The ground is filled with millions of buried utilities. Without knowing the precise location of the underground utility services, you cannot begin your excavation or digging project. A thorough survey of the area to be excavated is crucial if you want your project to be completed smoothly and without any accidents, such as cable strikes. Striking and damaging buried utilities can be life-threatening, along with causing a massive delay on project completion, temporary interruption of utility services for the buildings nearby and financial losses for the company. The utility company might even ask the contractor to replace the utility cables before starting the excavation project.
In the UK, more than 60,000 utility strikes are reported on a yearly basis. Even when cable strikes are not posing a life risk, it is a huge loss of finances and gives a bad reputation to the company carrying out the excavation project. Such unfortunate situations can be avoided if the contractor undertakes professional CAT course and becomes a certified surveyor.
CAT training programmes give complete knowledge about the buried utility services and the damages that are caused if there is a cable strike. Furthermore, these programmes teach the correct use of the cable avoidance tools and the limitations that the device has. Knowing how to use the cable avoidance tools ensures that the contractor is able to create a safe working environment for the workers.
So, if you have an upcoming excavation project, make sure that you undertake a CAT course.
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