When you need to undertake any sort of excavation work, avoiding a cable strike is critical. And we are not just talking about electricity cables here, because the term is often used as an overall description of any sort of underground services. This could also be natural gas pipes, water pipes, sewage pipes, telecoms, fibreoptic, and other gas pipes such as LPG.
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One of the biggest issues facing construction contractors and utility companies is the fact that there are some 2.5 million kilometres of services running underground in the UK, and that is only one estimate. Others put the figure at 4 million kilometres, but even if that is incorrect and the 2.5 million is right, that is still a lot of services running underground.
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According to LineSearch BeforeUDig (LSBUD), it is estimated that there are some 4 million excavations taking place across Britain every year. These may be by water companies, gas companies, telecoms, sewage works, electricity suppliers, and more. However, LSBUD also says that in 2017 only 2.25 million excavations were preceded by a thorough search for underground pipes or cables before the work commenced. That means that a shocking 44% of all excavations took place without a proper search.
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When carrying out any sort of excavation work, accidentally hitting underground services can have a massive impact on the workers involved. It is estimated that there are some 60,000 cable strikes every year, but the exact number will never be known because some of them go unreported for a variety for reasons. Not the least of them is that the contractor involved may try to avoid paying compensation or fines for carelessness. Striking underground cables can also reflect on the competence of the contractor and thus reduce the prospect of future work.
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The Construction Skills Certification Scheme began life in 1995 and by obtaining a CSCS card it demonstrates that you have the qualifications and training that are required for your particular job. It should be noted that a CSCS card is not a legal requirement to work on a site, but nonetheless it may be a contractual requirement in that the site operator may not permit you on to the site unless you do have one.
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Research carried out by Energy Networks Association and reported in November 2020 revealed some shocking news regarding contractors failing to check for underground electricity cables before commencing digging on site.
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Possibly the very biggest danger of carrying out any works which require digging – which is very many of them – is the risk of striking underground services. They are everywhere, and it is reckoned that there are about 2.5 million kilometres of them in the UK, although the exact number is impossible to know.
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In any building contract that involves construction work, that work will always begin with the foundations, and that means digging holes in the ground. There are many other reasons to carry out excavation work, largely to install, repair, or renew underground services, and there are quite a number of them.
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If you are about to undertake any sort of contract involving excavation work there are several steps that you need to follow in order to ensure, as far as humanly possible, that you do not strike any underground services. These can be anywhere and everywhere, and there are thought to be between 1.5 million and 2 million kilometres of them around the country. You might be out in the sticks working in a country lane but there could still be a couple of cottages further down, and they will have water, electricity, sewage pipes, and telecoms connections at the least.
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When you are engaged on any contract which means that the ground needs to be broken, there are a huge number of hidden dangers. The simple fact is that there are all sorts of underground services wherever you may happen to be. In fact, depending upon whose figures you believe, there are anywhere between 1.5 million and 2 million kilometres of underground services in the UK, and the simple fact that nobody actually knows the true figures shows you that they can be absolutely anywhere.
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