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EUSR - Implement Safe (Digging) Excavating Practices and Locate Utility Services Combined Course

Categories: Cable Avoidance - CAT and Genny Training , EUSR Training - Implement Safe (Digging) Excavating Practices , EUSR Training Courses

£270 per delegate. This may be less for special offers on specific course dates and in-company training courses

Duration: 2 days

Trainer: RM1003

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Course Overview
Course Dates

Learning Outcomes / Achievement Criteria:

Learners will be able to:

•Interpret utility drawings for the correct detailed information that is required on the drawings.

•Use location equipment to locate underground services in all modes and mark out the findings correctly.

•Have an understanding of the dangers and hazards associated with underground services.

Including :

Planning the work
Working to Legislation
Dangers from existing services
Understanding service drawings
Methods of identification and excavation.
Cable avoidance locating equipment and safe locating using the equipment.
3 basic elements of a safe system of work during excavating (planning the work, locating and identifying buried services and safe excavating) and dangers of overhead power lines
Practice locating services with all modes on cable detection equipment
How to plan the work & follow Legislation such as HSG47 & GS6
The dangers from existing services
Methods of excavation
Why support excavations
Why do excavations collapse
The definition of Working in Confined Spaces, the dangers and specific risks that are associated with it. The controls that are required to be in place eg PPE etc.

Learners will understand:

Basic soil categories,
Contaminated ground,
Soil movement,
The angle of repose
Surcharges (Loads)
The hand signals that are required when using excavators
Learners will understand the hazards concerned with working at height in excavations and control measures required,

Assessment : locating services with all modes on cable detection equipment and carry out correct safe digging practices

Assessment will be by demonstration and written answers

On successful completion of their assessment each candidate will then be eligible to have their achieved competence modules registered on the Energy and Utility Skills Register (EUSR) and to have an EUSR card detailing that competence

The course either has new dates in data loading, or is only run as a dedicated or In Company course.

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