Every April, Canada and the United States observe Dig Safe Month. It's a reminder that ground disturbance work, including excavation, trenching, potholing, and boring, carries serious risk when it's done without adequate planning or proper training. Underground utilities don't announce themselves. Striking one injures workers. It shuts down projects, triggers regulatory investigations, and creates liability that doesn't go away. The…
June 5, 2018
By Terry Becker, P.Eng., IEEE Senior Member, CESCP Too often I am told by Electrical Contractors that they have a policy that says they do not work energized; therefore they…