Toro 2024 - Site Information and Hazard Warnings; Gathering Site Info, Planning, and Underground Hazards

GatheringSiteInformation
PlanningtheInitialRoute
Beforeyoucanbeginboring,youneedtoplantherouteyou
willboreandprepareasfollows:
•Createabasicplanforthebore,mappingoutthe
proposedroute.
–Noteanyobstacleswhichmayaffecttheboresuchas
largetrees,bodiesofwater,buildings,etc.
–Plantherouteoftheboretoavoidasmanyobstacles
aspossible.
–Determinethedepthofanybodiesofwatertobe
crossedtoensurethatyoucangetdeepenoughunder
them.
•Determinethedepthyouneedtoinstallthematerialat
andtheminimumbendradiusbothofthedrillpipeand
ofthematerialbeinginstalled.Thiswillseriouslyaffect
howlongtheboreneedstobeandatwhatangleyoucan
beginandend;refertoPlanningtheBorePath(page34).
•Havetheareaoftheboremarkedforutilitylines(inthe
UScall811).Ensurethatalllinesaremarkedonyour
blueprints/boreplanaswell.
•Contactthelocalauthoritiestoarrangeforanypermits
andtrafccontrolthatyouwillneedtoconductthejob.
InspectingtheProposedJobSite
Physicallyinspectthesiteasfollows:
•Notetheterrain,slopes,valleys,hills,andanyfeatures
notplannedforpreviously.
Determinethedegreeofslopeatboththeproposedentry
pointandexitpoint.
•Determinewhatthesoiltypesareintheareaand,if
possible,whattheyareatthedepthyouwillbeboring.
Youmayneedtodigtestholesatintervalsalongthebore
pathtofullydeterminethis.
•Walktheareaoftheborelookingforanypossible
unmarkedobstructions.Lookformanholes,pedestals,
oldfoundations,etc.
•Identifyallhazardsofwhichyouwillbepassingwithin
3m(10ft).
DANGER
Contactingundergroundhazardswiththe
machinewhiledrillingorreamingcancause
explosion,electrocution,breathingproblems,
severetrauma,anddeathtoyouorbystanders.
–Ensurethatallpersonnelatthejobsitewear
personalprotectiveequipmentincluding
ahardhat,eyeprotection,electrically
insulatedsafetybootsandgloves,and
hearingprotection.
–Keepbystandersandspectatorsawayfrom
thejobsite,includingthecompletebore
path.
–Locateandexposeallelectricandgaslines
thatyouwillbecrossingbycarefulhand
digging.
–EnsurethatyouusetheZap-Alertsystem
wheneveroperatingthemachine.
Commonhazardsincludethefollowing:
–Gaslines
DANGER
Drillingintoagaslinecancauseanexplosion
orre,burning,injuring,orkillingyouor
othersinthevicinityofthebreak.
◊Donotsmokeorhaveanysourceofame
neargaslinesorateitherendofabore
thatwillbecrossingagasline.
◊Keepbystandersandspectatorsaway
fromthejobsite,includingthecomplete
borepath.
◊Locateandexposeallgaslinesthatyou
willbecrossingbycarefulhanddigging.
◊Havethegascompanyturnoffthegas
toanylinesyouwillbecrossingbefore
drilling.
◊Usethereceivertotracktheexactposition
ofthedrillheadwhenapproachinggas
lines.
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