Compliance
HSG47 is the Health and Safety Executive guidance for avoiding danger from underground services. If you commission, plan, manage or carry out ground works in the UK, this guidance is essential reading.
HSG47 explains the risks when working near buried electricity cables, gas pipelines, water mains, and communications ducts, and sets out how to control those risks. It focuses on three essentials: planning the work, locating and identifying underground services, and excavating safely.
Striking a cable or a pipe can cause severe injury, service outages, environmental harm, and significant cost. Following HSG47 helps you reduce that risk, demonstrate due diligence, and protect people, programmes, and budgets.
Gather information early, including utility searches and site history. Define responsibilities before ground is broken.
Obtain up-to-date plans, use locating devices competently, and use trial holes to confirm positions.
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