Description
Our EUSR-accredited HSG47 training course provides essential skills and awareness for avoiding the dangers associated with underground services. This HSG47 training includes safe excavation techniques, the use of CAT and Genny equipment, and guidance aligned with safe digging practices (HSG47). Ideal for those working near HV substations or buried utilities, this course helps ensure compliance with HSG47 standards.
Fully accredited HSG47 course with EUSR registration
Covers CAT and Genny training in line with HSG47
Teaches best practices for safe digging around underground utilities
Suitable for operatives working on or near HV substations
What you will learn
- Legislation around underground services
- How to interpret utility drawings and line search documents
- Avoiding damage to underground services
- Detection of underground services using cable avoidance tools (CAT4 & Genny)
- Understanding of legislation requirements and implications of HSG47
- Overview of British Standards Institution (BSI) PAS 128:2022 which is the current specification for underground utility detection
- Use location equipment to locate underground services in a HV Substation
- Identify the dangers and hazards associated with underground services in a HV Substation
- Identify the dangers and hazards associated with overhead lines and services in a HV Substation
- Understand the dangers of working near or under overhead lines in a HV Substation
- Understand the risks of making contact with overhead lines during excavations in a HV Substation
- Understanding of legislation requirements and implications of GS6 in a HV Substation
- Recap of Impressed Voltages and the impact of these when using a Cat and Genny in a HV Substation
- Recap of National Grid Safety Distances, Working Procedures and SR163 requirements
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