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Cable Strikes | The Utility Strike Avoidance Group (USAG)

Published 17 Mar 2021

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Cable Strikes

Cable Strikes

A Series of Articles Republished Kind Permission of USAG

Utility strikes represent an ever-present threat to human life.

Hundreds of people have died across the World as a result of strikes on underground and overhead cables and pipelines – the 2019 Utility Strike Damages Report 2019 summarises the key findings of approximately 2500 utility strikes across the UK based on responses from 44 USAG Members. It highlights what caused the most damages and provides scope and recommendations to:

✓ Avoid future damages
✓ Improve the ability to analyse the strike data in future years.

The main conclusions for the causes were:

▪ Better preparation in advance of breaking ground / construction works commencing. This should be through availability of more accurate plans and the use of more robust location and survey practices
▪ Behavioural issues on site during the execution of the works is a key issue; it is recommended that the root causes are established and investigated further

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