Digging safety on the menu for Battlefords contractors
It was an educational breakfast for Battlefords area contracting and construction professionals as they were schooled at a digging safety seminar.
The Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance held a Contractor Safety Breakfast this morning in North Battleford promoting awareness of safe construction sites, including the Click Before You Dig and Look Up and Live initiatives. Garry Aveyard with SaskTel hosted the breakfast and said safe digging practices, along with knowing what’s below and above a construction site is crucial to moving forward on the site.
“It’s very important to understand where all the utilities are in the ground before you do any kind of excavating or ground disturbance. Then obviously overhead power is big; there’s been quite a few incidences already this year,” Aveyard said.
Even though the breakfast was only open to professionals, Aveyard felt digging safety is something the general public needs to know if they are planning to dig.