SA
AFETY ALERT
T
INCID
DENT WITH
H PROPERT
TY
DAMA
AGE
RIISK OF ITEM
MS
C
COLLAPSING
G

Date o
of the even
nt 03
3 June 2014
4
Activitty COR
RRELATOR
R DAMAGE COMPLAIN
NT
Locatio
on B
Bucharest
 
CIRCU
UMSTAN
NCES
Following
g an interven ntion by exca
avation to dettect a failure
e, in the vicin
nity of a public street lighting pole, it bent.
b The lin
ne manager
was notifiied and the damage
d was notified to th
he operator in
n charge of thhe public stre
eet lighting.
 

 
Un
nstable soil

  Boring
g in the vicinity
y
of the pole 
o
 

 
CONS
SEQUENC
CES
There havve been no injuries recorrded, but therre have been n damages (tthe pole and its wiring term
mination).
Given the location of
o the pole, next to the e carriagewa ay and close e to a car park,
p the evvent could hhave had ve
ery serious
consequeences such aas property damage and b bodily injuriess.

 
ANAL
LYSIS OF
F CAUSES
S
Presumeed causes
 The lack of handovver of the Site e by the publlic street lighting network operator
 The so
oil stability – significantly influenced byy the dewate ering and the adverse wea ather conditioons
 The incorrect assessment of the risks assocciated with th he interventio
on before the
e start of the work.
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RECO
OMMENDED MEAS
SURES

On encouuntering pole
es, trees or otther construcction elementts that pose tthe risk of co
ollapse in the
e intervention area, after o
opening the
excavatio
on, the work shall not sttart. Notify th
he line managger and stricttly follow the instructions thereof.
Do not ccontinue thee interventio on until all tthe measure es have bee en taken to ensure a sa afe work zone in the in ntervention
area.