UTA Utility Locator Training

Duration: 1-Day (8-Contact Hours) Also available for "onsite" training or during scheduled open enrollment events. Who Should Attend? Not only is this skills training workshop a great introductory session and a valuable career building tool for the novice line locator, the workshop was designed to challenge and expand the knowledge base of even the most seasoned of pros of the art of underground line locating and marking.




What you will learn: This information packed utility locator training workshop addresses both the art and science of the sometimes puzzling and daunting task of Underground Utility Line Locating and Marking. Locating technicians perform their duties daily in response to each states Call Before You Dig laws prior to planned and emergency excavation activities. Mastery of this task of High Tech hide and seek is vital not only for employee safety but also the general public near excavation sites. With a balanced mixture of classroom theory training combined with valuable hands-On field instruction performed outdoors participants will gain an A to Z understanding of the process . Special Emphasis is placed on mastery of the electronic detection equipment and troubleshooting techniques to solve utility locating puzzles. Participants will also gain an overall understanding of the entire National Utility Infrastructure layout. Utility locator training is key to insuring competent employees are responding to excavation notifications and then locating and marking the estimated location of underground utilities prior to excavation activities. Classroom Training and Field Instruction: This two-fold training workshop begins with a live classroom training sessions with comprehensive animated slide presentations, lively discussions, and a supporting workbook loaded with reference materials and classroom activities. The classroom session is followed by a Hands On instruction performed outdoors where a variety of conventional and not so conventional equipment is placed in the hands of the workshop participants in efforts to build an "equipment friendly" users of line detection equipment.

Non-Vendor Specific Training: Utility training academy, utilizes only Non-vendor specific training materials. This allows our instructors to focus on the basic design and concept of conventional equipment as well as troubleshooting techniques to use when faced with line locating problems. The hands-on training gives you the opportunity to apply the knowledge obtained during the classroom portion of the training. Much emphasis is placed on site investigations prior to locating.




Why you should attend? Training meets CalOSHA Qualification Requirements for all personnel responsible for Subsurface utility line locating and marking prior to excavation activities in California. Compliance identified in CA SB 1359 and CalOSHA title 8 and California Government Code Sections 4216 through 4216.9 This workshop is also approved for 6-8 Continuing Educational Hours or Training Credits for Water Operator Certification renewals in California, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee and a growing number of states.

Workshop approved for 8 contact hours for CWEA certificate holders for credit toward the continuing education requirement for re-certification.

This training covers the minimum training requirements identified in the Common Ground Alliance Best Practices 4-5

DOT Operator Qualification OQ Training and Testing

Workshop Training Support Materials: Participants will receive a classroom workbook with associated training materials and slide presentation handouts with ample room for notes and 4 progress evaluations to ensure that the key points are covered a second time for a clear understanding and heightened retention levels. Fundamental Training Documentation: Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion for Utility Training Academy that may be presented for 8 contact hours for state water operator recertifications - CA, AZ, MN, NV, NM, OK and Wastewater recertifications in CA

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• UTA
• Utility
• Locator
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