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<strong>Utility</strong> <strong>Struck</strong> – A <strong>personal</strong> <strong>story</strong><br />
NWG Innovation Festival – July 2018
<strong>Utility</strong> plans…<br />
• Multiple copies per job pack<br />
• Quality and accuracy<br />
• Assumptions made<br />
regarding accuracy relating<br />
to the line drawing<br />
• Lack of awareness in<br />
interpreting the detailed<br />
drawings
How big is the challenge?<br />
The more complex works are often<br />
completed without incident…
What happens when it goes wrong…
What happens when it goes wrong…<br />
“The intense heat caused by the cable strike<br />
resulted in serious burns to his forearms,<br />
singeing to his eyebrows, loss of hair and<br />
swelling to his head”<br />
Northern Gas Networks<br />
E,H&S manager
What happens when it goes wrong…<br />
Rock drilling to pinpoint location of<br />
gas escape…<br />
Poor communication between team<br />
members regarding location of an<br />
11kv power cable<br />
Lucky?
Full impact…<br />
Injured!<br />
Davy
Full impact…<br />
Dad<br />
David (Snr)<br />
Mum<br />
Denise<br />
Wife’s Dad<br />
Ray<br />
Wife’s Mum<br />
Sheila<br />
Brother<br />
Karl<br />
Injured!<br />
Davy<br />
Wife<br />
Hayley<br />
Brother’s<br />
Wife & Kids<br />
Mei, Jack and Josh<br />
Son<br />
Owen<br />
Age 10<br />
Son (Twin)<br />
Zane<br />
Age 4<br />
Son (Twin)<br />
Donovan<br />
Age 4
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