Safety in tunneling
Some of the greatest risks facing workers at the tunnelling site relate to accidents involving vehicles and machinery. This means that it is very important to wear the proper working…
Mining – Definitions
Sinking General term for the construction of vertical shafts or boreholes. Drifting General term for the construction of a pit or tunnel. Support Support within a mine or tunnel. Fracture…
Glück Auf!
Tunnel workers continue to observe the tradition of miners. St. Barbara is their patron saint. Together with an ‘earthly’ representative, a tunnel patron, a statue of St. Barbara is erected…