Highland Construction Training Group

This certificate has been designed to allow the candidate to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to successfully locate and avoid underground utilities apparatus and highways services. The candidate will be able to interpret plans and confirm that they correspond with the work site. The candidate will be able to identify different underground utilities apparatus and highways services that are encountered during excavation and understand the hazards, risks and consequences of damaging them. The candidate must be able to select, prepare and use pipe and cable location equipment to identify and mark the location of underground utilities apparatus and highways services. 

Content:

• Learning Outcome 1 Interpret information and plans showing the location of underground apparatus
• Learning Outcome 2 Understand how to interpret information and plans showing the location of underground apparatus 
• Learning Outcome 3 Identify utilities apparatus and highways services encountered during excavation 
• Learning Outcome 4 Understand how to identify utilities apparatus and highways services encountered during excavation 
• Learning Outcome 5 Identify the hazards and risks associated with underground utilities apparatus and highways services 
• Learning Outcome 6 Understand the hazards and risks associated with underground utilities apparatus and highways services 
• Learning Outcome 7 Use pipe and cable location equipment
• Learning Outcome 8 Understand how to use of pipe and cable location equipment
• Learning Outcome 9 Follow safe working practices 

Assessment for this unit consists of practical observations and a multiple-choice knowledge examination to cover the requirements of the learning outcomes.