Whenever you are
undertaking any form of excavation it is essential to take every possible
precaution to avoid hitting any underground services. This can be a major
danger to health, as striking an electricity cable or a gas pipe can easily
cause serious injury to workers or passers-by and occasionally results in
fatalities.
It is not just
electricity and gas pipes which can cause injury. If you hit a water main where
the water is under pressure it can hurl stones out of the ground at speed which
can also cause injury. It can result in flooding as well. As for striking a
sewer pipe, that is not something that anyone would want to think about.
This is why
there is so much work to do before undertaking any form of excavation. The work
needs to be planned and STATS, or plans, obtained from the utility suppliers.
However, these are not always accurate, nor necessarily complete, so it is
essential to undertake a survey of the area using some of the tools designed
especially for the purpose.
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