Damage to underground services can cause severe, and even fatal, injuries in addition to environmental damage and delays to the project resulting in a large amount of costs. This is why an underground survey should be taken by a qualified surveyor who has taken a recognised CAT and Genny training course before any groundwork is undertaken.
This applies even if the excavation is to take place in the middle of a field way out in the countryside. It may well be that the cows which are grazing gently are actually standing over an electricity cable which used a short cut from one village to the next.
When a live cable is penetrated by any sort of tool, injuries can be caused by the explosive effects of an arcing current and any associated fire or explosion. If there are plastic gas pipes close by these could also explode. Damage to gas pipes directly can cause leaks or explosions. There can be an immediate leak, or the damage could cause a leak to occur later on. A liquified petroleum gas leak is worse than natural gas as it is heavier than air and can travel underground to build up in below ground areas like cellars.
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