13/05/2026
Read the plans.
Follow the 5 P’s.
Protect what’s below.
Too many incidents in civil start with one simple mistake — not having, or not properly reading “Before You Dig” plans.
Those plans are your first line of defence against striking live services, causing outages, costly delays, injuries, or worse.
At ASTRA, we drill into the 5 P’s of excavation safety:
Plan.
Prepare.
Pothole.
Protect.
Proceed.
Simple in theory — but critical in practice.
Our training goes beyond ticking boxes.
We focus on:
- Understanding and interpreting service plans
- Real-world risk awareness around underground assets
- Practical controls like potholing and exclusion zones
- Building habits that actually protect people, infrastructure, and businesses.
Because damaging underground assets isn’t just costly — it can shut down sites, impact communities, and put lives at risk.
That’s why our approach is different. We don’t just teach operators how to use machines…
We educate them to think, assess, and protect.
If you’re a plant operator, civil worker, or supervisor, this isn’t optional knowledge — it’s essential.
Zero damage starts with you.
