Figures Cable Strike Damage 2024
The RDI reports that in 2024 nearly 50,000 excavation damages were registered, an average of about 137 per day.
What’s striking is that roughly 60 percent of these damages are caused by insufficient or no prior localisation.
What does this say about daily practice?
The figures show that there is still significant room for improvement in the phase where things often go wrong: the preparation. Localisation, insight, and proper coordination remain crucial.
The RDI states that the percentage of damages caused by poor localisation must drop to a maximum of 40 percent before 2030.
And this is exactly where Save Below comes in
The key lies in better information provision. That is the core of Save Below.
We help excavators, contractors, and clients to:
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Always work with up-to-date network information.
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Seamlessly automate plan requests across all portals.
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Use IMKL-compliant data and field-ready information.
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And keep the complete five-year history transparent and accessible.
The better the preparation, the lower the chance of damage. The new RDI figures underline precisely why we do what we do.
Moving towards fewer excavation damages — together
We help organisations set up their excavation process in a smarter, safer, and fully compliant way.
Curious to know how Save Below can reduce avoidable damages within your organisation? Get in touch with us.
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