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CSCS Health & Safety Test· CSCS / CITB

Before digging, the best way to avoid striking buried electricity or gas services is to:

Choices

  • ADig quickly and hope for the best
  • BUse service drawings and a cable avoidance tool (CAT and Genny) to locate them, then dig with careCorrect
  • COnly dig at night
  • DAsk a colleague to guess where they are

Answer

Use service drawings and a cable avoidance tool (CAT and Genny) to locate them, then dig with care

Striking a buried cable or main can be fatal. Use up-to-date service plans and a cable avoidance tool to trace services, mark them, then hand-dig trial holes near them rather than using a machine.

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