CAT and Genny Course in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire

Locate buried services before you dig

This one-day CAT and Genny course teaches you to use a cable avoidance tool (CAT) and signal generator (Genny) to locate buried cables and pipes before excavation. Striking an underground service can cause serious injury, costly damage and long delays, so competent use of locating equipment is a basic requirement on most sites where ground is broken.

The course is delivered in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire by Safeteam Training Group, a CITB Approved Training Organisation with its head office in Raunds, Northamptonshire.

Who Is the CAT and Genny Course For?

The course is for groundworkers, utility operatives, plant operators, site supervisors and anyone who digs or breaks ground, or who checks areas before excavation starts. No previous experience is needed.

Course Details

• Duration: 1 day
• Delivery: Classroom and practical training in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6GR
• Assessment: practical and knowledge assessment by the trainer
• Outcome: a certificate on successful completion

What You Will Learn

• The dangers of underground services and HSE guidance HSG47, Avoiding danger from underground services
• Reading and using utility records and plans
• Pre-use checks on the CAT and Genny
• Using the CAT in power and radio modes, and with the Genny to trace a signal
• The limitations of locating equipment, including services it cannot detect
• Marking out located services and safe digging practices

Certification

Successful delegates receive a certificate confirming they have completed CAT and Genny training. Many employers ask for refresher training every three years.

CAT and Genny FAQs

How long is the CAT and Genny course?

One day at the Wellingborough venue, with a large practical element.

What does the Genny do?

The Genny is a signal generator. It puts a signal onto a buried cable or metallic pipe, or into the ground nearby, so the CAT can trace services that would not otherwise give off a detectable signal.

Will the CAT find every buried service?

No. Plastic pipes without a tracer wire and some other services cannot be detected, which is why the course covers utility records and safe digging practice as well as the equipment.

Do I need any experience?

No. The course is suitable for complete beginners.

Where is the course held?

At Safeteam's training venue in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN9 6GR.

Related Courses

• All CAT and Genny courses
• NRSWA street works courses
• Training courses in Northamptonshire

On successful completion, your certificate is issued by the awarding body, not by the training provider. NRSWA street works: a certificate is issued for each unit passed, and Safeteam applies for your Street Works Qualifications Register (SWQR) card on your behalf. Street works qualifications must be renewed every five years by taking the one-day reassessment before your card expires.

E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.

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Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Safeteam Training Group is a UK construction training provider and CITB Approved Training Organisation, with its head office in Raunds, Northamptonshire. It runs accredited training from purpose-built plant and street works facilities across the UK, supported by a nationwide team of more than 120 technical trainers, and can also deliver training on live projects. Its courses span NRSWA street works, CPCS and NPORS plant and lifting operations, CITB Site Safety Plus, EUSR, confined spaces, working at height and asbestos.

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