Project History
Project Areas
- Afghanistan
- Angola
- Cambodia
- Hong Kong
- Kuwait / Iraq
- Laos
- Mozambique
- Oman
- Solomon Islands
- Sudan
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Hong Kong
Confidential - An international entertainment company.
Location: Hong KongClient: GBFC / G4S / Sun Fook Kong / ConfidentialDate: 2014Subcontracted by G4S to provide a UXO search team in Hong Kong. The task involved the surface, shallow sub-surface and deep subsurface search of areas designated for construction in order to ensure that they were free from explosive items.
Confidential - An international entertainment company.
Location: Hong KongClient: BEKK / G4S / Sun Fook Kong / ConfidentialDate: 2013 - 2014Subcontracted by G4S to provide a UXO search team in Hong Kong. The task involved the surface, shallow sub-surface and deep subsurface search of areas designated for construction in order to ensure that they were free from explosive items.
Confidential - An international entertainment company.
Location: Hong KongClient: G4S / Sun Fook Kong / ConfidentialDate: 2010Subcontracted by G4S to provide a UXO search team in Hong Kong. The task involved the surface, shallow sub-surface and deep subsurface search of areas designated for construction in order to ensure that they were free from explosive items.
Solomon Islands
Quality Management Consultant - Clearance of UXO from Munda Airport, Western Province
Location: Munda, New GeorgiaClient: CSG Consultants / New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Aid and TradeDate: 2012 - 2013Overseeing the UXO clearance of a major development aid project located on a very heavily bombed airport. Required to:
- Ensure compliance with contractual deliverables by the clearance contractor.
- Provide technical resources to clients.
- Ensure quality of the finished product – ground cleared to or exceeding contractual parameters.
- Advise on technical and safety matters related to explosive ordance.
- Risk assessments.
- Deliver UXO awareness training.
- Coordinate UXO clearance activities.
- Liaise with the Engineer, the construction contractor and other parties such as the Japanese Embassy (regarding the discovery and repatriation of Japanese human remains).
- Report and record all UXO-related activities including QA/QV management results.
- Provide technical expertise regarding all UXO types, including air dropped weapons.
- Safeguard and respond to UXO finds on site.
- Conduct incident investigations and write reports.
Thailand
Consultant - UXO Clearance Coordinator in support of seismic survey operations.
Location: Udon ThaniClient: Brunel Energy / Armada HessDate: 2010 - 2011Landmine & UXO consulting support for an oil exploration company during the conduct of seismic acquisition activites including:
- Design of a UXO safety plan.
- Delivery of UXO awareness training.
- Coordinating UXO clearance actvities to support seismic acquisition activities.
- Liaison with the seismic acquisition company’s UXO consultant.
Vietnam
Consultant - UXO Clearance Coordinator in support of BGP Viet Nam seismic survey operatioins
Location: Mekong DeltaClient: BGP / TotalDate: 2009 - 2010Support to a Chinese seismic acquisition contractor including:
- Design of a UXO safety plan.
- Delivery of UXO awareness training.
- Coordinating UXO clearance activities to support seismic acquisition activities.
- Liaison with the seismic acquisition company’s client.
Consultant - UXO Clearance Coordinator in support of BGP Viet Nam seismic survey operations
Location: Mekong DeltaClient: BGP(CNPC) / Salamander EnergyDate: 2008Support to a Chinese sesmic acquisition contractor including:
- Design of a UXO safety plan.
- Delivery of UXO awareness training.
- Coordination UXO clearance activities to support seismic acquisition actives.
- Liaison with the seismic acquisition company’s client.
Management of UXO Clearance Programme in support of pipline construction
Location: Vung TauClient: McConnell Dowell Constructioin / British PetroleumDate: 2002 - 2003Provision of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialist and two UXO clearance supervisors in support of British Petroleum’s Nam Con Son gas pipeline project. The team was required to:
- Plan UXO clearance operations in accordance with constructions contractor’s needs.
- Supervise the clearance work of Vietamese military personnel to ensure compliance with international standards and contractual requirements.
- Identify any UXO found and advise of disposal methodologies.
- Conduct quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) checks on a daily basis.
