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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