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Included in the course

  • Assessments

    Student engagement is a fundamental part of any professionally created learning experience. Our industry experience and knowledge helps us ensure our assessments are relevant to help solidify your learning outcomes.

  • Certificate of Completion

    Following each successfully completed course a Certificate of Completion training record is issued to the learner or the appointed admin. This coupled with automated training reports makes managing compliance breeze.

  • Media Rich Learning Experience

    Our courses are created with media rich learning content at its core. This allows us to provide a pleasant learning experience that's succinct and packed with the required knowledge whilst using familiar site spoken language.

  • Responsive Design

    Our courses are designed to be 100% responsive. This allows us to provide you with training that's adaptable to your learning environments. Whether on a mobile device or PC, on the move or in the site shed... We've got you covered.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Overview

    • Course Description

    • Course Particulars

    • Learning Outcomes
  • 2

    Planning Work Near Underground Utilities

    • Introduction

    • What are service utilities

    • The importance of not damaging service utilities

    • Check your understanding

    • Typical construction activities that may cause damage to underground services

    • Check your understanding

    • How to identify, locate and confirm the location and type of an underground service utility

    • Check your understanding
  • 3

    Conducting Work Near Underground Utilities

    • Typical hazards and risks associated with work near underground utilities

    • Check your understanding

    • Typical control measures

    • Check your understanding

Learning Outcomes

Following the successful completion of this course a learner should be able to:

  • Describe what underground utilities are and list the utility types typically encountered on construction sites

  • Describe the activities typically associated with construction works that can cause damage to underground utilities

  • Describe the negative impacts of utility damage on the local communities and how it effects organisations involved

  • Explain what is meant by the term "DBYD or Dial before you dig" and describe how it is used on site

  • Explain what is meant by the term "Dig Permit" and describe the typical process of using it on site

  • Identify typical hazards and assess the typical risks associated with work near underground utilities

  • Understand and implement best practice control measures associated with work near underground utilities

Target Audience

This training is designed to provide the required awareness knowledge and understanding to all parties involved. From design, to tender, to delivery, everyone involved plays a crucial part in the ultimate safe and successful project outcome. This training is ideal for:

  • General Workers

  • Team Leaders

  • Site Management

  • Project Management

  • Health & Safety Reps

  • Estimators

  • Designers

  • Subcontractors