Case Warning: Digging near Buried Services

The HSE is stressing the need for clients and contractors to use cable plans before digging near buried services. The warning follows the conclusion this week of a prosecution brought by the HSE in which two companies were fined a total of £22,000 by a District Judge sitting at Birmingham Magistrates Court.

Background

The case followed an incident on 5 March 2002 when men working for HW
Martin (Fencing Contractors) Ltd speared a massive electricity
distribution cable with a hand-held spike... (363 more words)

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