Challenges Faced by the Cable Avoidance Industry

An underground service strike can lead to injury or loss of life, while the financial consequences can also be substantial.

To help minimise this risk, the cable avoidance industry has evolved over the years with new technology and processes to improve how underground cables are detected.

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Why You Need A Training Course Before Trying To Locate Buried Services

Today we are well into the 21st century and when it comes to the location of underground services, we have the use of some very clever tools in the CAT and Genny.

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The Tools For Location Of Buried Services And How They Work

At Sygma Solutions we provide training that covers all types of underground services location tools, including the CAT and Genny and the Radiodetection RD8000 and RD8100, as well as the Mala HDR ground-penetrating radar tools.

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Underground Services Can Be Anywhere

When undertaking any sort of work that involves digging in the ground, it is vital to take every step to find out if there are any underground services running in the area in which a contractor is about to excavate or even close by.

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Thorough Searches Before Carrying Out Any Sort Of Excavation Are Vital

Accidentally striking any type of services running underground when carrying out any sort of excavation work can have a massive impact on the person doing the digging and those working with him, and it can also have a serious effect on the owner of the asset that is damaged.

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Sygma Solutions Provides Complete Training In The Use Of The CAT And Genny

One of the most dangerous things that can happen to any worker when working below ground level is making accidental contact with underground services such as electricity cables and gas pipes. Other services can also present problems, such as water, telecoms, fibre optic, sewage, and so on, and indeed striking a water pipe can result in injury, and we don’t need to go into details about the health risks of sewage pipes. But electric and gas are the most likely to cause injury and/or be fatal.

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What Is Cat Training And Why Do You Need It?

At Sygma Solutions, our business revolves entirely around CAT and Genny training.

It wouldn’t be the first time that someone has said that you can’t train a cat. To the extent that you can train it to come as soon as you put the food down, you can. But if you know anything about cats at all, you will know that the rest of the time they do their own thing. They will do precisely what they want to do. In essence, you do not own a cat: it owns you.

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The Many Reasons Why You Need A Cable-Avoidance Course

What is the most dangerous part of constructing a new building? Is it the height? Is it the design? Is it the floor? Is it the roofing system? Is it the electrics? Anything else?

Well, all of those things are vitally important, of course. And a lot more besides. But we believe that the most dangerous part of constructing a building starts right at the bottom. That is not on the earth surface itself, but below the surface.

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Utility Coding Explained: A Sygma Solutions Guide

When carrying out any sort of excavation work it is vital to do everything possible to avoid striking underground utilities. They can be absolutely anywhere. Some places are obvious, while others are not. The best thing to do is to follow the advice given in HSG47 by the Health & Safety Executive, and that is unless you know otherwise, you should assume that they are present where you are going to dig. The emphasis on the word “know” is ours.

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All Operatives Who Have To Locate Underground Services Need Appropriate Training

While slips and falls are the most common causes of accidents and injuries during the course of the working day, there are several others which can also cause injury and even fatalities. Many of these are concerned with groundwork. When digging or excavating anywhere in the UK, there is always not just the possibility, but the probability, that there are underground services in the area concerned.

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