4.CLEARANCE REPORTING
4.1. POST CLEARANCE ACTIVITIES
4.1.1.REPORTING, HANDOVER AND LIAISON WITH THE NATIONAL MINE ACTION AUTHORITY (NMAA) As with any MA response, there should be continual liaison between the MA operator conducting IED clearance operations and the NMAA, or if they are not present then the recognised body that is assuming their role (the Authority). This starts with the registration and accreditation of the MA operator by the NMAA to ensure there is suitable confidence in them conducting the activities that are required. QA should then be continued once operations commence, in order to build confidence that the end product, a released building or open area, will meet the requirements that were set, and that it is safe for future use by the community. QC is the final inspection that ensures that these requirements have indeed been met through the application of “all reasonable effort” by the MA operator. Prior to any external QC inspection, the Authority should already be fully aware of the effort that has been applied by the MA operator. This is achieved through site visits throughout operations to conduct QA, and in the submission of reports by the MA operator. The Authority should therefore already be aware of any parts of a confirmed hazardous area (CHA) that cannot be completed. These are often referred to as restrictions and may be due to lack of suitable mechanical demining machines to work in areas of dense vegetation, debris, rubble or unstable structures that are not suitable for manual operations. A detailed clearance plan will help to reduce the need to report hazardous areas as being suspended, as it should be possible to define them as separate suspected hazardous areas (SHAs) / CHAs, which can in turn be reported for release independently. Restrictions of released areas, as well as areas adjacent to SHAs / CHAs, require appropriate marking in accordance with IMAS 08.40 Marking mine and ERW hazards. The community as a whole, and specific users, should be provided with EORE briefs in relation to adjacent or remaining hazardous areas and what the marking means.
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