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IOHA 2015

OH at Crossrail

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Highlights from the 10th International Scientific Conference of the International Occupational Hygiene Association1 (IOHA) 

Crossrail is the 118 km (73 mile) rail link running east–west across Greater London. Construction started in 2009, including on 42 km (26 miles) of tunnels, with large sections running through central London. Around 12,000 people have worked on the project. The tunnel operation has involved eight tunnel boring machines (TBMs), which it is said have excavated enough earth to fill … 

Author: Ballard J

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Occupational Health at Work June/July 2015 (vol. 12/1) pp31-34

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