Cable Strikes Occur Far Too Often, And Can Be Fatal

One of the biggest dangers facing utility workers when working below ground is the ever-present chance of making accidental contact with gas pipes, electricity cables, water pipes, telephone cables, and more. Without the right preparations, these utility strikes, also known as cable strikes, can occur far too often, frequently causing severe injury and on occasion fatalities.

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What is EUSR Cat and Genny Training? And Why Do You Need It?

EUSR is an independent skills platform which provides standards for the utility sector and is operated by the governing body for the gas, power and waste management industries.

While there are other similar bodies that exist, EUSR and its professional qualifications are widely recognised in the UK, and EUSR Cat and Genny course are one of the best ways for operatives in the sector to prove they have the skills and knowledge to operate safely and effectively.

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The Importance of CAT Courses and How They Work

The accidental striking of underground assets and services, such as cables and pipelines, can cause major injuries to construction workers, as well as fatalities, in the worst situations.

With the sheer scale of excavations happening across the nation for utilities companies or other underground infrastructure projects, it’s important that operatives have the right level of training to keep themselves safe.

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Where Can I Find the Best Cable Avoidance Tools

As part of a proficient cable avoidance strategy, whether you’re operating as part of a firm handling utilities contracts, or within the utilities sector itself, you’ll know that finding the right tools is crucial.

You’ll probably have come across a range of companies offering a wide range of cable avoidance tools, as well as many merchants that offer reconditioned CAT and Genny cable avoidance tools.

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Any Kind Of Excavation Work Can Be Dangerous

One of the most dangerous things that any construction worker can do is to dig down into the ground without there first having been a complete and thorough survey of the area by a competent surveyor using the very latest technology.

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Striking Underground Services When Digging Can Be Fatal

When you are a contractor who is often called upon to undertake any sort of works which involve breaking the ground, you have to be extremely careful to avoid striking any underground services. This might seem an obvious thing to say, but the fact remains that there are somewhere around 60,000 strikes of underground services every year – about 230 every single working day up and down the country.

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Reasons For Using The CAT & Genny For Location Of Buried Services

Any contractor undertaking any sort of excavation work, even if it only involves using hand tools, should carry out a survey of the area in order to locate underground services. There are some 1.5 million kms of underground services running under pavements and highways alone, and in order to repair and maintain these, the utility companies and Local Highways Authorities between them undertake over 3.5 million street works every year.

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An Overview Of The Sygma Solutions CAT And Genny Course

If you are a surveyor who needs to undertake surveys in order to locate underground utilities, you need to attend a proper training course in the correct use of the CAT and Genny in all of their modes. Sygma Solutions is the leading provider of CAT and Genny training in the UK and can offer courses here at our centre in Wigan or at your site anywhere in the UK.
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EUSR CAT And Genny Training From Sygma Solutions

The Energy & utility Skills Register (EUSR) issues cards to some operatives in affiliation with the CSCS. These cards display a photograph of the holder, their name, and unique EUSR number. The reverse side of the card displays their registrations and their expiry dates. Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) affiliated cards are issued to operatives who have passed a Utility SHEA scheme since 1 December 2008. These operatives will have passed the new affiliated randomised health & safety test. If an operative has not passed one of these tests, then the CSCS hologram will not appear on their card.

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Cable Avoidance Training Is Critical For Contractors Undertaking Groundwork

Any contractor undertaking excavations of any description must be aware of the possibility, or indeed the likelihood, of underground cables and utilities that are at the precise point, or very close to, where the excavation has to take place. In fact, the problem should be approached from the point of view that there are very likely to be underground utilities and cables, rather than the fact that it is unlikely.

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