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Utility Strike Avoidance Working Group
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Introduction

Utility strikes continue to be one of the biggest health and safety hazards in our industry. Across the highways industry, there can be as many as one utility strike per day on average. Whilst these incidents caused disruption to work and to the public, more importantly they all had the potential to cause serious injury or death to the operatives involved. The most significant incidents have tragically resulted in fatalities and life changing injuries.
Routinely, the root cause of these incidents includes poor quality or inaccurate information about buried service locations, little or no consideration of diversion during design development, lack of consistency of safe working practices across the industry and inadequate or inconsistent control measures on site.
This webpage is designed to provide information and relevant training material in all phases of work to ensure we avoid striking all manner of services.
 
Common Intent Document
common_intent_-_utility_strike_avoidance_-_final_v1.2a.pdf
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Relevant Raising the Bar Documents
RTB7 Overhead Structures and Services Protection
b9_utility_avoidance_mar_23.pdf
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Documents to support Elimination Phase
CDM Designer Surveyor Presentation - http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/uploads/5/1/2/9/51294565/cdm_designer_surveyor_presentation.pptx  
Decision Map - Design & Planning – http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/uploads/5/1/2/9/51294565/decision_map_-_design_&_planning_to_avoid_services.docx
 
Documents to support Isolation Phase
A14 Cable Diversion Case Study - http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/uploads/5/1/2/9/51294565/cable_diversions_case_study.pdf
 
Documents to support Minimise Phase
Why use vacuum excavation information sheet - http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/uploads/5/1/2/9/51294565/why_use_vacuum_excavation.pdf  
 
Balfour Beatty Excavator Mounted Cable Location Device Case Study - http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/uploads/5/1/2/9/51294565/bb_case_study_ezidig_-_excavator_mounted_cable_location___system.pdf  ​
Management of Statutory Undertakers Toolkit
template_document_expectations_for_sus_hoswa_3rd_march_22__003___002_.docx
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how_to_manage_statutory_undertakers.docx
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Emergency and Incident Response
USAG Service Strike Investigation Checklist - http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/uploads/5/1/2/9/51294565/usag_checklist.docx
 
Relevant toolkit ideas and Blue Stars
Toolkit Idea 022 - http://partoneclaims.highways.dft.gov.uk/minisite/ssrtoolkit/HS%20Toolkit/Cones%20with%20overhead%20electric%20sleeves.pdf
Toolkit Idea 086 - http://partoneclaims.highways.dft.gov.uk/minisite/ssrtoolkit/HS%20Toolkit/Linesearch.pdf
Blue Star Award BS31 - http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/uploads/5/1/2/9/51294565/hsi-10_-_blue_star_item_-_31_-_google_maps_services_and_obstructions_planning.pdf
 
Related Training Material
CAT & Genny Training Video, Northern Gas Networks - https://vimeo.com/143734236
CAT And Genny Training Briefing, Balfour Beatty - http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/uploads/5/1/2/9/51294565/balfour_beatty_cat___genny_training_briefing.pdf
 
Toolbox Talks
Toolbox Talk, Underground Service Avoidance - http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/uploads/5/1/2/9/51294565/toolbox_talk_-_underground_services_avoidance.pdf
 
Videos
M3 Cable Strike Lessons Learnt - Balfour Beatty - Make Safety Personal - M3 Cable Strike Lessons Learned - YouTube
Video Of A Real Service Strike - http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/uploads/5/1/2/9/51294565/video_1_-_cctv_of_cable_strike_incident.avi
AOne+ A Hidden Danger - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXbBcosQtdE&feature=youtu.be
Energy Networks Association Think Before You Dig - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTt5QyGyrS8&feature=emb_logo
NMCN Minefield Video - ​Service Strikes - Internal safety training video - YouTube
Video footage of a service strike;
175a2003-59d0-4ae4-8eb3-97349a36013e.mp4
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Case Studies
service_strike_case_study_july_21.pdf
File Size: 370 kb
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​Relevant Hub Campaigns link
Hub Campaign 2015 - http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/buried-services-2015.html
Hub Campaign 2017 - http://www.highwayssafetyhub.com/buried-services-2017.html
 
Useful links / Other Industry Guidance
Links to other useful web pages USAG HSE etc.
HSG47 – Avoiding danger from underground services - http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg47.htm
 
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      • WINTER 2022
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        • Overhead Hazards 2018
        • Overhead Hazards 2015
      • Road User Interface >
        • ROADWORKS VEHICLE INCURSIONS 2018
        • Road Vehicle Person Interface 2015
      • Health & Wellbeing >
        • Health & Wellbeing 2017
        • Occupational Health & Wellbeing 2015
      • Services >
        • Buried Services 2017
        • Buried Services 2015
      • Plant >
        • Plant Person Interface 2023
        • Falls From Vehicles 2016
        • Plant Person Segregation 2017
        • Plant Person Interface 2015
    • Raising The Bar Guidance
    • Highways Passport >
      • Passport Documents
    • Principal Designers Working Group >
      • Action Log / Agenda / Minutes
      • Group Presentations / Outputs
      • Whole Life Safety
      • Learning From Incidents
      • Lessons Learned Design >
        • General H, S & Wellbeing
        • Highways / Barriers / TTM Temp/Perm
        • Earthworks Temp/Perm
        • Drainage Temp/Perm
        • Structures Temp/Perm
        • Technology Temp/Perm
        • Environment Temp/Perm
        • Utilities Temp/Perm
      • DMRB, GG104 & Standards
      • Home Safe & Well PDWG
      • Safe By Design
      • Health By Design
      • Lean
      • Temporary Works
      • Guidance / RTB
      • CDM
      • Eliminating Risk From The Outset
      • Stats Management
    • SLIPS TRIPS & FALLS
  • SCSLG
    • Supply Chain Safety Leadership Group About >
      • SCSLG Monthly Bulletins
      • Significant Risk Education
      • Incident Investigation
      • Mental Health
      • Utility Strike Avoidance Group
      • IPV & Incursions Working Group >
        • Traffic Management Incursions Reports
      • Lost Loads
      • Safe Working With Plant
      • Roadworks
      • Supervision
      • Ground Investigation
      • Vehicle Roadworthiness
      • Archaeology
      • Suicide Prevention
      • Live Lane Working / Crossing
  • Home Safe & Well
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