Author: The Institution of Structural Engineers' Health and Safety Panel
26 March 2013
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The Institution of Structural Engineers' Health and Safety Panel
The Structural Engineer, Volume 91, Issue 4, 2013, Page(s) 1
Sean Brady highlights potential similarities between the recent Sasago road tunnel collapse in Japan and the catastrophic failure of part of Boston’s I-90 Connector Tunnel in 2006.
This article considers the safety issues regarding both visitors to a construction site and staff employed full time on a site concerning vehicles.
All excavation work is potentially hazardous; the collapse of excavation faces can have serious consequences, both for life and purely as an economic loss.