Cable Avoidance for Managers – Remote Video Learning

The Cable Avoidance For Managers - Remote Video Learning course is for anyone who has functional responsibility for controlling underground service risks on a construction site, such as site supervisors, site managers, project managers, safety managers.

Cable Avoidance For Managers - Remote Video Learning - Course Overview

Delivered via video learning (zoom), this Management, Planning and Permit course for Underground Cable Avoidance has been designed to give all tiers of management a more advanced understanding and awareness to implement a safer system of work iaw HSG47 and industry best practice.

Course Content

• Overview of statistical analysis and legislation, specifically HSG47
• Dangers, hazards associated with underground service detection
• Risk assessment
• Map & marking familiarisation
• Street furniture
• Safe digging practices
• Cable Avoidance Tool and Genny features and usage overview – for this we shall use the widely popular SPX CAT4
• Data acquisition and logging introduction
• Permit to dig and its requirement
• Accident reporting and investigation basics
• USAG and wider info

Entry Requirements

There are no pre-requisites for this Cable Avoidance for Managers course, however those attending are likely to have a functional responsibility within the workplace for controlling or managing underground service detection.

Learner Numbers

In order to ensure the interaction between the learners and the tutor is spread evenly and effectively, the maximum number of learners allowed on a course is ten.