Utility Protection Matting

Published 8 January 2025 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesControls Incident investigation Inspection and assurance
The contractor design and site team have recently designed a new form of utility protection matting using polystyrene and protection matts in areas of known and crowded utilities to reduce the risk of cable strikes when carrying out lifting and loading activities on site. The majority of cables have been installed in the ground to a poor and below regulation...

Bespoke Collar Solution

Published 8 January 2025 | No comments
Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesModern methods of construction
Due to utilities issues on the road, this contractors design and construction teams have had to review how they can prop and jack the crosshead. Due to the close proximity of major services in the vicinity they could not install a standard propping system design, so they have had to think outside the box and came up with a collar...

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