LinesearchbeforeUdig (LSBUD) is a free to use service that any individual (“User”) can use to check their works against over 90 asset owners’ (“Members”) utility assets. These assets include hundreds of thousands of kilometres of underground and overhead pipes and cables in the electricity, gas, high pressure fuel, water and fibre optic networks. The service processes over 2.5 million enquiries per annum- that’s more than one every 10 seconds.
The service can be broken down into three easy steps-
The service is designed to be used by anyone that needs to know where utility assets (pipes and cables) are in order to work safely. This includes:
"LSBUD is a key factor in our ability to provide safe digs to our Direct Labour and Suppliers gangs. It provides a clear process and clear maps that all parties can read and understand. The use of LSBUD is helping us shape the future of our Hot Job Process and is key to us creating an industry leading process that guarantees the safety of our gangs but also that of the general public."
Ben Pearce
South Regional Service Centre Manager
Carillion Telent
"At Morrison Utility Services we use LSBUD across our utility client base as it provides a fast, accurate and efficient method for identifying assets that we need to be aware of before undertaking any excavation. We are proud of our industry-leading and award-winning safety performance and we continually work to maintain the highest standards - LSBUD helps us achieve this."
Andy Carter
Head of Business Process Improvement
Morrison Utility Services
“The safety of our employees, subcontractors and the public is our top priority. We use linesearchbeforeUdig during our pre-construction activities to make sure we’ve mitigated every potential risk before we start work. This means our design and engineering teams are fully informed and are able to develop efficient and safe design solutions.”
Steve Crossland
Senior Authorising Engineer
Balfour Beatty