LinesearchbeforeUdig (LSBUD) Damage Prevention Campaign
Our campaign for damage prevention continues to grow and our annual Damage Prevention Day 2024 was the biggest and best one yet. Held on 26th June at The Hilton, St Georges Park in Burton-On-Trent, it was a fantastic day with thought provoking speaker sessions, panel discussions, interactive sessions and more it was a brilliant way to encourage discussion around all things safe digging from a broad representation of our industry.
We are excited to confirm that we have secured the same venue for 2025 on Thursday June 19th. The agenda for the day is below with further details to be confirmed nearer the time we have listened to your feedback and hope that everyone will be able to take something away from the day.
There will be something for everyone and one thing we can promise is it will be another fantastic day so we would love to see you there.
Tickets are now available and you can get yours get yours here!.
DAMAGE PREVENTION DAY 19TH JUNE 2025
09:00 – 09:030 Registration, Refreshments and Exhibitor Stands Open
Session 1 – Welcome, LSBUD Latest and Keynote
09:30 – 09:40 LSBUD Update – Safe Digging For All
09:40 – 10:10 Victoria Grayson, Support Services Director, Network Plus
Wellbeing Innovation Project – Understanding the human factors that drive decisions & behaviours and using sports science methods to improve HSEQ performance
10:10 – 11:00 Break & Networking Opportunity
Session 2 – Knowlegde Exchange
11:30 – 12:45 Return of the Round Table
As a room of industry experts there is no better place to understand damage prevention best practice in the utility and infrastructure sector. Take something away with you today to help shape the future safety in our industry.
12:45 – 14:30 Lunch & Networking
Extended from previous years, a perfect chance to visit the exhibitors and get involved with the activities outside and to catch up with industry connections.
DON’T MISS the penalty shootout between 13:30 – 13:50, score a goal at the home of English football and LSBUD will donate £10 for every goal scored to ‘CoppaFeel!’ charity for breast cancer awareness.
Session 3 – Reflections, Keynote & Close
14:30 – 15:30 Dr Steve Bull, Olympic & England Cricket Psychologist
15:30 – 16:00 National Safe Digging Awards ‘The Larries’ awarded by Steve Bull
16:00 – 16:30 Closing Summary, Networking & Refreshments
Tickets are strictly limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis via Eventbrite. LSBUD reserves the right to approve those that have applied for tickets. Agenda and timings are subject to change.
Digging Up Britain 2024
Digging up Britain 2024, the UK’s safe digging industry report, is back for its seventh edition, documenting the latest trends, hot topics and data from all the groundwork taking place across the UK last year.
USAG Report 2020
This report summarises the key findings of 2070 utility strikes across the UK during 2020 based on responses
from 43 USAG Members (including 10 with no strikes reported). It highlights what caused the most damages
and provides scope and recommendations to avoid and reduce future damages. Use this report to review your own excavation practices against where damages to cables and pipes are most likely to occur.
LSBUD Damage Prevention 2023 Review
The National Damage Prevention Day 2023 was held on 22nd June and was a huge success. With excellent discussion around all things safe digging from a broad representation of our industry.
We want to thank all of our attendees, speakers and exhibitors for making the day such a success . We have summarised the day in our annual event report which we are really pleased to be able to share.
Click here to download the report.
If you have any ideas for next years event then please get in touch with our marketing team at marketing@lsbud.co.uk
NATIONAL DAMAGE PREVENTION ARCHIVES
2022
2020
National Damage Prevention Online Campaigns
During 2020 & 2021 we held online presentations and round table discussion sessions with leading experts in the damage prevention industry. They gave insights into their chosen field in the industry be it from utility surveys through to engagement with landowners.
Please click on the links below to watch the sessions
National Damage Prevention Campaign 2021
Digging Up Britain 2021 Report
Digging Up Britain 2021 ReportA webinar introducing the Digging Up Britain 2021 Report with expert commentary from industry stakeholders.
Session 8 – Exploring the USAG Damages Report with Steve Crossland and Richard Broome
Session 8 - Exploring the USAG Damages Report with Steve Crossland and Richard BroomeDamage Prevention Specialist Phil Cornforth of PelicanCorp and Geolantis360 leads a discussion on the topic of the reliability of recorded asset location data for planners and field workers that is collected either through a utility survey or as laid drawings taken when installing assets.
