Utility Coding Explained: A Sygma Solutions Guide

When carrying out any sort of excavation work it is vital to do everything possible to avoid striking underground utilities. They can be absolutely anywhere. Some places are obvious, while others are not. The best thing to do is to follow the advice given in HSG47 by the Health & Safety Executive, and that is unless you know otherwise, you should assume that they are present where you are going to dig. The emphasis on the word “know” is ours.

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Locating Underground Services Is Essential Before Any Excavation

As a contractor, whenever you need to undertake any sort of digging or excavation work there is always a danger that you will hit some form of underground services. The fact is that, in the UK – and almost any other western country – they can be just about anywhere.

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Do You Need EUSR HSG47?

The Energy and Utility Skills Register (EUSR) is an independent skills platform that provides standards that are recognised in the utility sector. Dealing with sector skills, this body handles everything from water, waste management, gas and electricity.

For operatives who are handling excavations and projects involving underground infrastructure, accreditation from EUSR HSG47 is one of the best ways to uphold the standards of the cable avoidance industry.

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The Need For Training On The Location Of Underground Services

HS47 is guidance from the HSE on the avoidance of danger from underground services. The latest edition, which is the third, was published in 2014 and brought the guidance up to date. It is aimed at all those involved in commissioning, planning, managing, and carrying out work on or near underground services, and is also of use to the owners and operators of such services.

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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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Cable Avoidance Training From Sygma Solutions

Cable strikes are running at about an average of 60,000 every year in the UK as a result of contractors digging without knowledge of underground utilities. That is an average of 165 every single day of the year and, at best, results in a delay on the contract while the utility sends workers to resolve the problem. A cable strike can also result in minor injury, serious injury, and in a handful of cases, fatalities.

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Sygma Solutions Is The Leading Cable Avoidance Training Company In The UK

Sygma Solutions is the leading provider of cable avoidance training in the UK. Our courses are based on the first-hand experience in the field. We have cable locator manufacturing experience which means that we understand the equipment inside out: we know how it works, why it works, and what it can – and equally importantly cannot – do.

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Mala Easy Locator gets “Easier” to hire!

Sygma Solutions are the official distributors for the Mala Easy Locator System.

We realise that many users may prefer to hire the Easy Locator, for short term or even long term projects and remember that this system is Network Rail Approved. We have therefore decided to offer discounted hire rates for the Easy Locator system.

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