Afghanistan
QA/QC Consultant - North Side Cantonment Area, Kabul International Airport
Location: KabulClient: International Technical Solutions Incorporated & US Air Force Center For Environmental ExcellenceDate: 2006Managment of the quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) of a large landmine & UXO clearance project on the north side of Kabul airport. The project site was 30 hectares in size and located on a former Soviet militart base. The work required:
- The removal of scrap including fighting vehicles and aircraft.
- The separation of UXO from scrap.
- The classification of the UXO and assessment of its suitability for movement.
- The excavation of bunkers and utilities as part of the UXO searchg process.
- The clearance of knowm minefields.
- Liaison with the USO Airforce Center For Environmental Excellence.
- Liaison with NATO EOD teams to ensure the correct disposal of recovered UXO.
- QA/QC checks to ensure contractual compliance.
- Sign-off of cleared areas for hand over to the construction company.
UXO Road Clearance Programme, Project Implementation
Location: KunduzClient: China Railways Construction / World BankDate: 2004- Design of QA/QC controls.
- The marking of start points and finish points.
- Advising the construction contractor’s personnel on landmine & UXO safety issues and controls.
Kuwait / Iraq
Evaluation of claims by Kuwait against Iraq for environmental damage caused by the use of Landmines and Explosive Ordnance during Iraq's Invasion and occupation of Kuwait in 1990 and 1991
Location: Various locations in Kuwait, Iraq and GenevaClient: United Nations Security Council Claims CommissionDate: 2000 - 2005- Assess the levels of contamination.
- Assess the condition (levels of danger presented) of the landmines and UXO.
- Assess the scale of the environmental damage caused by the contamination.
- Assess the scale of clearance operations that might be required.
Operational Support to the United Nations Mine Action Programme
Location: Northern Area of IraqClient: Greenfield Consultants Ltd.Date: 1998 - 1999Two landmine & UXO clearance technical specialist were deployed to northern Iraq to provide technical assistance to a UN sponsored project to ensure that United Nations International Min Action Standards (IMAS) were implemented and maintained.
Oman
UXO Clearance in support of seismic survey
Location: SalalahClient: Veritas DGC IncDate: 2005Clearance of seismic lines on a former bombing range in support of a seismic acquisition contractor.
Cambodia
Sunrise Orphanage UXO Clearance
Location: South of Phnom Penh CityClient: AusAIDDate: 2001Operational Support to CMAC De-mining Unit Number 4 (DU4) CAMBODIA
Location: Kompong Thom, Kompong Cham and Kompng ChnangClient: European Commission Director GeneralDate: 1998 - 1998Extension of the previous contract to support Cambodia’s Provincial Demining Unit No. 4 (DU4) in Kompong Thom Province. This extension involved:
- The recruitment and training of addditional Combodian deminers.
- Deployment of demining teams into two further provinces.
Technical Assistance to Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)
Location: Battambang ProvinceClient: Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)Date: 1994- Train Cambodian nationals in correct and safe clearance procedures
- Supervise the Cambodian nationals during the conduct of clearance operations.
- Organize logistics for the operation including the management of an emergency evacuation during a Khumer Rouge offensive.
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Contract No. TB88001W041PE - Clearance of Mine Dumps 1 to 5 and Two Minefields
Location: Kinmen IslandClient: Republic of China ArmyDate: 1998-1999Contract No. TB7010W037P - Clearance of Mine Dump No.6
Location: KinmenClient: Republic of China ArmyDate: 1998This project involved the excavation of single dump into which old landmines had been placed decades earlier. The project was extremely delicate due to the poor condition of the ordnance within the dump and the proximity of ground water and difficult conditions within the dump. The clearance team was required to:
- Construct protective works in order to protect a nearby temple and village from possible blast and fragmentation.
- Dismantle the walled and wired perimeter of the dump without disturbing the contents.
- Carefully remove trees and other vegetation that had flourished within the dump.
- Excavate the dump methodically and safely (similar to an archaeological dig) without disturbing the rotting landmines.
- Assess the landmines to see if they could be moved.
- Movement of the mines into disposal pits for controlled burn off.