If you’re working with underground utilities, you need experienced operatives and the right tools for the job. However, there’s a huge range of cable avoidance tools on the market today making it hard to choose, with technology has evolved considerably over the years and different brands offering varying features and levels of quality.
There are all types of job roles in this world. Some, like doctors, policemen or teachers, come with universal recognition of their importance. Others, like utility surveyors, are less known but still incredibly important for society.
When undertaking any sort of excavation work anywhere in the UK, and for whatever reason, it is essential to carry out thorough planning beforehand by obtaining plans from utilities and other service suppliers. It is also essential to understand that not all plans are accurate, up to date, or in some cases even available.
Accidentally striking an underground service such as a gas pipe or electricity cable when undertaking any sort of excavation work can have a massively damaging effect, not only on the person or persons doing the digging, but on the owners of the utility, their customers, and the contractors in charge of the works.
In the construction industry just about every project involves digging into the ground at some point, and the problem that immediately raises is that we cannot see what is in the ground itself. That means that the chances of hitting something is ever-present, and it could be anything. It might be a collection of Roman coins dating back a couple of thousand years, in which case the person doing the digging – whether by hand or using a machine – would be very happy about the find.
Excavation safety is a combination of safety precautions and strategies surrounding any excavation process used in any construction or underground maintenance project. It encapsulates the responsibility that workers and construction firms have when it comes to avoiding the severe consequences of cable strikes.
Underground service detection was much simpler 30-40 years ago when there was simply less to detect and therefore less potential causes of strikes while workers carried out excavation work.
Accidentally striking any type of services running underground when carrying out any sort of excavation work can have a massive impact on the person doing the digging and those working with him, and it can also have a serious effect on the owner of the asset that is damaged.
One of the most dangerous things that can happen to any worker when working below ground level is making accidental contact with underground services such as electricity cables and gas pipes. Other services can also present problems, such as water, telecoms, fibre optic, sewage, and so on, and indeed striking a water pipe can result in injury, and we don’t need to go into details about the health risks of sewage pipes. But electric and gas are the most likely to cause injury and/or be fatal.
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