SAFETY IN HARD ROCK TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION

THE HAZARDOUS WORKING CONDITIONS WHICH ARE ENCOUNTERED IN HARD-ROCK TUNNEL CONSTRUCTION ARE DISCUSSED. THE HAZARDS ARE SUMMARIZED AS BEING CAUSED BY: (1) ROCK FALLS AND SUPPORT OF EXCAVATION, (2) BLASTING AND THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES, (3) PLANT, (4) DUST, FUMES AND GASES, AND (5) NOISE. A DISCUSSION IS INCLUDED ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE SUBJECT. /TRRL/

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• Authors:
  • Hitchings, D C
• Publication Date: 1972-11-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 549-53
• Serial:
  • Tunnels & Tunnelling International
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Progressive Media Markets, Ltd
  • ISSN: 0041-414X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dust; Explosions; Fumes; Hazards; Noise; Rock excavation; Safety; Tunneling
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00215768
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1974 12:00AM