EUSR Category 1 - Locate Utility Services (HSG47)

1 day
8 MAX

The safety critical course includes both theoretical and practical assessments in order to increase the knowledge required to safely detect buried utility services. Often referred to as HSG47 or Cat & Genny training our instruction goes beyond traditional 'in-house' sessions and is mapped to both EUSR and National Occupational Standards.

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Course Objectives

  • Underground legislation and guidance pertaining to underground services. Examples are: HSG47, HSWA 1974, HSG150, EUSMUNC06 and EUSEPUS044
  • Interpret utility drawings and line search documents 
  • Demonstrate usage of cable location devices (Cat & Genny) in order to locate utility services 
  • Identify the dangers and hazards associated with carrying out ground survey detection
  • Accept the limitations of underground utility detection equipment and drawings 
  • Grasp the true costs of utility 'strikes' to contractors, stakeholders and wider society

Certification

  • EU Skills - EUSR SMART card with photo id, qualification stated on back of card 
  • EU Skills – EUSR Virtual Registration is available upon request in lieu of plastic SMART card
  • Electronic Groundforce Training certificate also provided via email
  • EUSR qualifications are valid for 3 years
  • On or before your qualification(s) expiry date you’ll need to renew in order for qualification(s) to stay on the EU Skills register
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Who Will Benefit?

Managers, supervisors, safety professionals and/or operatives who are required to oversee and/or carry out work employing underground services detection devices. 

Individuals who need to understand utility drawings and/or employ service detection equipment in order to successfully locate a wide variety of underground services.

Guided Learning Hours

The minimum guided learning hours for a EUSR Category 1: Locate Utility Services (HSG47), is six hours.

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