Unless you happen to be a roofing contractor, almost every construction project will begin with digging down in the surface of the earth in order to create the foundations of a building and install services underground. In fact, with the possible exception of telegraph poles and TV signals, virtually every other service that we will require is underground. Out of sight and in most cases out of mind.
While that is a good thing for most of the time, if you happen to need to commence any sort of digging, it then becomes an issue because you don’t know what, if any services exist where you need to dig. So, before you commence the work, the first thing to do is to check for underground services in that particular location, and that is where the fun starts.
Now you would think that the first thing to do is to find out what services may be there by contacting the local utilities and asking them. They must have plans, surely? Well, the answer to that is yes and no. First, they may have plans, but then those plans may be out of date or inaccurate. There may be occasions when they don’t have any plans because they have been lost or misfiled. The plans may have been transferred from hand drawings to microfiche to computerised, and errors can have crept in along the way. This is why you can only ever rely on plans, or STATS, as a guide, not as gospel.
So, once you have done that, the next step is to use the various tools that are available in order to physically locate and identify underground services on the site. There are several tools that can be used for the location of underground services, but you must first understand that they have certain limitations. It follows that you need to understand what those limitations are, because if you don’t, you could be under the impression that there are no services on the site where you need to dig, and then get a very nasty surprise.
For example, some tools can only detect radio signals from metallic pipes, so if gas or water is running in a plastic pipe it won’t show them. Some can only locate an electricity cable when there is electricity flowing through it, so if, for example, it is during the day and the streetlights are off, the cable supplying those lights will not show up. That doesn’t mean there is nothing there!
These are all reasons why operative who need to locate these services need the proper training that we provide at Sygma Solutions. So, for example, we provide Mala RD7000 training and RD8000 training.
The RD8000 training covers the latest series of locators from Mala, including the RD8100 which includes Power Filters™ so that you can now establish if a signal comes from one source, or from multiple cables, and then trace and mark their routes.
All of these things are essential knowledge and are taught in the trainings we provide.
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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
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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
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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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