Major revision to IMAS on storage, handling and transportation of explosives has been released

Over the past two years, the IMAS Review Board has undertaken a major revision of IMAS 10.50, storage, handling, and transportation of explosives in mine action. (Click here to read the IMAS)

The fourth edition of the standard provides guidance to national mine action authorities (NMAAs) and mine action organizations for the temporary storage, transportation and handling of explosives used for mine action and the explosive ordnance (EO) associated with the disposal or demolition of unexploded ordnance (UXO), abandoned ordnance (AXO), propellants and improvised explosive devices (IED), components including home-made explosives, that derive from land release operations and explosive ordnance disposal tasks.

This document does not apply to the storage, transportation and handling of conventional ammunition stockpiles, which is covered by the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG).

This document does not cover explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) and IED disposal render safe procedures (RSP), which are addressed in other IMAS.