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HSG47 IS A GUIDE ISSUED BY THE HSE FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN ANY SORT OF EXCAVATION

HSG47 is the guide issued by the Health and Safety Executive for people who have to plan, manage, or carry out work on or near underground services. This applies to people who work for water supply companies, gas supply, telecoms, electricity, and others, and, of course, construction companies who are working on a project of a new building or buildings because the very first task is to dig down into the earth in order to build the foundations.<br>

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HSG47 IS A GUIDE ISSUED BY THE HSE FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN ANY SORT OF EXCAVATION

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  1. 08442412597 enquiries@sygma-solutions.com HSG47 IS A GUIDE ISSUED BY THE HSE FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN ANY SORT OF EXCAVATION

  2. 08442412597 enquiries@sygma-solutions.com HSG47is the guide issued by the Health and Safety Executive for people who have to plan, manage, or carry out work on or near underground services. This applies to people who work for water supply companies, gas supply, telecoms, electricity, and others, and, of course, construction companies who are working on a project of a new building or buildings because the very first task is to dig down into the earth in order to build the foundations. There are any number of issues, because underground services can be absolutely anywhere. Nobody knows for sure, but it is estimated that there are some 2.5 million kilometres of underground services in the UK, and about 4 million contracts each year require digging and excavation of some sort. HSG47 explains the three basic elements of working safely when excavating, and these are planning the work, locating and identifying buried services so that you avoid striking them, and excavating safely.

  3. 08442412597 enquiries@sygma-solutions.com Several Unwanted Consequences Striking underground services can have a number of consequences, all of them unwanted. At the very least, striking, say, telecoms and broadband will mean that businesses come to a halt. The same thing applies to electricity cables. In both instances users will be delayed in whatever they are doing until the utility can come out and repair the damage. Damaging a gas pipe can cause fire and explosion resulting in serious injuries to workers on the site. Damaging a water pipe can result in flooding and, if the water is under pressure, it can hurl stones and other debris out of the ground. There can also be damage to the reputation of a contractor and there may be fines and heavy other costs associated with the loss of services. As an absolute minimum, when a service is put out of action the contractor has workers standing around idle until repairs are made.

  4. 08442412597 enquiries@sygma-solutions.com Obviously, it is essential to obtain whatever plans are available from the local utilities, but as we have said elsewhere, they can only be used as a guide. There can be all sorts of errors such as, for example, a utility laying a new service beside, above, or below the existing one, and the plans, or STATS, not being updated.  So, it is critical to undertake a survey out on site using the CAT and Genny to locate and identify any buried services. Surveyors who need to undertake this work will need CAT training such as we provide on our courses at Sygma Solutions. Our CAT training courses involve class work where attendees will learn the basics of locating underground services. This can now also be carried out online using a system where operatives can ask questions and get answers from the instructor.

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