Health and Safety Executive

The risk to third parties from bored tunnelling in soft ground - RR453

This study has looked at the hazards that are associated with soft ground tunnelling in urban areas. It has considered all of the types of construction methods that are used in soft ground tunnelling. Data on tunnel incidents has been taken from the published literature and from personal data bases and other sources of information.

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