January 4, 2023
Richard Broome, Managing Director at LinesearchbeforeUdiG (LSBUD) says the digging industry's reluctance to report damage around pipelines needs to be addressed. Read More
October 20, 2022
In a bid to help the safe digging industry better protect the UK’s underground network of pipes and cables, and keep those digging around them safe, LSBUD has produced a ‘Digging Up Britain’ report. Read More
July 11, 2022
The UK’s safe digging community has never been stronger, with 84% of all projects now preceded by a search for underground pipes and cables, according to Digging up Britain 2022. Read More
May 23, 2022
In 2021, there were 314 incidents of workers operating too close to pipelines, presenting a significant health and safety risk to those involved. Of the 314 incidents, 12% came from utilities excavation, an 11% increase on the previous year, according to Linewatch. Read More
April 11, 2022
Builders are being urged to prioritise electrical safety after the trade was involved in the highest number of cable damage incidents during the past year. Read More
January 5, 2022
Murray Peat, Manager at Linewatch talks to us about the importance of having safe working practices near high-pressure oil and gas pipelines and how health and safety professionals can best prepare people for working near them. Read More
August 2, 2021
Richard Broome, Managing Director at LSBUD, talks to us about the changes asset owners have been making in a bid to keep their networks and those that work around them safer than ever. Read More
February 18, 2021
Online safe digging resource LSBUD says it saw more than three million searches for underground pipes and cables pass through its central system in 2020. Read More
December 16, 2020
Richard Broome, MD at LSBUD, discusses why it’s so important that people adopt good safe digging practices to avoid hitting underground pipes and cables. Read More
September 3, 2020
‘Tipping point’ reached, in terms of safe digging in Britain, as searching revolution leaves workers safer than ever, according to LSBUD Digging Up Britain 2020 report, but there remains ‘work to be done to ensure total safety’. Read More