One of the biggest dangers in the construction industry is that of injury to workers. There are dangers at all stages of a project that need to be managed in order to minimise the ever-present possibilities of injury or death. Accidents occur all the time.
Virtually every construction project begins with excavation of the ground in order to build foundations for a building and to lay service pipes and cables. The problem is that in very many cases on a building site, there may well be existing services that run across it or alongside it and it is essential to avoid hitting these with a pick, shovel, or for that matter a JCB.
In turn, that means that before you begin any sort of excavation work you need to carry out a physical survey of the site in order to locate and identify any services that may be present. These can then be marked out on the ground surface so that workers know what is where.
The two main pieces of equipment that are used in order to locate and identify underground services are the CAT – Cable Avoidance Tool – and the Genny – Signal Generator. These are highly sophisticated pieces of equipment that can locate the majority of underground services.
Before beginning any excavation, the first thing to do is to obtain any plans, or STATS, that are available from the local utility suppliers. However, these can only ever be used as a guide. They may be out of date. They may well be wrong. They may even be non-existent. But at least it is a good starting point. Once you have such information, you can then carry out a site survey with the CAT and Genny.
However, the use of the cable avoidance tools is not simply a question of taking them out of the box and reading the instructions, as we have said before. It is akin to learning to drive a car. You don’t just buy a car and read the manual. You need instruction, and you need to practice. The same thing applies to the process of locating underground services in order to avoid a cable strike.
Fortunately, learning to use the CAT and Genny correctly doesn’t take as long as learning to drive a car and pass your test. But you do need to know how to use them in all their various modes, and most importantly understand the theory behind them.
Even more importantly, in order to avoid a cable strike, you need to understand that, as good as they are, these tools do have certain limitations. You need to understand what these are and when and why they can occur. If you don’t, you could well be in a situation where you believe that there is nothing on the site where you need to dig when, in fact, there is.
At Sygma Solutions we provide the training that operatives require in order to fully understand the way that the tools work and the implications of the sorts of errors that can occur.
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PAS128 Utility Mapping Training Modules mapped to CICES competencies
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Module 1 – Pas 128 Level D &C training to include level 3 assessment – CICES GEUS01 A-D
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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.
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30th – 31st May 2024
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1 Day Mala GPR Module 1 – Theory & Practical
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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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1 Day Public Genny & CAT Course – Can include ProQual Level 2 Qualification as an option
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Level 3 Utility Mapping Qualification – All Online
Cost: £275 PLUS REG FEE
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Level 5 Diploma Utility Mapping Qualification – Online Workbooks – followed by assessment
Cost £1100 PLUS REG FEE
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Level 5 Diploma Utility Mapping Qualification – in 5 days
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3rd – 7th June 2024
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Sygma PAS 128 Utility Surveyor Training Including Proqual Level 3 Utility Mapping and Surveying
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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
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GPS Course & Total Station Introduction
This is a 2 day dedicated GPS course with an introduction to Total Station
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