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Permits · UK duty guide

Permits to dig

The excavation, and what is under it.

  • On the file

    The excavation, the services, the drawing, and the depth.

  • Duty

    HSE excavation guidance and CDM 2015

  • Where it is used

    At the dig, before the ground is opened.

What the duty covers

  • Services located, and the drawing that shows them.
  • The method, and the depth.
  • Closed when the ground is back, not when the digger leaves.

On the file

  • The services located
  • The drawing that shows them
  • The method
  • The depth
  • Services found during the dig
  • Close only when the ground is back

How this duty should sit

These notes describe how the duty can sit on a digital record. This page is a guide to a UK duty. It is not a screen in EHSync Safety.

  • The drawing and the permit are together.
  • Services found on the day are added before the dig continues.

The duty

The UK law we work to, by name.

  • HSE excavation guidance and CDM 2015

    Services located before you dig. A permit is the control.

  • Who uses it

    The person in charge of the excavation. A service found on the day is added before the dig continues.

  • Sits with

    The drawing and the permit stay together.

  • What good looks like

    Nothing is dug until the services are on the permit. It closes when the ground is back.

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