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Locating & Marking
Conceived with contributions from diverse industries, this freshly introduced online course on Locating and Marking, spanning 0.25 days (up to 2 hours), is structured to enhance skills and attitudes towards locating and marking. The e-learning module elucidates on Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) and the part locating plays in it. It clarifies locate marks and stipulations for marking operator facilities. The course further elaborates on electromagnetic locating methods, challenges, and tracing issues.
Born out of insights from various sectors, this novel online Locating and Marking course, of 0.25 days duration (up to 2 hours), is devoted to fostering locating and marking skills and attitudes. This e-learning module outlines Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) and the role of locating within SUE. It deciphers locate marks and rules for marking operator facilities. The course further touches upon electromagnetic locating techniques, hindrances, and tracing complications.
Who is the Course For?
It's designed for everyone, including supervisors, ground disturbers, excavators, project managers, locators, and other staff who need a fundamental understanding of locating and how to mark underground utilities or interpret locate marks.
Objective 1 - Subsurface Utility Engineering
- Explain the quality levels
- Understand how the levels relate to Subsurface Utility Engineering
Objective 2 – Questions about locating and locate marks
- Understand the questions to pose
- Recognize locate marks
Objective 3 – Field delineation guidelines
- Clarify field delineation rules for operator’s facilities
Objective 4 – Methodologies for locating
- Summarize different locating techniques
Objective 5 – Identifying obstacles and tracing issues in locating
- Identify locating obstacles
- Acknowledge tracing issues
- Understand how they can impact the precision of locates
Estimated 120 minutes
Testing carried out during this online course is aimed to reinforce the knowledge imparted. A score of 80% is required to earn a certificate of completion. Participants are permitted to retake the course as many times as desired if the pass mark is not accomplished.
Upon successful accomplishment of this online course, a certificate of completion will be made accessible for download and print. The certificate remains valid for 3 years from the course completion date specified on the certificate.
Course Details
Course Length
This course will take roughly 50 minutes
Passing Mark
To pass this training course, you need to score 80% or higher on the quiz
Certificate
Upon the successful completion of this course a certificate with your name will be stored on your profile and available to print
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