ISSEE Assist Humanitarian Demining INGOs in Delivering IED Training

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, 29th March 2017

ISSEE are working with humanitarian demining international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) to implement an Improvised Explosive Device Defeat (IEDD) Course and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Awareness Course to be delivered in 2017. This, along with a Train-the-Trainer course, allows the INGOs to conduct training within their own operational sphere.

Public Security and Safety Training

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, 15th December 2016

ISSEE are now running training and briefing days directly aimed at aiding those responsible for public security.

Terrorist organisations are always looking to increase their presence and influence and they turn to all and any means of attack to deliver that terror. ‘Lone Actor’ attacks within mass transit facilities or areas of public gathering are also increasingly central to the concerns of the Security Services and Police. Either method of attack or threat of attack, has the chilling effect of spreading fear among the lives of ordinary people.

ISSEE helps Iraqi military face oncoming IED challenge in Mosul

Submitted by Anonymous on Tuesday, 4th October 2016

Under the Islamic State group, Mosul has been transformed into an urban minefield littered with explosives and traps meant to bait troops and technicians into setting them off. Once Iraqi forces retake Mosul from the militants that have held it since 2014, they will have to contend with the city itself.

Valerie Insinna, from Defense News reports on how ISSEE has been working with NATO to train Officers from Iraq to deal with IEDs left by Islamic State Group

Duty of Care Requirements in the Explosives Industry

Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, 3rd October 2016

Occasionally, incidents and near misses occur at explosives and munitions manufacturing facilities which, despite rigorous safety processes, are unforeseen within the daily working environment. 

This is not to say that safety is lapse, more so that workers are not always trained or experienced to analyse the wider implications of working with explosives beyond their immediate task

ISSEE’s Latest Course Dates – Including Explosive Foundation, Firing Officer and EOD 2

Submitted by Anonymous on Sunday, 25th September 2016

ISSEE are pleased to release our latest course dates:

03 Oct to 11 Oct – Firing Officers Course
To help demonstrate a level of competence for candidates wishing to progress and assume the responsibilities of a Firing Officer.

03 Oct to 10 Oct – Post Bomb Scene Management
Provide the student with the knowledge required to recover evidence from a scene, working to multi-agency best practices.

Consultancy Services to Public Security

Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, 7th July 2016

As part of this preparation of readiness, ISSEE is regularly approached to complete assessments of preparedness for breeches of security and to design and deliver subsequent preventive programmes. Our speciality is Counter Terrorism and Homeland Security, but we can and do provide consultancy to support other threats to business continuity for defence or commercial ammunition and explosives manufacturing, storage and transportation operations.

ISSEE hosts the Early Careers Focus Group’s Early Careers Symposium

Submitted by Anonymous on Saturday, 16th April 2016

The ECFG will be holding their inaugural Early Careers Symposium this summer. The symposium is spread over two days and is specifically aimed at engineers and scientists* who are in the early stages of their careers in any disciplines within the defence weapons and explosives industry.

Topics that will be touched upon include: UK defence capability; communication and personal effectiveness; technical presentations; emerging technologies; protection, detection and analysis.

Preparations in Full Swing for The Second IEXPE Early Careers Symposium at ISSEE

Submitted by Anonymous on Sunday, 3rd April 2016

The team at ISSEE is putting the final preparations together for the second Early Careers Symposium early July, hosted at ISSEE. The symposium is spread over two days and is specifically aimed at engineers and scientists who are in the early stages of their careers in any disciplines within the defence weapons and explosives industry.

The symposium will take place on 5th and 6th July 2016 at ISSEE, Heythrop Park, Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 5UE.