Slashing Excavation Risks By Taking Advantage Of Hydrovac Technology

Excavation is usually an expensive and risky affair. This is in addition to being less prone to maintaining the purity of air around the excavation grounds. However, this is not the case with hydrovac technology.

While traditional excavation methods solely rely on mechanical digging tools to loosen soil, hydrovac technology takes advantage of the force of pressurized water to do much of the work. Doing so not only enables it to allow for almost risk-free excavation, but it also allows miners to save a lot of money. Here is how taking advantage of hydrovac technology will enable you to eliminate most of the risks associated with traditional extraction methods.

Eliminates risk of injury to personnel

With the hydrovac excavation technique, there is little need for use of manned mechanical machinery. Your employees can therefore keep a safe distance between themselves and the center of the mining operation. This will significantly reduce the risks of falls and any other accidents associated with excavation pits. Also, the fact that it is not a machinery-intensive method of exaction means that there will be less to worry about when it comes to heavy machinery accidents.

With improved employee safety comes an increase in productivity, since there will be less injuries to treat. Employee turnover due to injuries will also be low which means that you will always have your best employees with you. This will also help you save on the costs of training new employees.

And don't forget the legal headaches attached to work related injuries. By reducing the safety risks associated with traditional excavation methods, hydrovac technology allows miners to do their work unencumbered by the extra burdens of legal fees and employee compensation costs.

Eliminates risk of damage to underground facilities

The presence of monuments, important landmarks and underground utility lines usually makes excavation challenging. The fact that traditional excavation methods usually call for use of heavy machinery such as excavators and trenchers only serves to increase the risks of damaging underground facilities. As a result, any excavation project usually comes with the risk of having to shoulder the costs of repairing these facilities.

However, with the use of a combination of water jets and a powerful vacuuming system, the use of hydrovac technology eliminates the risks of damaging important underground utilities. It provides a degree of precision that makes it possible to work around pipes and any other sensitive buried utilities. This is usually enough to eliminate utility repair costs from the books of any excavation project.