Mitigate Risk 

In 2019 over 100,000 excavation incidents were reported in Australia. Heavy equipment and lack of follow-up or best practice techniques were to blame. However, these could have been avoided with the use of hydro-excavation.

As mentioned, hydro-excavation does not cause damage to underground facilities – in this lies half of the battle. With a reduction in utility damage, operators also receive the benefit of avoiding potentially disastrous scenarios, such as gas line breaks

with the correct training of the use and functionality of hydro-excavation, operators can complete jobs efficiently and safely.

Efficient

Hydro-excavation is an efficient process. Operators utilise the high-pressure water to break-up the soil, while the vacuum power of the machine does the work of removing the debris from the area as it is broken off.

Unlike traditional excavators that must dig through the earth, remove each section, dispose of elsewhere, at least for the time being, and back, hydro-excavation removes the soil by vacuuming it into the debris body of the truck and remove it from the site for proper disposal. 

Cost Effective

Hydro-excavation is a precise form of excavating. Unlike traditional excavators that can disrupt the area around the specific worksite due to size and functionality of the equipment, a hydro-excavator machine can cut and excavate an extremely specific site. This is done with the high-pressure water handgun and an operator-friendly vacuum boom. Time is spent exactly where it needs to be, and nowhere else.

In addition, as mentioned previously, a hydro-excavator removes the debris as the machine continues to excavate. This reduces the time an operator must take to dispose of soil and come back to the worksite.