About ABDC services
The Australian Bomb Data Centre (ABDC) provides a range of services for:
- participating government agencies; and
- business and commercial organisations.
Services for government agencies
Services are provided for participating agencies:
- Federal, State and Territory Police Services;
- Australian Defence Force;
- Australian Government security organisations; and
- International Bomb Data Centres and police agencies.
Explosive Technical Intelligence and Response
- National repository for data relating to incidents involving improvised explosive/incendiary devices (IEDs), and the theft and recovery of commercial and military explosives.
- Continuous liaison with national and international agencies to facilitate the exchange of information.
- Technical exploitation and analysis of improvised explosive devices (which may include the services of the Defence Science and Technology Organisation and Police Forensic Laboratories);
- Technical assistance to investigators and forensic examiners through the maintenance of reference material concerning improvised explosive devices, explosives and accessories.
- 24 hour inquiry response service providing technical and non technical information to participants.
Training and reference
- Training assistance, including the design and conduct of short term training courses for participants. These courses address bomb threat procedures, search techniques, and explosive device awareness for UN contingents.
- Reference manual 'Bombs: Defusing the Threat'. The handbook incorporates mail bomb countermeasures that complement Australian Standard AS 3745, Emergency Control Organisation and Procedures for Buildings.
Advice and reports
- The majority of ABDC information bulletins and reports are restricted to police, military and intelligence agencies.
- The ABDC Annual Statistics Report is available to the general public, and is published between April and May for the previous calendar year. This report provides statistical information on a range of bomb-related activities within Australia, including a 10 year graphical overview.
Services for commercial organisations
Bomb safety
- The ABDC Bomb safety awareness kit is intended for use by security managers as part of an organisation’s 'Emergency Control Organisation' (ECO) issues.
- The kit aims to provide management with a background on which to formulate in-house policy and to develop strategies to counter this threat.