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.

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

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

Who should attend

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

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Sep 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Online	2	US$900
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
23 to 24 Nov 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100

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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We can run Excavation Near Existing Services and Utility Location Management privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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