Session 7 – Geolantis360 & Improving Recorded Asset Location Data with Phil Cornforth
Session 7 - Geolantis360 & Improving Recorded Asset Location Data with Phil CornforthDamage Prevention Specialist Phil Cornforth of PelicanCorp and Geolantis360 leads a discussion on the topic of the reliability of recorded asset location data for planners and field workers that is collected either through a utility survey or as laid drawings taken when installing assets.
Session 6 – Openreach & Working Near High Pressure Pipelines with Tom Foord
Session 6 - Openreach & Working Near High Pressure Pipelines with Tom FoordIn this session of the Damage Prevention Thought Leadership series, LSBUD was very happy to be joined by Tom Foord from Openreach to discuss their hazardous pipeline process or “HPP” which is something that Openreach class as its biggest risk during civil excavation works.
Session 5 – Getting to Zero, behavioural safety with Andy Shaw
Session 5 - Getting to Zero, behavioural safety with Andy ShawIn this session of the Damage Prevention Thought Leadership series, LSBUD was delighted to invite behavioral safety expert Andy Shaw of Gilbertson Shaw Risk Management & Safety Consultancy to lead a discussion forum on behavioral safety in the workplace with the target of 'getting to zero'
Session 4 – Understanding and getting the most from plans with Pete Ashcroft of Sygma Solutions
Session 4 - Understanding and getting the most from plans with Pete Ashcroft of Sygma SolutionsIn the latest session of the Damage Prevention Thought Leadership sessions, LSBUD is delighted to invite industry expert Pete Ashcroft of Sygma Solutions to lead a discussion forum on the best use of plans, including what they do and don't tell you about a work site, dispelling some myths and providing tips that anyone can benefit from.
Session 3 – Engaging the agricultural sector with Margaret Hamilton from SGN
Session 3 - Engaging the agricultural sector with Margaret Hamilton from SGNIn the third session of the Damage Prevention Thought Leadership sessions, LSBUD was delighted to invite industry expert Margaret Hamilton, Stakeholder and Community Manager at SGN, to lead a discussion forum on how best to engage the agricultural sector from a safe digging perspective.
Session 2 – Enabling safe digging for 3000+ Employees with Gerry Mulholland from Amey Construction.
Session 2 - Enabling safe digging for 3000+ Employees with Gerry Mulholland from Amey Construction.In the second of the Damage Prevention Thought Leadership sessions, LSBUD was delighted to invite industry expert Gerry Mulholland, formerly HSEQ Director at Amey, to lead a discussion forum on sharing simple information across a very large employee base undertaking thousands of excavations every week.
Session 1 – Exploring the best use of Utility Surveys with John Robinson
Session 1 - Exploring the best use of Utility Surveys with John RobinsonIn the first of the Damage Prevention Thought Leadership sessions, LSBUD was delighted to invite industry expert John Robinson of JRA to lead a discussion forum on surveying standards, focused on understanding the right option for every dig site.
National Damage Prevention Campaign 2020
Introduction & Session One
Damage Prevention Day 2020 - Introduction & Session OneAre we using location technology to its best potential? Andrew Healy, BeforeUdig New Zealand - The introduction of Locator certification and its impact on the industry in New Zealand. Phil Cornforth, USAG Stakeholder Engagement Manager - How the UK and New Zealand differs with a focus on USAG's activity during 2020. www.lsbud.co.uk
Session Two – National Damage Prevention Day 2020
National Damage Prevention Day 2020 - Session TwoIndustry champions including a focus on regulatory performance John Pickford, Portsmouth Water - A summary from the highest performing water company for customer satisfaction, focusing on its damage prevention journey. Borsu Shahnavaz and Ludivine Zanga, UKPN - Network Feedback Tool - A summary of the OFGEM funded feedback tool, including why and what the project entails. www.lsbud.co.uk
Session Three – National Damage Prevention Day 2020
Damage Prevention Day 2020 - Session ThreeUnderstanding strike incidents- who, where, what and how? Strike investigations / awareness and follow ups across a range of environments and stakeholders. Geoff Glover (SABIC) on behalf of Linewatch Phil Taylor (BPA) on behalf of UKOPA Sam Parton on behalf of Fisher German. www.lsbud.co.uk
Session Four – National Damage Prevention Day 2020
National Damage Prevention Day 2020 - Session FourA look across the pond; what we can learn from a more collaborative and cohesive approach? Scott Landes, Rhino, Organiser of the Annual US Excavation Safety Conference - Reviewing what we can learn from the US perspective. www.lsbud.co.uk