How Can Mine Action Improve the Management of Free from Explosive (FFE) Items?

Authors

Roly Evans, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian DeminingFollow

Abstract

Assessing and making items free from explosive (FFE) are among the most dangerous things we do in mine action and are perhaps the least regulated. Mine action operations use items that have been made FFE or INERT for training and demonstration purposes. However, the sector does not really have sufficient procedures or qualifications to assess items as certified free from explosive (CFFE), or to make items FFE/INERT. Assessing or making items FFE are explosive processes and should be treated as such more consistently within the mine action sector. This article will outline the current state of play concerning FFE items in mine action, some of the problems involved, and suggest some potential options for consideration.

Recommended Citation

Evans, Roly (2022) "How Can Mine Action Improve the Management of Free from Explosive (FFE) Items?," The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction: Vol. 26 : Iss. 1 , Article 9.
Available at: https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol26/iss1/9