Highland Construction Training Group

Overview

Category 1: Locate Utility Services (HSG47) is a training and assessment programme designed for candidates carrying out excavation works to safely locate, mark, and avoid underground utility services using recognised and approved detection methods.

Category 2: Implement Safe (Digging) Excavating Practices covers the minimum training and assessment required for those working to safely excavate and maintain holes and trenches using both hand tools and hand-held power tools.

Course Content:

Achievement of the standard demonstrates effective performance, by being able to demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:

Interpret utility plan drawings and identify symbols and coded information

• Prepare and use location equipment to locate a range of underground services
• Identify the dangers and hazards associated with underground services
• Recognise why some services are more difficult to locate
• Carry out site marking using appropriate methods
• Interpret utility drawings and identify symbols and coded information
• Ensure all necessary location, marking and site safety provisions have been carried out correctly prior to any excavation work commencing
• Identify the dangers and hazards associated with excavations
• Select and use safe digging techniques to carry out and maintain excavations