SUB-SURFACE
A misplaced shovel, avoided.
Every buried service — gas, water, electric, fibre, sewer, asbestos-in-ground — on the same register. Linked to a Permit-to-Dig workflow where the pre-excavation checklist gates approval. Six items must be ticked before anyone can dig.
HSWA 1974 duty of care to disclose buried services.
Two systems, one mission — keep the shovel away from the gas main
Register what's down there; permit who can dig.
REGISTER
Every buried service catalogued
Gas mains (LV / HV), water, foul sewer, surface-water drain, electricity, fibre, telecoms, district heating, CCTV / data, asbestos-in-ground, fuel storage. Each row has depth, diameter, material, voltage, utility provider, emergency contact, installed year, abandoned flag.
- 13 service types covered
- Depth, diameter, material, voltage
- Utility provider + emergency contact
- Linked as-built drawings
- Abandoned-service flag
REGISTER
PERMIT
Permit-to-Dig with checklist gate
Anyone in the company can raise a permit. Only admins / managers can approve. And nobody can approve until six checklist items are ticked — drawings reviewed, utilities contacted, CAT scan, hand-dig zone marked, asbestos screen, isolation plan.
- Six-item pre-excavation checklist
- Hard server-side gate — UI lies, server enforces
- Auto-incrementing PTD reference
- Approver + approver-timestamp captured
- Contractor link via the Contractors register
PERMIT
ASBESTOS
Asbestos-in-ground records
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 obligations don't stop at the building. Buried fragments — flue pipes, AC drains, infill — are tracked as a service type with their own depth and notes. The pre-dig checklist requires an explicit asbestos-screen tick.
- Asbestos-in-ground as a service type
- Asbestos-screen checklist item required
- Linked Phase 2 environmental reports
- Cross-reference to Site Risks add-on for site-wide picture
ASBESTOS
Sub-surface services — questions
No. The API enforces the gate server-side. Even a manager can't approve a permit with an incomplete checklist.