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Cable Avoidance Is Key To Ensuring Safe Digging Practices
By: peter ashcroft
Cable avoidance is vital for preventing injuries or financial losses as a result of cable strike. You can make sure safe digging by conducting a survey of the area using cable avoidance tools and marking the areas that must be avoided. This will ensure timely completion of your project without any fatalities.(read
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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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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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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 Problems Faced By Contractors Who Need To Penetrate The Ground
By: peter ashcroft
Many contractors have to undertake excavation work for a variety of different purposes. The problem that arises is that there may be a utility service lying in exactly the spot that the contractor needs to dig. In order that you do not cause damage, how do you find out?(read
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Category : Education
Cat & Genny - Everything You Need To Know For A Successful Career
By: peter ashcroft
For a career in underground utility detection sector, you need CAT & Genny training. During the training, you will be taught the workings of this equipment and where they are used. You will also gain knowledge regarding safety and how to reduce risks when engaged in underground services. This training can enhance your skills.(read
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The Hazards Faced By Contractors Undertaking Any Type Of Excavation
By: peter ashcroft
There are very many hazards that may be present when undertaking any sort of work involving excavation, as underground services can be anywhere. Striking them, even with a hand tool, can result in severe injuries and in some instances can be fatal.(read
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The Problems Facing Contractors Undertaking Excavation Works
By: peter ashcroft
There are some 60,000 cases of contractors who are carrying out excavation work striking underground services every year. That is equivalent to around 230 every working day, and many result in serious injuries to workers, and sometimes fatalities.(read
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