I’ve had my health and safety induction, I’ve got my hard hat, I’m almost ready to go…
I’m really excited at the prospect of the next 12 months. My studio – the electricians workshop – is on the edge of the quarry, for obvious reasons, but next to the loading depot where the mountains of stone scalpings ebb and flow as the lorries collect and deposit. They drive close past the windows on their way to the weigh bridge. The dust is contained through plumes of water being sprayed out and wheels driving through water troughs. It’s the size and scale of the whole process that hits you first.
Tomorrow I’m going to watch my first blasting at the quarry.
