Location of Underground Services and Using a CAT & Genny

Who’s the Course For?
This course is for anyone who carries out or oversees excavation work and needs to ensure any underground services are clearly located.

Course Duration
Half a Day

Where
This course is delivered Online via our live online learning platform at our training centre in the midlands of at your venue anywhere in the UK.

Certification
Candidates who successfully complete the course and pass the assessment will gain a FaCT Certificate of Achievement, which is valid for 3 years. This training is delivered in line with the Health & Safety Executives HSG 47 guidance notes on Avoid Dangers from Underground Services

Equipment Covered
FaCT deliver this course using gCAT4+ Cable Avoidance Tools with a Genny 4, however a range of different models and types of CAT and signal generators can be covered.

What does the course cover?
Safe systems of work when carrying out excavation work
Understanding the risk and implications of damaging underground services
H & S legislation relating to excavations and underground services
How to identify different types of service
Permits to dig
Utility service plans
Site observations
Understanding the principles of a Cable Avoidance Tool (CAT) and Genny
Operational modes of a CAT & Genny
How to use the CAT & Genny
Site scanning practices and methods
Implications and actions of damaging a service