Most people who have a home with a back garden, and perhaps a front garden as well, don’t give a moment’s thought when it comes to digging in their veg plot, or uprooting a shrub to replace it with something else. They just go ahead and get on with it. In most cases, that is fine, but there can always be an issue about striking utilities, nearly all of which run underground.
For instance, let’s suppose that you want to replace the fence along the front of your garden, or for that matter the rear. So, you need to dig some holes in order to put new fence poles in. Here’s the thing: do you know where the electricity cable and the water pipe that brings those services into your home really is? What about your telephone cable? If you don’t (and you don’t, do you?) there is always the chance of a cable strike when digging.
All right, the likelihood is that they will run somewhat deeper than you need to dig to plant some fence posts, but they could be not very much further down. It is something that does bear thinking about because those utilities all have to run into your home somewhere.
It is not just homeowners who need to dig from time to time. All of the utilities themselves frequently need to dig in order to repair services, install new ones, take out old ones, and so on. It is estimated that there are around 4,000,000 excavations of this sort across the UK every year.
Utilities often have to dig a lot deeper than you would to plant a shrub, and so it is essential that they carry out a survey before starting in order to ascertain what other services are running alongside, above, or underneath their own, as a cable strike can wreak havoc and can result in serious injury to workers.
This is why it is vital to carry out a thorough underground survey using the CAT and Genny in order to locate such services and avoid them. At Sygma Solutions we provide a CAT and Genny course for operatives who need to locate them, because there is a lot to learn about how you can avoid them.
Our CAT And Genny course goes into great detail about the operation of these tools and, critically, also explains what limitations they may have and how to deal with such situations when they arise.
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PAS128 Utility Mapping Training Modules mapped to CICES competencies
– 2 days
Module 1 – Pas 128 Level D &C training to include level 3 assessment – CICES GEUS01 A-D
– 3 Days
Module 2 – PAS128 Level B Training – can include Level 4 assessment – CICES GUES01 E-I
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2 Day Advanced EM Course (RD8100/8200 & VIVAX)
In depth course covering electromagnetic locators, theory and intensive practical on our real world training site.
Cost: £295 per person
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
30th – 31st May 2024
23rd – 24th July 2024
5th – 6th September 2024
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1 Day Mala GPR Module 1 – Theory & Practical
Cost: FOC
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1 Day Mala GPR Module 2 – Post processing
Cost: FOC
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2 Day GPR – All Manufacturers
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5 Day TSA & ICES Approved 5 Day Utility Mapping Course
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Location: Worcester
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1 Day Public Genny & CAT Course – Can include ProQual Level 2 Qualification as an option
Cost: £175 plus VAT
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Level 3 Utility Mapping Qualification – All Online
Cost: £275 PLUS REG FEE
Location: Online
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Level 5 Diploma Utility Mapping Qualification – Online Workbooks – followed by assessment
Cost £1100 PLUS REG FEE
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre or your site
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Open level 5 assessment dates at Sygma Solutions, Wigan
Level 5 Diploma Utility Mapping Qualification – in 5 days
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Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
Dates:
3rd – 7th June 2024
1st – 5th July 2024
Sygma PAS 128 Utility Surveyor Training Including Proqual Level 3 Utility Mapping and Surveying
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Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
15th – 19th April 2024 Limited spaces available
20th – 24th May 2024
10th – 14th June 2024
8th – 12th July 2024
Level 3 Utility Mapping and Surveying Public Course
24th – 25th June 2024
1st – 2nd July 2024
24th – 25th September 2024
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
GPS Course & Total Station Introduction
This is a 2 day dedicated GPS course with an introduction to Total Station
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