25th May 2009, 09:40 PM
I was in a rather interesting trench on a watching brief last week. My intention had been to draw the whole of the 30m cross section for the pipeline, but then the heavens opened and i got out of there. I did the rest of the recording as best I could with photos, watching the edges of the trench crumble in.
I stayed in the trench longer than i probably should have, because i was stubbornly trying to get as much recorded as possible, and hearing of this tragedy sends a chill right through me. I won't be so shy to get out of the hole should the situation arise again.
It's interesting how many incredulous stares you get when you tell students and volunteers about the risks of section collapse. I guess it's just not necessarily something you'd think about unless you've been told to, or been in the situation before.
I stayed in the trench longer than i probably should have, because i was stubbornly trying to get as much recorded as possible, and hearing of this tragedy sends a chill right through me. I won't be so shy to get out of the hole should the situation arise again.
It's interesting how many incredulous stares you get when you tell students and volunteers about the risks of section collapse. I guess it's just not necessarily something you'd think about unless you've been told to, or been in the situation before.