Sygma Solutions is the leading provider of training in the skills required to locate and identify underground services in the UK when a contractor is about to undertake any kind of excavation work.

The company’s training is of sufficient standard that it is now approved by the Energy & Utility Skills Register. Their unique HSG47 course in utility location with EUSR cable avoidance can now be added as a category on any EUSR card. It is also approved by the CITB, CSCS, and The Survey Association.

Before undertaking any form of excavation, it is vital that a contractor takes every possible precaution to avoid striking any type of underground services. The consequences of so doing can be far-reaching and in a few cases fatal. Striking an electricity cable can cause injury through the explosive effects of arcing current together with any fire or flames which may result. Injuries are typically severe.

Damaging a gas pipe can cause an instant leak or a leak some time later. Fire and explosion can occur. The risk of damaging a pipe carrying LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas) is greater than natural gas since it is heavier than air and doesn’t disperse easily. It can travel for long distances underground and accumulate in cellars and basements.

Damaging a sewer pipe can cause severe health risks to workers and potential ground collapse and possible environmental pollution.
Telephone and TV cables are not normally associated with any personal injury to workers, but the repairs can be expensive and cause considerable inconvenience and loss of income to businesses relying on them.

Striking a water pipe is less likely to result in injury than electricity cables or gas pipes, but even so a jet of water under pressure from a main can cause injury if striking a person. It may also contain stones and other debris from the earth surrounding the pipe. In addition, it can result in flooding and the rapid collapse of the sides of an excavation.

In total, in the UK, there are some 60,000 strikes of underground services every year, which underscores the need for first class training in the use of the CAT and Genny which are the main tools used for locating and identifying them. The training courses provided by Sygma Solutions are second to none and cover not only instructions in the use of the tools, but also their limitations and how to be aware of them.

About The Company:
Sygma Solutions is the leading provider of EUSR cable avoidance training in the UK and is approved not only by the EUSR, but also the CITB, CSCS, and The Survey Association. For further information
Contact : Peter Ashcroft
93, St Georges Ave
Westhoughton
Bolton, UK
0844 241 2597
[email protected].
http://www.sygma-solutions.com/