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CABLE AVOIDANCE TRAINING IS ESSENTIAL FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO LOCATE BURIED SERVICES

HSG47 is guidance from the Health & Safety Executive regarding the dangers of striking underground services when digging. In fact, it is entitled u201cAvoiding Danger From Underground Servicesu201d and it is aimed at u201call those involved in commissioning, planning, managing and carrying out work on or near underground servicesu201d. It is stated that it is also useful to owners and operators of underground services. <br><br>

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CABLE AVOIDANCE TRAINING IS ESSENTIAL FOR THOSE WHO NEED TO LOCATE BURIED SERVICES

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  1. Cable Avoidance Training Is Essential For ThoseWhoNeedToLocateBuriedServices HSG47 is guidance from the Health & Safety Executive regarding the dangers of striking underground services when digging.In fact, it isentitled “AvoidingDanger FromUndergroundServices”anditisaimedat“allthose involvedincommissioning,planning, managingand carryingoutworkonornearundergroundservices”.Itis stated that it is also useful to owners and operators of undergroundservices.

  2. As we have said many times before, underground services can be virtually anywhere,includinginplacesthatyoumightthink unlikely. So,in order to avoid disruption to services, and even more important avoid danger to the health and safety of workers carryingoutexcavation,itisessentialtolocateandidentifyanyor all underground services in or close to the site where you need to dig. HSG47 states that there are three basic elements of a safe system ofworkduringexcavationandtheseareplanningthe work, locatingandidentifyingburiedservices,andsafeexcavation.

  3. The problem here is that STATScan be out of date, or just plain wrong. So,you could have STATSwhich show you that there is nothing present. This might lead you to proceed, in the belief that youarediggingsafely,wheninfactthereareunderground servicespresent! STATScanbeinaccurateformanydifferentreasons.Tobeginwith, there is no unified method of recording underground services, so different utilities do so in different ways. Then those STATS have morphedovertimefromhanddrawingstomicrofichesto computerrecords,anderrorscanhavecreptinalongtheway.

  4. It is also why you absolutely must carry out an on-site survey using the CAT and Genny. These are excellent tools but not perfect. They do have limitations, and at Sygma Solutions our cable avoidance training courses go into these in great depth – pardonthepun! Operatives who are required to undertake on-site surveys to locateundergroundservicesneedtoundergocableavoidance trainingsothattheycanproceedinthefullknowledgeofhow tousetheCATandGennyinallmodesandtobeawareofthe limitsofwhatthesetoolscando.

  5. ContactUs HindleyBusinessCentre PlattLane Hindley Wigan WN23PA Tel:8442412597

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