Thursday, November 29, 2012

Mark Your Open Trenching


It doesn’t matter whether you are doing a sprinkler repair or running a new electrical service even your shallow trenches expose you to liability claims.

When making changes to your landscape make sure that the design or change is within current code and if it requires permits make sure you have them.

Before making a ground cut you want to be sure that the area is free of existing buried services a quick call to Bluestake will get those locations properly marked.

The best in the business will do it all by the book, and will have the experience and good instincts to know how to avoid doing damage to those lines. It's the clueless, or shoddy operators that the lines most need protection from.  And, before you say that if the guy is clueless enough to not have bothered to call for a location, or paid attention to the location, or thought he could "feel" the line without doing damage, and deserves the penalty that'll befall him if he damages the line, think about whether the people whose lights will be out all night, or whose home is destroyed by a gas explosion are deserving of that.

Always manage access by preventing all types of pedestrian traffic from accidentally entering a danger zone. Barricade tapes are a quick and effective way to limit entry to hazardous or restricted areas, Safety First - help prevent accidents by communicating your safety message with Caution or Danger barricade tapes.

Tapes should be in place during active construction and of course during any time the dig will be left unattended.  During the night flashing lighted barricades need to be added for visibility.

The last thing you want is for a simple repair or addition to lead to injuries and papers arriving from an attorney.

Or you can let Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance do all the work for you and take the burden off your shoulders all together.  Give us a call at 623-848-8277 and let’s talk about it.

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Greens Keeper Landscape Maintenance, LLC
623-848-8277
http://www.commerciallandscapecare.com
greenskeeperllc@cox.net

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