Accidents and incidents involving ammunition that is kept as samples, souvenirs, patterns or museum exhibits have unfortunately occurred because the items had not been made inert or screened for the presence of explosives.
Incidents have also occurred with scrap material arising from weapons and munitions demilitarization activity that had not been effectively inspected and certified as being Free From Explosives (FFE).
In the United Kingdom HSE and MOD guidance recommends positive measures are taken to accurately FFE items that once contained explosives material to prevent accidents and incidents. In the US the DOD requires 100% independent verification.
TRLtd can assist clients in the Certification Free From Explosives for both scenarios.
- For samples, souvenirs, patterns or museum exhibits various techniques both passive and intrusive can be employed to ensure the item is inert.
- For demilitarization scrap, options for certification depend on economy of scale and can range from individual manual inspection to bulk incineration or re-incineration.
Because TRLtd possesses embedded ammunition technical expertise, our Free From Explosive (FFE) solutions are effective in ensuring that risks are not passed on to the public through transfer, disposal chains or exhibition.
