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Ferrovial launches IM-SAFE, a maintenance and safety project for infrastructures

Remember the tragic collapse of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa? One of the main challenges for the European transport system is to ensure that the European transport network operates in perfect conditions considering the rapid growth of traffic loads in recent years, the ageing of infrastructures, and the need to improve the resilience of our infrastructures to natural […]

The origin of PPE

Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, PPE (short for Personal Protective Equipment) has become a household word. The materials used to produce PPE have advanced considerably due to technological progress, but everything started somewhere. Let’s look at the early origins of the main PPE items. Mask During the Roman period, Pliny the Elder described the use […]

FORESEE: Reliable tools for risk management and cost impact assessment of risks during the Bid, Design and Construction stages

The FORESEE project (Future Proofing Strategies for Resilient Transport Networks against Extreme Events) has officially begun with a Kick Off Meeting that taking place in Bizkaia, Spain. The project is a European funded project within the R&D framework Horizon 2020 by the European Commission, with the participation of the Railway and Transportation Managing Direction and […]