IMAS Quality Management in Mine Action Course
On successful completion of the course, you will have acquired the requisite knowledge and skills to be a Quality Manager in the Mine Action industry, and to perform QA/QC in line with International Mine Action Standards (IMAS). You will have an independently accredited qualification for monitoring all elements of mine action programmes, and to provide assurance and control of quality delivered by Mine Action agencies wherever they may work, and assess their conformance with applicable NMAS and IMAS standards.
Included in the syllabus
- Quality Management in Mine Action: General Mine Action Assessment (GMAA), planning, preparation, accreditation, operations, land release and post clearance.
- Relation with ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015: Introduction and the scope of the standards, context of organisation, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement.
- Principles of Quality Management in Mine Action: Customer focus, engagement with people, gender and diversity, continual improvement, process approach, evidence-based decision making, relationship management and quality management levels.
- Implementation of the Quality Management System: Administrative and operational quality assurance and quality control.
- Communication and Participation: Information, awareness, planning, standards, agreements, and treaties.
- Risk Management, Environment and Health and Safety in Mine Action: Safety and occupational health, the protection of the environment, worksites and temporary accommodation facilities, transportation of hazardous materials and responsibilities and obligations.
- Clearance Operations Monitoring and Sampling: Pre, during and post clearance inspections, planning, inspection bodies, clearance assets and responsibilities.
- Incidents and Accidents Investigations: Boards of inquiries, roles and responsibilities of the parties involved.
- Reports and Documentation: Information Management System for Mine Action (IMSMA), National Mine Action Authority Reporting Systems and Agencies Reporting Systems.
- Results Based Management (RBM): Task impact assessment, processes, products, services, outputs, and outcomes.
Confirmatory Exercises, Assessments & Formal Tests
- Conducting administrative and operational Quality Assurance and Quality Control
- Investigating accidents and incidents
- Reporting and Documentation