MINES & ERW SAFETY AWARENESS

AGENDA

• Pipeline Route and Conflict History• Definition of Mines and ERW• Recognition of Mines and ERW• Recognizing potential hazardous areas• Associated hazards to each munition type • What to do if you see something suspicious

Area Conflict History

Definition of a Mine (IMAS)

• A munition designed to be placed under, on or near the ground or other surface area and be exploded by the presence, proximity or contact of a person or vehicle.

Mines are ‘victim operated’ and cannot differentiate between friend or foe.

Pressure Initiated

• VS -50

Trip Wire Initiated

• POMZ

Bounding Mine

• V-69 Valmara

V-69 Valmara

V-69 VALMARA IN VEGETATION

V-69 VALMARA WITH VEGETATION REMOVED

Mine Marking

Mine Marking

Mine Marking

Mine Marking

Mine Marking

Mine Marking

Mine Marking

Other Marking & Indicators

Definition of ERW (IMAS)• Abandoned Explosive Ordnance (AXO): Explosive Ordnance

that has not been used during an armed conflict , that has been left behind or dumped. AXO may or may not have been primed, fuzed, armed or otherwise prepared for use.

• Unexploded Ordnance (UXO): Explosive ordnance that has been primed, fuzed, armed or otherwise prepared for use. It may have been fired, dropped, launched or projected yet remains unexploded either through malfunction or design.

• Explosive Remnants of War: AXO and UXO grouped together.

Grenades

Mortars

Projectiles

Rockets

Sub Munitions

Why is ERW Dangerous?

Manufactured with the intention to injure or killVictim Operated

Partial MalfunctionMay explode at any time

Suspicious?

Suspicious?

Do Not Touch! – retrace your steps to a known safe area

Suspicious?

Do Not Touch! – retrace your steps to a known safe areaWarn – the people around you

Suspicious?

Do Not Touch! – retrace your steps to a known safe areaWarn – the people around youMark – 5 -10m away from the item on safe ground

Marking

Suspicious?

Do Not Touch! – retrace your steps to a known safe areaWarn – the people around youMark – 5 -10m away from the item on safe groundRecord – GPS, Photograph, Landmarks, Station Number

Suspicious?

Do Not Touch! – retrace your steps to a known safe areaWarn – the people around youMark – 5 -10m away from the item on safe groundRecord – GPS, Photograph, Landmarks, Station NumberReport – to your supervisor immediately

Mine Recognition ناسينةوةي مينةكان

VS-50 ميني -

POMZ ميني -

V-69 ميني

Marking نيشانةكان

ERW Recognition ناسينةوةيتةقةمةنيةكان

Grenade نارنجوك

Mortar طولة هاوةن

Projectile طولة توث

Rocket روكيتةكان

Sub Munitionsتةقةمنيةكان

If You See Anything Suspiciousئةطةر هةرشتيكي سةرنج راكيشت بيني

Do not Touchدةستي ليمةدة

Warn ئاطاداري

Markنيشانة

Record توَمار

Reportراثورتي بكة

QUESTIONS

SUMMARY

• The block has confirmed minefields and former battle areas.

• Remain vigilant at all times.• Two types of hazard: Mines and ERW• Both can be equally as dangerous. • If you see anything suspicious (ERW or not), follow

the basic rules.• Carry the Aid memoire at all times and include this

in tool box talks.