Mitigation is a cornerstone of risk management that is designed to reduce the impact disasters have on people and property. Blast mitigation can be defined as:-
"action that reduces or eliminates long-term risk to people and property from explosive devices and their effects."
Blast mitigation techniques can be equally applied to counter terrorist threats as well as potential accidental explosions.
The application of blast mitigation technologies and preparation can be utilised to help government, business and industry to avoid casualties, damage to their facilities and remain operational in the aftermath of an attack.
Mitigation technologies and methodologies can be exploited to ensure essential work areas can remain operational or reopen more quickly after an event. In addition, mitigation measures can help reduce disaster losses and suffering so that there is less demand for financial and other resources in the aftermath.
Threat Resolution Ltd (TRLtd) possesses the capability to provide blast mitigation services to the following threat areas:
Counter terrorism
- Developing analytical models and simulation tools to calculate the blast-loading environment from vehicle bombs and portable explosive devices.
- Providing technical support for counterterrorism programmes.
- Improving structural design for blast resistance and prevention of progressive building collapse.
- Developing retrofit concepts to improve the explosion resistance of existing buildings.
- Developing methods and guidance to keep potential explosions at safe distances.
- Developing and implementing a plan in your organisation to reduce vulnerability to attack.
Government, commercial & NGO support
- During emergency assistance programmes such as disaster relief in post conflict situations, supporting agencies that encounter explosives, ammunition and weapons related threats that can range from UXO to insecure weapons and ammunition.
- The utilisation of techniques such as risk assessment and explosive consequence analysis can invariably assist in the rapid identification of solutions.
- Providing improvements for field storage and expedient construction methods, materials and procedures to quickly upgrade blast resistance of temporary explosives housing.
- Assist clients to identify and evaluate hazards, estimate likelihood and consequence / impacts, determine risk, manage risk, and monitor risk performance.
- Assist clients comply with applicable regulations.
The application of TRLtd blast mitigation methods and technology facilitates safer working environments reducing risks of death or injury and damage to assets and business continuity.
