INDEPENDENT QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL

In the majority of cases, commercial ERW Clearance Contractor operations are carried out according to military principles by using Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's). In many ERW Clearance SOP's, Quality Assurance (QA) is a short section which states that Quality Control (QC) will be conducted by re-clearing a certain area. This however in no way assures that the entire ERW Clearance process has been conducted satisfactorily, and therefore the act of merely re-clearing a "certain area" using the same method will not prove that the work meets or exceeds the Quality criteria required.

The only proven way that a Client can effectively control and measure that the level of Quality achieved by an ERW Clearance Contractor is in accordance with their requirements, and those of the internationally recognised International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) is to ensure that the Contractor has an approved Quality Management System in place and that the implementation thereof is monitored by an independent and impartial body, both in the field, and at operational support facility level.

Qualissol can provide their Clients with an independent ERW Clearance Quality Assurance and Quality Control service, which monitors on a day to day basis all of the Clearance and Clearance Support Facility activities carried out by ERW Clearance Contractors. This service includes, but is not limited to the following activities:

• Conduct pre-mobilisation audits on ERW Clearance Contractors.
• Conduct QA Monitoring on ERW Clearance Contractors.
• Conduct Post Clearance Sampling QC Inspections of specified areas.
• Conduct QA of ERW Clearance Contractor training activities.
• Conduct clearance site hand-over briefings for follow-on Construction Contractors.
• Provide assistance with incident investigations where required.
• Provide ad-hoc QA/QC services and technical assistance.

Key Client Benefits

• All activities are planned and performed in a manner that ensures all tasks carried out under ERW Clearance Contracts are safe, reliable, and free of errors, defects, and deficiencies.
• Clearance related activities are planned and performed to achieve required Quality levels within the agreed budget and schedule requirements.
• All activities are carried out in accordance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• ERW Clearance related activities are performed correctly the first time to ensure cost effectiveness and efficiency.
• All ERW Clearance related activities are carried out within an environment of Continual Improvement.

Key Client Benefits

• All activities are planned and performed in a manner that ensures all tasks carried out under ERW Clearance Contracts are safe, reliable, and free of errors, defects, and deficiencies.
• Clearance related activities are planned and performed to achieve required Quality levels within the agreed budget and schedule requirements.
• All activities are carried out in accordance with contractual and regulatory requirements.
• ERW Clearance related activities are performed correctly the first time to ensure cost effectiveness and efficiency.
• All ERW Clearance related activities are carried out within an environment of Continual Improvement.