I have read recently that acronyms are generally bad because people don’t understand what they mean and they are often unnecessary. The article was, at least a bit, about the new British Standard PAS 128 and I couldn't disagree more. Acronyms enable us to remember what’s important about what we are doing and provided people understand what they mean, then they are good because people remember them! CDM regs and HSG47 are accepted acronyms but why are they in utility reports? A set of motoring analogies are that we communicate that we aspire to drive a BMW or a TT - not because of the acronym or because we know what they actually mean but we accept the acronym because they provide convenience and ease of understanding.
Acronyms are quick and convenient and do not necessarily imply a lack of understanding - To my son, a 2L HDi is nothing but the best diesel engine ever built, does it matter that he doesn't know what HDi actually stands for provided that he knows what it means?
The utility report and utility information management market is now full of acronyms and I thought I would share which ones are important to people and why I think they should be important to them. There are so many it is difficult to know where to begin, so maybe it’s better to try and assess importance along the development life-cycle, so here goes:
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Acronyms, like better utility information, help us understand and remember. They help us improve what we are doing and we should seek to understand and embrace them. Embrace them as we should embrace innovation and change, because that is how we all evolve and maintain relevance, in business as in life.
Credits, References and Further Reading.
* NRSWA - The New Road & Streetworks Act 1991.
**CDM - The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
***HSG47 - Whole document. Sections 61, 64 and 125 on contractor reporting.
****PAS 128 - Specification for underground utility detection, verification and location.
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