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Contacts

Dr. Axel Volkwein (Head notified testing laboraroy for rockfall protection systems)
Dr. Roland Engesser (Swiss Forest Protection)
Dr. Jürg Schweizer (Avalanches and Prevention)
Stefan Margreth (Avalanches and Prevention)

Expertise and advice

WSL provides an interface between research and practice, including subject-specific knowledge and expertise in the form of reports, advice, regulations as well as educational training. Our clients range from public institutions, such as civil engineering offices or political institutions, to private organisations, such as engineering offices or mountain railway companies. Additionally, SLF’s expertise is often requested in judicial courts to provide information about avalanche accidents.

Forest Protection

There are many possible causes for symptoms of diseases found in forests or on individual trees. Is it weather conditions, forest animals, insects or fungi? You can get the answers to such questions from Swiss Forest Protection (PBMD) the competence center for forest protection in Switzerland.

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WSL-testing laboratory for rockfall protection systems

The WSL performs type tests of rockfall protection systems according to the European guideline ETAG 027 in the test site for the approval and CD marking of such barriers.

Available languages: German English

Unfall- und Lawinenschutzgutachten

Das SLF führt Gutachten und Beratungen für Lawinenprobleme im In- und Ausland durch. Zu den Kunden zählen einerseits öffentliche Institutionen wie Tiefbauämter oder Gemeinden, andererseits auch private Organisationen wie Ingenieur-Büros oder Bergbahnen. Ausserdem wird das SLF nach Lawinenunfällen oft von Gerichten für Expertisen angefragt.