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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.

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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.

SUJETS DU COURS

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

DURÉE DU COURS EN LIGNE

Estimation de 120 minutes

Note de passage

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.

CERTIFICAT DE RÉALISATION

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.

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