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- The term “unexploded ordnance” means military munitions that— (A) have been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise prepared for action; (B) have been fired, dropped, launched, projected, or placed in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material; and (C) remain unexploded, whether by malfunction, design, or any other cause.
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Unexploded ordnance (UXO, sometimes abbreviated as UO), unexploded bombs (UXBs), and explosive remnants of war (ERW or ERoW) are explosive weapons (bombs, shells, grenades, land mines, naval mines, cluster munition, and other munitions) that did not explode when they were employed and still pose a risk of detonation, sometimes many decades ...
Volenti non fit injuria is a defence of limited application in tort law. A direct translation of the latin phrase volenti non fit injuria is, 'to one who volunteers, no harm is done'. Where the defence of volenti applies it operates as a complete defence absolving the Defendant of all liability.
To identify when Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) should be considered for infrastructure tasks. The assessment of UXO is required when considering health and safety aspects of infrastructure work...
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May 7, 2019 · Two world wars and more than a century of military land use have resulted in unexploded ordnance (UXO) lying beneath the surface of British cities, towns and rural areas.
Unexploded ordnance means explosive ordnance that has been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise prepared for use and used in an armed conflict. It may have been fired, dropped, launched or projected and yet remains unexploded either through malfunction or design or for any other reason.
The Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War, adopted in November 2003 by the states party to the 1980 Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, is a major advance in the effort to end the suffering caused by unexploded and abandoned munitions.
The term “unexploded ordnance” means military munitions that— (A) have been primed, fused, armed, or otherwise prepared for action; (B) have been fired, dropped, launched, projected, or placed in such a manner as to constitute a hazard to operations, installations, personnel, or material; and (C) remain unexploded, whether by malfunction ...
