Electricians should be aware of the safe isolation procedure, but what about the procedure for working next to hidden live cables which can't be isolated.

In this video, we run through the safe dig survey procedure to identify hidden live cables and how to avoid them.

This is part of a full installation series for a workplace EV charger installation.
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Northern Powergrid Safe Dig plans
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other distribution network operators, DNOs, have different methods of obtaining cable location plans.


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00:00 Risk of striking a live underground cable.
01:02 Cable location from map from DNO
02:20 Note map only shows DNO cables - no telephone or private cables
03:52 Cable routes shown on DNO plans
04:33 Cable locations are approximate and don't indicate depth
04:56 Maps don't show water pipes - don't worry builder has found it!
05:10 Survey using Cable Avoidance Tool
05:49 Identified location of buried telephone service
06:00 Hand digging to expose known cable
06:20 Checking "disconnected" cable
07:00 Cables identified and cable ducts installed
08:10 Your advice on cable excavation
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