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Vacuum Excavation — Enhancing Digging Safety
On the job site, nothing is more critical than attention to safety. 
Safe practices protect your employees and the public from injury and even death. These are the obvious benefits of safety.
Often overlooked consequences of unsafe practices are:
• Loss of resources, time of reporting accidents, investigations, equipment damage
• Increased insurance costs
• Damage to company's reputation
For example, in the early 60's seatbelts were optional
on automobiles. Driving your 
convertible down the road with four kids hanging out the back of the car was normal. Today, automobiles have seatbelts that are required to be worn, air bags and antilock brakes. Children are required to be in child seats under penalty of law. Safe practices migrate from good ideas into standard practice and even law. Much like the education on passenger safety, safe excavation processes are becoming known and implemented as standard procedure. Non-destructive excavation is redefining safety expectations.
The underground infrastructure is increasingly crowded. Lines can be almost
anywhere. Even isolated areas that seem remote may conceal major gas or telecommunication lines. Many contractors decide to accept that the risk of strikes can not be avoided, or it just costs too much.
There is a safer and more productive way to address these risks as an integral part of your safety program — including Vacuum Excavation with either Hydro Excavation or Air Excavation.
Hydro-Excavation
Hydro excavation is the process of using pressurized 
water and a vacuum source to loosen and remove soil. The process reduces the potential damage to the underground infrastructure while maintaining a productive rate of excavation where utilities may be buried.
Using a hydro excavator with water as your tool gives you several key advantages.
• Water is more productive, especially in tough soils.
• Water controls static electricity
• Water prevents the sandblasting affect of high-speed air.
• Water acts as its own lubricant
• Water can be heated for frozen ground excavation
Vacuum Excavation or Hydro-Excavation is a productive non-destructive excavation means that can reduce your risk of damage to lines and utilities. The Vactor HXX Hydro Excavator provides you the benefits of a dedicated design, quality construction, user friendly controls, and local parts and service support and the reputation of Vactor built in every unit.
