If you were in need of surgery for something such as an appendix removal, or a heart problem, how would you feel if the surgeon told you that he was going to do it with the lights in the operating theatre switched off?
Yes. Right!
Not likely. Yet this is exactly what it is like if a construction company begins to start digging and carrying out an excavation without first locating, identifying, and marking any underground utilities that are in the area. The scary thing is that this is exactly what happens in a number of cases.
It is estimated that there are some 4 million excavations that take place in Great Britain each year, and figures from five years ago, in 2017, show that in that year only 2.25 million of these involved a thorough search for underground utilities before the work began. Small wonder that there are around 60,000 cable strikes in the UK every year if 44% of excavations take place effectively “blind”.
Of those contractors who failed to carry out a site survey, among the reasons given were that “they didn’t think it was their job to do that” and “they didn’t think they would dig deep enough to hit anything”. As a certain Mr Johnson would say: “Crikey!”
The fact is that we have plenty of tools to assist us in locating and identifying underground services, if only people would use them. These are the CAT and Genny and GPR – Ground Penetrating Radar. They are sophisticated pieces of equipment, but even so they have certain limitations. This is why you can’t just buy them and read the instructions because, among other things, they can show you that there is nothing where you need to dig when in fact, there is.
Like many other things, you need a thorough utility mapping training course in not just how to use them in all their different modes, but what to look out for and when they may give you a false reading, well perhaps not a false reading but a reading that you interpret falsely. All these tools rely to a certain extent on the interpretation that the user gives them. As a very simple example, you may have a negative reading simply because the utility is buried a little deeper than the tool can read. We show you how to deal with that in our course.
Readings can also vary according to the ground conditions. You may get a blurred set of readings because of the type of soil and stone mix that you are operating on.
Our utility mapping training at Sygma Solutions goes into great details about the use of these tools in our utility mapping course.
We cover absolutely everything that an operative needs to know and understand in our utility mapping training. Nothing is left to chance. Furthermore, operatives who pass the relevant tests and gain the appropriate qualifications will be able to apply for a much-valued CSCS card.
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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
Location: Sygma Solutions training centre, Wigan
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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
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
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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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