2 Days
Course Objectives:
This two day Location of Underground Services Training Course (LUGS) is designed to train course participants to be competent to plan, organise, manage and undertake work where there is a risk of contact with underground energy sources or services using cable avoidance tools and signal generators (CAT & GENNY).
Who Should Attend?
Those employees who are required to operate CAT & GENNY equipment.
Training Methods:
Classroom based PowerPoint presentation.
Practical training operating CAT & Genny equipment with our highly experienced instructor.
Theory & Practical Assessment.
Candidate Requirements:
- Safe Pass Registration Card.
- PPE (personal protective equipment), i.e. Hard Hat, High Visibility Vest, Steel Toe Capped Boots, Gloves.
- Passport Photograph with signature on the back.
- PPS Number or National Insurance Number.
- Trainees must be at least 18 years of age.
Additional Information:
Course Content:
- Legal & Occupational Responsibilities.
- Liaison with others.
- Risk Assessment- location and detection of underground services.
- Planning the work.
- Safe Systems of Work- CAT & GENNY.
- Video Presentation.
- Introduction to location & detection equipment functional checks.
- Practical on-site location of underground services (by each delegate).
- Practical techniques for locating various services pipes, cables, street lighting, concrete reinforcing bars and locating tee connections.
- Further practical exercise incorporating all associated equipment.
- Maintenance & storage of underground services (CAT & GENNY) equipment.
- Safe digging techniques.
- Ten Golden rules of locating underground services.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this training course participants will be able to successfully and safely operate CAT & Genny equipment.
Certification:
On successful completion of this CAT & Genny course, candidates will be awarded a QQI Certificate and a CSCS Card.