Asia-Pacific Branch – Rail Tunnel Safety
With the rapid expansion of railway and metro systems worldwide, there has been an increased emphasis on the safety and cost of one of the most challenging elements of rail infrastructure, namely tunnels. In this webinar, Dr Fathi Tarada of Mosen Ltd will review some past accidents and draw lessons from them, highlight international and national standards for fire safety, discuss risk assessment methodologies, as well as describe recent developments in equipment, vehicles and intervention strategies.
The webinar will be broadcast on 15th September 2021 at 15:00 in Hong Kong and 17:00 in Australia which is 08:00 in the UK.
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The webinar will be presented by Dr Fathi Tarada, BSc DPhil MBA LLB CEng FIMechE FIFireE FICE
Fathi is the founder and managing director of Mosen Ltd, an engineering consultancy. He is qualified in engineering, management and law and is a leading expert in fire safety engineering, tunnel ventilation and Computational Fluid Dynamics. Fathi is the inventor of the MoJet® ventilation system, a patented energy-efficient device that has been installed in tunnels worldwide. He represents the United Kingdom at the Technical Committee on Road Tunnel Operations for the World Road Association (PIARC), and was awarded a medal for Construction Health & Safety by the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Starts
Wednesday, 15th September 2021 at 8:00am
Ends
Wednesday, 15th September 2021 at 9:30am