10th September 2008, 01:36 PM
Posted by Dr Peter Wardle:
There is truth in what you say .................................., .
Ed by Peter Wardle
I have checked with a geotechnical engineer who is an expert on slope stability etc., and whose work includes supervision of geotechnical contractors, and his view is that it is never safe to enter an unsupported excavation that is deeper than your head. The fact that the one shown is so narrow just compounds the danger.
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Quote:quote:A number of things are needed for a slope to fail and it is not simply a case of being over a certain depth or the ground being waterlogged. This is why the 1.2m rule was abolished a few years ago ... Can we refrain from commenting about the practices of the firm until the full facts are known.
There is truth in what you say .................................., .
Ed by Peter Wardle
I have checked with a geotechnical engineer who is an expert on slope stability etc., and whose work includes supervision of geotechnical contractors, and his view is that it is never safe to enter an unsupported excavation that is deeper than your head. The fact that the one shown is so narrow just compounds the danger.
1man1desk
to let, fully furnished