Recommended for: Anyone participating in ground disturbance activity of any kind, whether drilling or excavating.

Length: Approximately 2.5 hours

Location: At client’s office or the CMH Underground Prince George and Terrace facilities (including surrounding areas of Smithers, Kitimat, and Prince Rupert, BC)

Cost: Free to customers

Participants will learn the following:

• What utilities are found underground?
• What are these utilities made of?
• What are the consequences of striking these utilities?
• What methods are used to locate underground utilities?
  • Electromagnetic Detection methods
  • Sondes
  • Ground Penetrating Radar
  • Concrete scanning
  • Pipe cameras

Participants will learn about the benefits and limitations of all underground utility locating methods. A demonstration of the use of each locating method will be given at the end of the seminar.

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Recommended for: Individuals or companies that have recently purchased underground utility locating equipment. Course is custom-tailored to suit needs of organizations participating.

Length: 8am – 4pm (2x 15min breaks + 30min lunch)

Location: At client’s office or the CMH Underground Prince George facility (including surrounding areas of Smithers, Kitimat, and Prince Rupert)

Cost: Per participant – 6 students maximum

Though custom tailored, each course will include the following:

1) Introduction to Damage Prevention in British Columbia

• Identify the risks of damage to underground utilities
• Identify the potential consequences of locating errors
• Describe the key regulations regarding locating safety in British Columbia

2) Basics of underground utility and infrastructure

• Identify detectable and non-detectable underground pipe and cable materials
• Identify where certain underground pipe and cable materials are used
• Identify different visual evidence of buried utilities

3) The Locating System: BC One Call; Responsibilities, Regulations, Strengths and Weaknesses

• Identify the roles and responsibilities of utility owners
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of ground disturbers
• Identify the roles and responsibilities of the locator
• Describe the strengths of the BC One Call System
• Describe the weaknesses of the BC One Call System

4) Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Locating; Theory and Practical

• Describe the basics of electromagnetic fields as they apply to electromagnetic locating
• Demonstrate transmitter operation
• Demonstrate receiver operation
• Demonstrate proper equipment maintenance
• Describe the marking system
• Identify different utility equipment features
• Follow the steps of conducting a locate

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