CAT & Genny
Learn to read service plans, locate underground apparatus and use cable avoidance equipment safely before excavation begins.
Who Is This Course For?
Operatives responsible for locating and recording underground services.
Course Aims
- Identify different types of underground services
- Use pipe and cable locators, including CAT and Genny 4+
- Safely operate a Cable Avoidance Tool and Genny
- Understand responsibilities under relevant legislation
Course Content
- Relevant regulations and legislation
- Review of HSG47: Avoiding danger from underground services
- Identifying underground apparatus and supporting utilities
- Map reading and identification of legends
- Practical map scale of apparatus
- Trial holes
- Introduction to CAT and Genny
- Locating cable runs
- Risks and injuries associated with striking different utilities
Additional Information
Theory and practical training on the correct and safe use of cable avoidance tools, including the generator, CAT and Genny.
- Duration
- 1 day
- Maximum attendees
- 10
- Price
- £120 per person + VATFull-course centre price. On-site: price on application
- Refreshers
- Every three years
- Certification
Advance Training Certificate
On-site course delivery
This course can be delivered privately at your premises
A suitable classroom, plus an area to survey with an Ordnance Survey drawing available
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