When it is about digging up or excavation an area, contractors need to be careful not to strike and damage underground utility services. In the UK, there are miles and miles of buried services and some of them are even found in the most unexpected of places. In the event that a worker strikes a cable, wire or pipe and damages it, it can result in causing severe injury to the workers present on-site, as well as, disruption of services and financial losses. Accidental cable strikes reported each year are already over 60,000, and therefore, you need to be very careful. Cable strikes and resulted accidents can be prevented if contractors learn the use of detection tools like, CAT & Genny.
The CAT or cable avoidance tool can locate live wires and cables that have power running through them. However, the CAT is unable to locate other types of underground services. This is why it is necessary to use the CAT and Genny together. The Genny is basically a signal generator that helps to apply a unique signal to the buried services that the CAT is able to detect easily.
The detection tools do come with a user manual and instructions, but that is not enough to properly operate the equipment. Contractors, engineers and workers are recommended to undertake cable avoidance training to learn the right way to operate the equipment and also learn about its limitations.
So, find a professional training provider and sign up for the course.
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