If you are someone who enjoys gardening as, according to research, some 27 million, or 42% of the adult population does, then you can see that you are in good company. Many of us love to produce our own fresh food on a veg plot or allotment, and also enjoy the almost unlimited choice of flowers and plants and trees that we can tend.
Of course, gardening involves a lot of digging, but there is a big difference between digging down a foot to make a trench in which to plant runner beans or leeks and digging to produce the foundations for a house or even a 30-storey building. As a gardener you are not likely to strike any underground services, but as a building contractor it is very likely that you could.
All of which is why, when digging to any depth, you need to be sure that you are not going to hit an electricity cable, gas pipe, water pipe, and so on, and the only way that you can find out what, if anything, is there is by undertaking a thorough survey of the land before commencing any work.
Fortunately, the Health and Safety Executive has produced HSG47, which could be thought of as the Holy Bible of how to undertake surveys and ascertain what underground services there are and where they run.
Underground services can be literally anywhere, including the most unlikely places, so a thorough survey is essential – even if you are in the middle of a forest in the Lake District. You also need to have training in the use of the CAT and Genny which are the two main tools that are used to locate and identify services.
This is why the HSG47 course that we provide at Sygma Solutions is an essential step in learning everything that there is to know about the location of such services. Our courses cover everything and will also enable operatives to obtain qualifications that are essential for surveyors more and more today. Quite simply, many contractors who need surveys undertaken, such as HS2 and Heathrow Airport to name but two, are making these qualifications a requirement before they will even let you on their land.
Our HSG47 course begins in the classroom (although this can also be done online) in order to understand all of the various possible situations and the use of the tools, and this is then followed up with practical work onsite so that participants will finish with a complete understanding of all the situations that can arise, and how to interpret them.
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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
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
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1 Day Mala GPR Module 1 – Theory & Practical
Cost: FOC
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
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1 Day Mala GPR Module 2 – Post processing
Cost: FOC
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
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2 Day GPR – All Manufacturers
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
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5 Day TSA & ICES Approved 5 Day Utility Mapping Course
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
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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
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
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Level 3 Utility Mapping Qualification – All Online
Cost: £275 PLUS REG FEE
Location: Online
Dates: To suit
Level 5 Diploma Utility Mapping Qualification – Online Workbooks – followed by assessment
Cost £1100 PLUS REG FEE
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre or your site
Dates: To suit
Open level 5 assessment dates at Sygma Solutions, Wigan
Level 5 Diploma Utility Mapping Qualification – in 5 days
Cost – contact us
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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