Abstract
This paper explains the personal protective equipment (PPE) that a demining group must use in order to comply with the United Nations’ International Mine Action Standards (IMAS). The author was an active member of the User Focus Group advising the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) when they made the current IMAS revision. He continues as an elected member of the IMAS Review Board. The author has also maintained a database of demining accidents for five years, and uses the evidence of real accidents to inform his views on protection needs.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Andy
(2003)
"IMAS and PPE Requirements,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 7
:
Iss.
1
, Article 12.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol7/iss1/12
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