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Plotting - the sixth element in duty of care

 

 

For many years, our society maintains records and documents of factual events that have occurred across many aspects of our lives. These events are critical in maintaining true and honest recollections, such records include (birth, death, marriages, land titles, etc) certificates.

Those who work in the civil, construction and building industry also need to have a good system of storing information on works completed around existing services. Especially if evidence is required years after the works have been completed.

The need to capture information on works completed on sites for protecting assets, is critical for safeguarding against future claims. This is step is known as the sixth element (Plotting) of the duty of care.

This step of the duty of care is lest understood. In the event of a major asset damage on your site that eventually goes to legal, information gathered during the site works is what helps you in supporting your case or argument.

With reference to its importance (plotting) in a number of completed court cases involving many types of asset damages.

The key points that were concentrated on:

  • The sixth element - Plotting
  • Capturing information
  • Quality of information

The ability to be able to capture the correct information (with reference to damage prevention, undertaken to prevent impacts on services) on your onsite is what helps win court cases.

By: Otre Moussa
Otrem Engineering

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