explosives clearance
A company that clears any explosive material from a construction site in preparation for building.
An explosives clearance company prepares a site for pending or possible construction by ensuring that no bombs, grenades, mines, or other explosive materials are present, and by defusing and removing any explosives that are found. This type of work is usually done in cities that have been bombed in past or current wars, where undetonated munitions may present a danger.
The work done by this type of company is similar to that of site remediation companies, who clear toxic or radioactive materials from the ground before construction work.
The defining hazard is explosive material at a site intended for possible or pending construction. Checking for that material and dealing with any found explosives distinguish this work from ordinary excavation and from cleanup directed at nonexplosive contamination.