Trapped in mud and ice during the two month blizzards…“we just took it out, wiped it down, and carried on using it”
The M74 Completion project was a multi-million pound scheme designed to complete a vital part of the west of Scotland’s motorway network. The new five mile stretch of road continues the M74 motorway from Fullarton Road Junction, near Carmyle, to the M8 motorway west of the Kingston Bridge.
As one of the largest and most significant construction projects in Scotland, the M74 extension provides important travel connections for Glasgow and the west of Scotland whilst generating considerable revenue in the run up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Harry Gardner, from Interlink M74, added: “We at the M74 Interlink JV are committed to the safety, health and welfare of our workforce now and into the future.
“We have made a major investment in the HAVmeter kit and are now seeing the benefits of upfront information on exposure to the workforce.”
During the M74 project it demonstrated the resilience of the HAVmeter technology, after one of the devices became trapped in mud and ice during the two-month blizzards that ravaged Scotland over the winter.
Workers on the project found the missing HAVmeter after the ice had thawed – but were amazed when they re-charged the device and discovered that it still worked perfectly, despite its prolonged exposure to sub zero temperatures.
Davie Teasdale, Site Foreman at Interlink M74 Project, said his team had been astounded by the resilience of the HAVmeter technology after it had been submerged in mud and ice for two months.
He added that after finding the device, the team had recharged the meter on its Basestation and were shocked to find that, despite being completely submerged for months, it was still fully functioning.
He said: “I couldn’t believe the HAVmeter could survive those conditions. When we saw it slip into a flooded cavity, we thought we’d never see it again.
“However, when we found it again two months later, we just took it out, wiped it down, and carried on using it. It is a very impressive and resilient piece of technology.”
