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Articles By peter ashcroft
The Many Dangers Of A Cable Strike
By: peter ashcroft
It s estimated that there are some 2.5 million miles of underground services in the UK, although nobody knows for sure. They include gas pipes, water pipes, electricity cables, sewage pipes, telecoms, and more, and can be found anywhere, even in the most unlikely places.(read
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The Importance Of Locating Underground Utilities Before Digging
By: peter ashcroft
Detecting and locating underground utilities is crucial before excavation work begins. The early detection helps in preventing cable strikes, injury to workers and delay in the project. But, for detecting the underground assets, you need to get CAT and Genny, and VScan training. These are some of the cable avoidance tools.(read
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Category : Business
The Reasoning Behind The Introduction Of Pa256
By: peter ashcroft
The major problem facing any contractor who needs to carry out any sort of work involving excavation is that there can be all sorts of underground services in the exact spot on which digging is planned. There can be electricity cables, water pipes, gas pipes, telecoms, sewer pipes and more, and they need to be avoided.(read
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Strike Out Utility Strikes With Cat Training
By: peter ashcroft
Cable strikes can be fatal and it can financially drain you if you begin digging without carrying out a proper survey of the area. Utility strikes can be prevented by utilising CAT training. Such programmes offer in-depth knowledge about the limitations and the right use of the cable avoidance tool and signal generator.(read
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Category : Business
We Never Think About Underground Services Because They Are Hidden - Underground
By: peter ashcroft
If you are like most people, you probably never stop to think about how the various services arrive in your home. You press a switch and the light comes on. It's simple. You turn the tap on, and water comes out. You would be upset if it didn't. However, all these services have to arrive in your home somehow, and all of it happens underground.(read
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The Dangers Of Underground Services As Shown By Hsg47
By: peter ashcroft
HSG47 was produced by the HSE, and the 2014 edition is the third update and contains all the latest information on the avoidance of danger from underground services. Nobody knows for sure, but there are at least 1.5 million km of underground services in the UK, and there are some 60,000 cable strikes each year by contractors carrying out excavation work.(read
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Category : Business
We All Depend On Utilities, But If They Go Wrong It Can Be Serious
By: peter ashcroft
Everyone in the UK uses utilities like electricity, water, sewage pipes, gas, telephones, and so on. Some may not use phones or gas, but most people use most of them. This is fine when they are all working as they should, but when there is any sort of breakdown it can cause serious trouble.(read
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Category : Service
