Cat & Genny (Cable Avoidance)

Description

The Cat & Genny (Cable Avoidance) course trains operatives, supervisors, and engineers to safely identify and avoid underground cables and pipes using a Cable Avoidance Tool (CAT) and Signal Generator (Genny), reducing the risk of accidents and service strikes in excavation work.

What you will learn

Basic principles of underground service location and avoidance.

Hazard identification and understanding the main risks associated with underground services.

Reading and interpreting site plans accurately.

Practical and safe operation of Cable Avoidance Tools (CAT) and Signal Generators (Genny) Operational techniques including live and dead signal detection, power and radio modes, use of accessories, and accuracy assessment.

Recognizing limitations and situations where cable detection may not be fully effective Training typically combines classroom and practical hands-on sessions, using case studies, group discussions, and practical exercises, followed by written or multiple-choice assessments.

Further information

Full course outline

Scheduled dates

Provider:: Wedoanycourse Ltd
Duration:: 4 Hours
Locations:: Leighton Buzzard Training Venue , Stourbridge Training Venue , Aberdeen , Accrington , Antrim, Ashbourne Onsite, Ashford, Ballymena Training Venue , Barking London Training Venue, Barnsley , Bath Training Venue , Bathgate Training Venue , Belfast Training Venue , Birmingham, Birmingham , Birmingham, Spaces (Crossway) Birmingham, Spaces (Crossway), Blackburn, Blackridge, Scotland Training Venue, Bolton , Bootle, Bradford , Brentwood Training Venue , Brighton, Bristol , Bromsgrove , Bury St Edmunds , Cardiff, Chertsey, Chester Training Venue, Coleraine, Crawley, Crewe, Cricklewood , Dartford Training Venue , Derby, Derbyshire , Doddworth , Doncaster , Dudley , Durham , East Barnet Training Venue , Eastbourne Training Venue , Edinburgh Training Venue , Elearning Platform, Enfield , Enniskillen Training Venue , Epsom Training Venue , Erith , Exeter Training Venue , Falkirk Training Venue , Farnham Training Venue, Feltham , Glasgow, Glasgow Onsite, Glenrothes , Gloucester, Gloucester Training Venue, Godstone , Gravesend Training Venue, Grays Training Venue , Hamilton Training Venue , Hampshire, Hanbury Training Venue , Harrow-Middlesex-House , Heathrow Training Venue, Hortonwood, Huddersfield , Hull, Ipswich , Irthlingborough , Kendal Training Venue , Kent Training Venue , Kidderminster, Kidlington , Kings Lynn Training Venue, Leeds , Leicester , Leighton Buzzard Training Venue , Letchworth, Lincoln, Liverpool , Livingston , London, London , London Victoria , London Bridge , London Ec4n Ntq Onsite , London Training Venue, London, Marylebone Training Venue, London, Liverpool Street Training Venue, Londonderry, Manchester, Manchester Training Venue , Marleybone , Middlesborough, Milton Keynes Training Venue , Morecambe, Newcastle, Newcastle Onsite , Northampton , Norwich , Nottingham , Oldham Training Venue , Onsite , Ossett, Paisley, Peterborough , Pitsea-Basildon Training Venue , Portadown , Preston , Reading , Romford London Training Venue , Romford Training Venue , Sailsbury, Salford Training Venue , Seaham, Shoreham Onsite, Shrewsbury, Sidcup , Slough (South) Training Venue, Solihull , South Liverpool Training Venue , Southampton , Staffordshire, Stockport , Stoke On Trent , Stratford London Training Venue, Sunderland , Sunderland Training Venue , Surrey Training Venue , Sutton , Tamworth, Telford, Thatcham Training Venue , Tonbridge Training Venue , Training Venue , Union Jack Club, Uxbridge, Wandsworth , Warrington , Warrington Training Venue , Warwickshire , Wellingborough Training Venue , Wembley, London , Wigan , Winchester , Wirral, Wolverhampton Training Venue, Worcester , Workington , York