What are the potential risks during the ground-breaking process?

Collapse, suffocation, poisoning, falling, crush injuries

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Collapse, roof and sidewall failure, poisoning and asphyxiation

Unseen risks are the greatest risks

Collapses, falls, mechanical injuries – safety concerns affect everyone

Landslide, entombment, slope failure, fall, crushing injury

Let’s see where to dig; the most important thing is to find out what’s underground. It’s necessary to identify it properly – one shouldn’t start digging blindly if things aren’t clear.

During the ground-breaking work, the main risks that may arise fall into the following three categories: (1) risks such as fire and explosion, electric shock, power outages, and human poisoning. Damage to underground cables (for communication, power supply, monitoring, etc.), pipelines (for fire-fighting water, process water, sewage, hazardous chemicals, etc.) and other concealed underground facilities can lead to accidents such as electric shocks, power outages in the area, leaks of hazardous substances, poisoning of people, fires and explosions, and shutdown of equipment. (2) Collapse risk. Lack of fixed wall supports and water seeping into the working surface led to collapses, trapping people. (3) Risk of mechanical injury. Using mechanical excavation or digging by multiple people who are too close to each other can result in accidental mechanical injuries to the workers.