Location of Underground Services FETAC Level 5

Duration: 2 days
No. Of Participants: 8 (maximum)
Certification: On successful completion a CSCS card and certificate will be issued by FAS. Certificates are valid for a period of five years.

Course Objective:

The Course is designed to make candidates aware of the dangers involved in excavating on the public highway & private land. It will train delegates in the use of cable detection equipment and to detect and avoid most buried apparatus.

Aim of Programme:

To provide the participants with the required knowledge and skills to carry out the location and avoidance of underground services when involved with excavation works.

Course Summary:

• Legal & Occupational Responsibilities
• Liaison with others
• Risk Assessment
• Planning the work
• Safe Systems of Work
• Video Presentation
• Introduction to location & detection equipment – functional checks
• Practical on-site location of underground services (by each delegate)
• Practical techniques for locating various services – pipes, cables, street lighting, concrete reinforcing bars and locating tee connections.
• Further practical exercise – incorporating all associated equipment
• Maintenance & storage of equipment
• Safe digging techniques
• Ten Golden rules of locating
• Questions & Answers