Some Notes about EUSR CAT and Genny Training

Damage to underground services can cause severe injury and on occasion can be fatal. Making contact with, and damaging, electricity cables, gas, or water pipes can be exceedingly dangerous. Some others are less dangerous, such as sewer pipes, but can still cause health problems if workers are exposed to raw sewage. Yet the facts are that in the UK there are an average of 60,000 strikes of underground services every year.

Part of the problem is that they are everywhere – even in places that you might reasonably expect not to find them. This is why undertaking an underground survey before commencing any excavation is vital. In fact, many businesses and/or main contractors will not allow work to proceed unless a survey has been undertaken by not only a trained surveyor, but one who is qualified to EUSR standards.

The Energy and Utilities Skills Register is an independent, yet recognised, body which requires surveyors to be trained to the highest levels and issues them with a card which enables them to work on projects such as HS2. There are companies which provide EUSR cable avoidance training and provide courses which are to EUSR hsg47 standard. EUSR CAT and Genny training will teach surveyors the use of the CAT and Genny in all their different modes, and most especially will teach the limitations of the equipment. Sometimes it can appear that an area is safe when in fact there is an underground service present, so knowing the limitations of the equipment is vital.