ERW GENERAL THREAT ASSESSMENT

In many cases, the absence of precise records in post-conflict environments makes it virtually impossible to accurately determine the extent of an ERW problem, or to pinpoint the exact locations of Unexploded Ordnance and other types of munitions. Historical and archival information can sometimes be obtained from a variety of sources, but it is always difficult to be confident as to the accuracy and completeness of the situation being portrayed, and there will therefore always be a small residual risk from ERW after clearance. Nevertheless there will usually be enough information to gain a general understanding of the potential ERW contamination that exists in a specific area.

Qualissol provide this service to allow their Clients to gather, evaluate, and analyse all available information on the status of ERW contamination and associated risk within their area of interest. Qualissol conduct ERW General Assessment activities with information provided from a wide range of sources, including real time data provided by ERW Clearance Contractors conducting ongoing operations.

This is a continually evolving process whereby initial subjective information is used by Qualissol to plan the collection of data through objective and scientifically repeatable methods in order to develop and implement strategies to reduce the risk to their Client's employees, resources, and construction schedules.

Based on the information provided by the General Assessment at the time of the assignment, Qualissol will allocate ERW Risk Levels to individual areas. All Risk Levels will be constantly reviewed and if deemed appropriate, increased or decreased to reflect the increased objectivity of new information as it becomes available. In this way Qualissol matures the General Assessment across the full extent of their Client's construction footprint.

The Risk Level allocated to a specific piece of land will indicate to our Clients (and the ERW Clearance Contractor) whether full ERW clearance is required, or if other methods can be used, such as Representative Sampling. This provides an immediate and significant financial saving to our Clients, as well as ensures that construction delays caused by ERW activities are eliminated or minimised.

Key Client Benefits

• An immediate and significant financial saving
• Minimum construction delays due to ERW Clearance activities
• Confidence that the Scope of ERW Clearance Work is justified and reasonable
• The presence of an overall ERW threat mitigation process that when implemented will provide a level of confidence in excess of 99.5% that land handed over for construction is clear of ERW
• Increased stakeholder, employee, subcontractor, and local community confidence in construction activities
• Confidence that risk from an ERW incident has been reduced to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP)

Key Client Benefits

• An immediate and significant financial saving
• Minimum construction delays due to ERW Clearance activities
• Confidence that the Scope of ERW Clearance Work is justified and reasonable
• The presence of an overall ERW threat mitigation process that when implemented will provide a level of confidence in excess of 99.5% that land handed over for construction is clear of ERW
• Increased stakeholder, employee, subcontractor, and local community confidence in construction activities
• Confidence that risk from an ERW incident has been reduced to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP)