# The Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Tideway Tunnel) Order 2014, Paragraph 13: Percussive Piling

Extent: E+W

Where a licensed activity involves percussive piling the licence holder shall ensure that all soft-start procedures are used for at least 20 minutes to ensure an incremental increase in pile power over a set period of time until full operational power is achieved. Should piling cease for at least 10 minutes the soft-start procedures must be repeated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/2384/schedule/15/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/thames-water-utilities-limited-thames-tideway-tunnel-order-2014/schedule-15/paragraph-13
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