CAT Training Courses From Sygma Solutions

When commencing any sort of construction project, the first thing that is usually required, certainly if a new building is being constructed, is to lay the foundations. That involves digging into the surface of the earth, even if only for a few feet.

However, this automatically raises a problem because virtually all of the services that we use in our homes and business premises run underground. So, they can be right there underneath the spot in which you need to dig. Quite obviously, if you dig down and strike underground services – even with a hand shovel, you can damage them. That can lead to consequences which at best may cause inconvenience, and at worst can be, and sometimes are, fatal.

So, it follows that before you commence any sort of digging, you need to take all possible actions to locate any services that may be there so that you can avoid causing damage to them and having workers suffer from injuries which are often severe. Striking and breaking an electricity cable or gas pipe is serious.

Plans

The first thing to do is to obtain any plans that may be available from the local utility suppliers, but these cannot be taken as gospel. There are a lot of reasons why there may be errors, and in some cases the plans may not even be in existence. Having done this, the next step is to carry out a survey on the actual site, and this is done using a couple of tools called the CAT and Genny, meaning Cable Avoidance Tool and Signal Generator.

However, like many things in this day and age, you can’t just take them out of the box and read the instructions. You will need to take a short course in exactly how they work, what they do, and how to use them under a range of different circumstances.

This is why we provide CAT training courses at Sygma Solutions. (We are not talking here about four-legged furry things. Anyone who has ever owned one of those knows that you can’t train a cat. In fact, you don’t even own it: it owns you!).

Our CAT course will cover everything that you need to know including a classroom session so that you understand all the basics. Our CAT training is then followed up with practical work on site so that you can put what you have learned into action.

You can also take an advanced CAT course so that you can obtain qualifications which will enable you to work on sites such as HS2 and London Airport.