Identify, Locate And Protect Underground Services - RIICCM202D

This course is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills about current legislation and their basic duty of care for locating underground services, prior to the commencement of any excavation works. Management of risks arising from presence of above-ground, overhead, and underground services in vicinity of workplaces and in particular the use of safe working procedures (SWMS). Procedures, controls and emergency response requirements for those hazards present at the site, determined through risk assessment, are to be reinforced throughout the training sessions.

This course supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required to identify, locate and protect underground services in Civil Construction.

Our main aim is to educate staff on current legislation and their basic duty of care for locating underground services, prior to the commencement of any excavation works.

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to identify utilities and services prior to commencement of any excavation work.

 

• Plan and prepare for work by assessing and interpreting work documentation
• Identify, obtain and implement traffic signage requirements
• Contact owners of services/utilities and confirm plans
• Select and check for faults
• Identifying and reporting on hazards
• Obtaining dials
• Identifying types of services/utilities and providers
• Application of SWMS
• Use visual or physical means to search for services prior to commencing construction
• Report any damage to services/utilities
• Carrying out maintenance, recording and reporting according to organisational procedures.

This course is recommended for workers who are required to identify, locate & protect underground services in preparation for civil and rail infrastructure work.