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Safe-T

Safety in Tunnels Thematic Network

Project details
Domain	Road and Tunnel Infrastructure
Duration	from 05/2003 until 03/2006
Website	http://www.safetunnel.net
Other sources

The ‘Safety in Tunnels Thematic Network’ (SafeT) aims at developing comprehensive guidelines for pan European decision making on the safety of existing tunnels (primarily road but also rail) by investigating, identifying, assessing and proposing best practice solutions for (a) preventing incidents and accidents in existing tunnels and (b) mitigating its effects - for both people and goods - to ensure a high level of tunnel safety in Europe.

Coordinator
TNO - Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (NL)
Partners
ASFiNAG - Autobahnen- und Schnellstrassen- Finanzierungs- Aktiengesellschaft (AT) Athens University of Economics and Business (GR) Deutsche Montan Technologie GmbH (DE) Deutscher Verkehrssicherheitsrat e.V. (DE) Fire academy of Catalunya (ES) Enconet Consulting GmbH (AT) ETRA (ES) Ministerio de Fomento (ES) Fire Safety Design (SE) GRS - Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit mbH (DE) HB-Verkehrsconsult GmbH (DE) Joint Research Centre, European Commission (EU) KfV - Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit (AT) Brussels Capital Region (BE) Nibra - Netherlands Institute for Fire Service and Disaster Management (NL) Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NO) Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat - Bouwdienst Rijkswaterstaat (NL) Ministerie van Verkeer en Waterstaat - Centre for Tunnel Safety (NL) Sesm - IT Solutions (IT) SICE - Sociedad Ibérica de Construcciones Eléctricas, S.A. (SE) SITAF spa (IT) Simulation in tunnelling (Technische Universität Graz) (AT)