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UK prepares for fourth National Tunnelling Day
05 November, 2018
Great Britain – The National Tunnelling Day will take place once again this December. This year it will fall on Thursday 6 December, two days after Saint Barbara’s Day.

Initial Findings from the ITIG survey
03 July, 2018
International – In February 2018 the International Tunnelling Insurance Group (ITIG) launched a survey with the aim of reviewing the penetration and effectiveness of the Code around the world. The survey sought feedback on the application and experience of the Code (or other risk management approaches) and was targeted at all relevant parties (clients, designers, contractors and insurers) with the support of the relevant professional bodies (ITA, BTS and IMIA). The purpose of this note is to provide a summary of the initial findings from the survey and an indication of the proposed next steps.

Leeds University seminar on geo-risk
30 May, 2018
Great Britain – The University of Leeds hosted a seminar on geo-risk, rock behaviour and underground space last month. Presented by Chrysothemis Paraskevopoulou, Leeds University and Mark Diederichs, Queens University (Canada), the day-long event was also supported by the BTS Young Members.

Chidlom Cable Tunnel project accepts TBM
10 May, 2018
Thailand – Factory acceptance for the Chidlom Cable Tunnel’s TBM took place in April. The 4.27m-diameter Terratec machine will bore the tunnel for a new high voltage cable tunnel in Bangkok.

First female Harding Prize winner
30 April, 2018
Great Britain – After 32 years the Harding prize has been awarded to a female young tunneller. “I am also proud to be the first woman to win since 1986, which is actually the year I was born,” said Leah Jacobs, who works for London Bridge Associates. Jacobs won the competition bringing her paper on “Changing the safety Culture” based on her contribution to the Waterview Connection project in New Zealand.

BTS Tunnel Design and Construction Course 2018
08 March, 2018
Great Britain – The British Tunnelling Society’s annual design and construction course is set to return to the University of Warwick this July. Held in the first week of the month, the course aims to cover all the major aspects of an underground project’s life and will contain worked examples and workshop sessions to allow improved interaction between delegates and speakers. It is aimed at the wide range of professional services that support the tunnelling industry, including clients, tunnel operators and members of the financial and insurance sectors that may have a vested interest in tunnelling enterprises, as well as young tunnel design and construction on engineers.

Review of the Tunnel Code of Practice
01 February, 2018
International - A questionnaire has been put together to collect input for a review of the Tunnel Code of Practice for Risk Management. Interested parties can participate through the following link:

HSE to assume ‘no comment is assent’ on exposure limits
25 January, 2018
International - All European countries are being faced with implementing lower exposure limits for a number of hazardous substances in August this year. The two substances of most interest to tunnellers are nitrogen monoxide and nitrogen dioxide found in diesel engine exhaust and blasting fume.

BTSYM Conference 2018
24 January, 2018
Great Britain - Booking for the BTS Young Members Conference is now open. The conference is for people under the age of 35 and is scheduled for Friday 16 March.