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Excavation Near Existing Services and Utility Location Management

Striking a buried cable, pipe or main during excavation causes injuries, outages and heavy liabilities that a little planning would have avoided. This course covers locating existing services, planning safe excavation near them and managing the risk of underground strikes. It reflects African urban and industrial sites where service records are often incomplete and utilities are congested.

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What you will be able to do

  • Gather and interpret records of buried services before digging.
  • Use location methods and safe digging practices near services.
  • Plan excavations to protect existing utilities and workers.
  • Apply permits, wayleaves and utility approvals correctly.
  • Supervise hand digging, trial holes and exposure of services.
  • Respond to service strikes and near miss incidents.

Course outline

  1. 01Buried services and the risk of strikes
  2. 02Service records and wayleaves
  3. 03Locating and marking existing services
  4. 04Safe digging and trial holes
  5. 05Planning excavation near utilities
  6. 06Protecting and supporting exposed services
  7. 07Permits and utility approvals
  8. 08Strike response and reporting

Who should attend

Excavation supervisors, civil foremen, site engineers and safety practitioners working near buried utilities.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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