COURSE PREFACE

The Utility Locating/Damage Prevention course is an advanced technical training module designed and developed to offer basic cable locating skills with a variety of locating equipment.

Students are trained and equipped with the knowledge and skill to detect and accurately mark all buried utility pipes and cables in order to prevent damages during excavating activities.

The course is taught in a live environment (no simulated environments). This process of real world training applications will enhance and build greater student confidence and retention.

OVERALL COURSE OBJECTIVES  

Upon completion of this course the trainee will be able to demonstrate locating skills within the following problem area environments:
 

Congested areas

Abandoned facilities

Encapsulated plant

Butt splices, loops and laterals

Conduit runs

Express cable routes

Lead sheath cables

Open or damaged tracer wires

Fiber Optic cables

Power primaries

Steel gas valves Conductive water lines Non-metallic sewer lines

Also understand the principles and applications of the following work functions:
 

Manhole safety

Plat reading/atlas maps

Multi-frequency active and passive

Importance of depth

Dangers of peak and null antennas

Sweeping techniques

Markings/offsets

Job planning and focus

Contractor/excavator relationships