Learning To Use Radio Detection Devices Takes time And Practice

Radiodetection is the manufacturer of a series of radio detection devices for locating and mapping underground cables and pipes.  They are used in more than 60 countries for the purpose of avoiding cables and pipes when a contractor has to excavate soil in any location. Who knows what might be down there – and more importantly exactly where it is located – before we start to dig? It would also be helpful to know just how deep a cable or pipe is. Damaging buried utilities can not only be extremely dangerous to operatives working on the ground, but it can also be very expensive.

The RD8100 range of precision locators is designed to be used to pinpoint accurately a range of different cables and pipes in a variety of locations.  These professional instruments represent the culmination of Radiodetection’s experience in the design and manufacture of locators.

However, using the RD8100 locators is not simply a matter of taking them out of the box and “off we go!” Learning how to use them takes time and practice in a number of different situations. Imagine never having seen a car before. You can’t just sit in the driver’s seat and drive. You need training in what and where all the gadgets are, what they do, how they do it, and how to use them. The same thing applies to the RD8100 range.

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City & Guilds Level 2 Cable Avoidance Training

There are some 60,000 cable strikes every year in the UK by engineers and contractors undertaking groundworks. The consequences can be serious for contractors and involve injury or death, delays, fines, intervention from the HSE, loss of reputation, and of course there are cost implications.

City & Guilds Level 2 Utility Avoidance training is designed to teach operatives how to use all the available tools for underground cable detection correctly in order to reduce the chances of a cable strike to the minimum. The training will enable operatives to explain reasons why excavations take place, the consequences of a strike, and state the responsibilities of both clients and contractors. The training covers gas, electricity, water, sewage, and telecoms cables.

Candidates will be able to identify types of drawings for different services, describe the sorts of inaccuracies that may be found in them, and interpret the data and detail. They will carry out risk assessments, select and use the correct safety equipment, and understand the correct methods of use for signal generators and cable avoidance tools. Candidates will also be able to carry out sweep searches of an area using the tools provided.

In order to obtain qualification cable avoidance level 2 candidates will have to understand and be able to explain safety considerations when excavating, methods of safe exposure of services, methods of identifying excavated services – together with their limitations, and identify potential service indicators that may be found. They will also be able to record and mark on updated plans.