IED Clearance Good Practice Guide

Perceived centre mass of object

Image 4. The searcher is only able to establish the signal at the centre of this pressure plate

Start of excavation

Image 5. This image shows that by having a set minimum distance (x + y) the excavation will start from a safe position

EXCAVATION DISTANCES REFERENCE FOR IMAGE 5 AND IMAGE 6

X

Assessed worst-case distance from suspect signal to the end of a component

Y

Additional distance to ensure excavation in a safe area

X+Y

Distance from pinpoint to start of excavation

A

The depth of excavation

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