Could someone possibly guide me in the right direction.

Question is: where can i find the occupational health risks in respect to Heavy Metals in Tunneling etc etc (i.e Copper, Lead, Mercury)...guidance notes etc...im after specific publications not just COSHH

Many Thanks

If someone helps i'll send them a xmas card

regards Philip

Ray, thanks i'll have a look

These sites are more to do with contaminated land but may prove useful:



CLARINET:Contaminated Land Rehabilitation Network for Environmental Technologies http://www.clarinet.at

Association of Geotechnical Specialists http://www.ags.org.uk/

ETCA: Environmental Technologies Concerted Action http://www.etcanet.org/

European Environment Agency http://www.eea.eu.int

NICOLE is the principal forum that European business uses to develop and influence the state of the art in contaminated land management in Europe. On line news, publications and WEB board. http://www.nicole.org.

CLAIRE: Contaminated Land: Application In Real Environment http://www.claire.co.uk

Institute of Waste Management http://www.iwm.co.uk/

CIRIA: Construction Industry Research and Information Association http://www.ciria.org.uk/

Environment Agency National Centre on Contaminated Land and Groundwater http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/gwcl/

Environment Agency of England & Wales http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/

Land Contamination and Reclamation http://www.btinternet.com/~epppublications /

US Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable http://www.frtr.gov/

US EPA-CLU-IN: Cleanup Information Bulletin Board System http://www.clu-in.org/

NATO/CCMS Pilot study on Remedial Action Technologies http://www.nato.int/ccms...es/pilot007/welcome.html

NATO/CCMS web site http://www.nato.int/ccms/

US site. The mission of Regenesis is to improve and protect the quality of the environment. We develop,manufacture, and market innovative technologies to clean up the environment in a way that conserves our customers' time and money. Today, our products remediate contaminated aquifers that can endanger drinking water. In the future, we will develop innovative technologies for the prevention and remediation of a broad range of environmental problems. www.regenesis.com

US site. RTDF: Remedial Technology Demonstration Forum http://www.rtdf.org/

http://www.epa.gov/ORD/SITE/

http://www.epareachit.org/index.html

http://www.sepa.org.uk - Scottish environmental protection agency – searchable for “contaminated land”

http://www.sniffer.org.uk Scottish & Northern Ireland Forum For Environmental Research – a “land quality” section on the web site of this NGO/Govt. consortium.

http://www.contamlinks.co.uk/ Contamlinks is a contaminated land portal for anyone seeking quality information about the assessment, management and remediation of contaminated land.