UK contractors ignore coronavirus concerns, tunnelling goes on as `business as usual`
I wonder how is the situation in other tunnelling sites? As dumb as in Cheshire? https://tunnelcontact.com/discussion/view/13571/despite-coronavirus-cheshire-west-and-chester-council-tells-vinci-to-press-ahead-with-northgate-construction-workTags: united kingdom, coronavirus, health, pandemic, covid-19, covid19
Tunnelling under Waitematā Harbour in Auckland may release cancer-causing erionite
I wonder if there are similar cases in other parts of the world? Tunnel workers will probably be the first ones facing the risk. Researchers in New Zealand warn of erionite, a cancer-causing mineral "worse than asbestos", being released from rocks during tunnelling works. Auckland...Tags: health
Japan= 1 dead and 1 injured tunnel construction collapse for maglev Shinkansen
Xinhua News Agency report from Tokyo, Japan October 27= (Reporter Jiang Qiaomei) A tunnel collapse on October 27 evening. At tunnel construction site in Gifu Prefecture of Japan’s Maglev Central Shinkansen. 1 Die one injure. Blasting operation workers. Accident is in JAPAN but news...Tags: workers, health, work safety japan, workers japan
Quebec: Mould found in Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine tunnel triggers work stoppage
"The workers refused to continue working after the discovery, which was within their right under such conditions, said Quebec’s Transport Ministry." https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mould-found-in-louis-hippolyte-la-fontaine-tunnel-triggers-work-stoppage-1.6504504Tags: health, safety
cover tunnel photo by: Matt Brown from London, England / CC BY
Copyright 2019-2024 TunnelContact.com