, MSHA, ATF and state/Federal regulations.
• Compile post blast report for ATF, MSHA to insure blasting guidelines are met.
• Train personnel to perform basic demolition, mine clearing, combat construction operations, and treat wound soldiers.
• Stabilize rock walls and slopes using rock bolts, split sets and blasting techniques for CDOT and various mines.
• Operate and monitor light and heavy engineer combat vehicles and heavy equipment.
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