One of the biggest risks that face contractors undertaking any sort of groundwork is that of accidentally hitting buried services. It is estimated that striking cables and other utilities occurs more than 60,000 times every year. To put it into perspective that is 1,200 every week - or around 200 every working day.
Apart from any other consideration, that causes a lot of damage to the utilities which in turn can lead to immense financial implications for the contracting company involved. The utility provider will have to carry out repairs which will be charged to the contractor, and while this takes place, the contractor has operatives standing idle. The contractor’s customer may charge penalties for the delay in the work, and there can be other financial implications also: for instance, a company may claim for damages for interruption of its’ operations if the power suddenly goes down. It has not been unknown for a contractor to go out of business as a result of a cable strike.
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