ISPA is amongst the industry bodies supporting LSBUD’s National Safe Digging Week which is ensuring safety practices are maintained during the post-pandemic digging boom.
Wed, 19/10/2022 - 13:34
UK infrastructure projects are embracing safe digging practices with record-breaking numbers of people in the UK checking for underground pipes and cables before they start digging.
There were over 33,500 new registrations on LSBUD’s central search portal between January and September, an 18 percent increase over the same time period last year.
The number of enquiries is on the rise too, with 2,828,562 search requests placed in 2022, which equates to more than 314,250 enquires passing through LSBUD’s portal each month.
The 2.83 million searches over the course of nine months means that LSBUD may reach 3.75 million searches by the end of 2022, exceeding the 3.4 million record set last year.
Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD, said: “Keeping people safe is our purpose, so to know 133 new people every day are educating themselves on what is buried beneath them before they start work is inspiring for all those involved with LSBUD.
“Every single person operating on behalf of telecoms, water, gas and electricity companies are protecting our underground pipe and cable infrastructure by searching.”
