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CAT & Genny Operator

NPORS Plant & Machinery

Locating buried services before you break ground. Using a cable avoidance tool and signal generator properly, and understanding what they are — and are not — telling you.

Who it's for

Anyone excavating, or supervising excavation, where underground services may be present.

What's covered

  • What a CAT and a Genny each do, and where each one stops working
  • Power, radio and generator modes
  • Function checks before every use
  • Sweeping a site and interpreting the signal
  • Marking up and safe digging practice
  • HSG47 and permit-to-dig procedures

Assessment & certification

Theory and practical assessment on the final day. Successful candidates are registered with the awarding body and issued the relevant card or certificate.

Upcoming dates

No open dates are scheduled for this course at the moment — most of our training is delivered at customer premises on dates that suit you.

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