Are you a contractor who is going to undertake any type of digging or excavation work? If so, the first thing that you must do is to carry out a thorough survey of the area in which you are about to start digging. The survey will help in establishing if there are any buried or underground utility services in the area that you are about to excavate or nearby.
The fact of the matter is that there are miles and miles of underground gas pipes, electricity cables, water pipes, fibre optic cables and other such utility services. Some of them are even found in the unlikeliest of places. Without proper precautions and training in operating CAT & Genny, you will simply be adding to the 60,000 cases of cable strikes that severely or fatally injure contractors. A number of contractors rely on site maps, but these maps are outdated and inaccurate. So, you need to take the necessary steps to make sure that you do not accidentally hit a cable or gas pipe when excavating.
Those surveying the excavation site must have in-depth knowledge of the use of the CAT & Genny, which are tools used to detect and locate cables on construction, excavation and groundwork sites. The CAT is able to detect signals that are naturally radiated from metallic services and Genny helps to detect hard-to-reach underground utility services. By undertaking a CAT & Genny course, you will be able to gain practical experience in using the equipment.
So, make sure to sign up for a CAT course that is run by an experienced and professional company.
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