Cable Avoidance - CAT and Genny Training

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Categories: Cable Avoidance - CAT and Genny Training , Construction & Allied Trades Courses

£110 per delegate. This may be less for special offers on specific course dates and in-company training courses

Duration: 0.5 days

Trainer: S249RP

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Cable Avoidance Tool (CAT) and Signal Generator (Genny)/Utility Avoidance

Protection against specific hazards, Regulation 12 of the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 states: ‘Every employer shall take measures to ensure that the exposure of a person, using work equipment, to any risk is either prevented or adequately controlled.’

This course is intended for operatives who are required to locate underground services as part of a safe system of work for excavation.

The course is designed to provide the necessary skills required to location underground services using utility drawings, including the use and maintenance of a CAT and Genny.

Outcomes: Certificate of attendance accredited by the training provider.

Assessment:

- Multiple choice question paper.

- Practical test (set up, operate and locate underground services using the CAT and Genny).

Course Content:

- Basic principles of location and avoidance of underground services.

- Reading and understanding site plans.

- Use a Cable Avoidance Tool (CAT) and Signal Generator (Genny) in P, R & G Modes.

- Appreciation of difficulties associated with underground service avoidance.

- Identify risks and hazards associated with underground service avoidance.

- Hazard avoidance.

- Storage and maintenance of equipment.