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OUR CABLE AVOIDANCE TRAINING COVERS THE LIMITATIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT USED

Any contractor that is required to undertake excavation work in the course of a project should, without question, carry out a thorough survey of the site before commencing any digging, whether by hand or machine. A cable strike can, and often does, cause serious injuries to workers on the site, and these can sometimes be fatal.<br>

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OUR CABLE AVOIDANCE TRAINING COVERS THE LIMITATIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT USED

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  1. OUR CABLE AVOIDANCE TRAINING COVERS THE LIMITATIONS OF THE EQUIPMENT USED

  2. Any contractor that is required to undertake excavation work in the course of a project should, without question, carry out a thorough survey of the site before commencing any digging, whether by hand or machine. A cable strike can, and often does, cause serious injuries to workers on the site, and these can sometimes be fatal. Indeed, the HSE gives an example of a company which was fined £210,000 after a worker was killed by an explosion when he and other workers were using breakers and a shovel and struck an 11,000-volt live cable. The HSE stated “The company had not informed workers that there were live cables in the excavation and failed to put adequate measures in place to prevent them being damaged”. This is why it is critical for operatives who need to undertake a survey of a site before any digging begins to undergo cable avoidance training in the use of the tools involved. Apart from any other considerations, there is also the damage to the service that has been struck. At the very least it will need to be repaired, but it can also cause considerable expense to businesses that suddenly find themselves with no broadband, for example, and they may well seek redress from the contractor responsible.

  3. Over 100 Years’ Experience At Sygma Solutions we have over 100 years of combined experience in the location and identification of underground services using the appropriate tools, and our cable avoidance training classes are second to none. We provide training in the classroom and follow this up with practical training out on site. The fact is that avoiding a cable strike is much easier when you have had training from the experts.  As technically advanced as the various tools are, they also have certain limitations, and it is essential that operatives fully understand what these are and what to do when a problem may arise. So, for example, if you are using GPR – Ground Penetrating Radar – on a site, the radar unit needs to be close to the ground. This can prove difficult if the site is overgrown or very uneven, as it may not be possible for a signal to be generated. GPR doesn’t locate an actual service but finds differences in the ground density in order to indicate the likelihood of a service being there. That is just one example of the things that an operative must take into account, but our training will teach you everything that you need to know. 

  4. Contact Us Hindley Business Centre , Platt Lane , Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3PA Email Id:- enquiries@sygma-solutions.com Contact Number:- 08442412597 Website:- https://www.sygma-solutions.com/

  5. Thank you!

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