Course Overview
Developed with input from a cross-sector of industries, Locate Management's newonline Locating and Marking 0.25 days (up to 2 hours) course is aimed at developing locating and marking skills and attitudes. This e-learning course describes Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) and where locating fits into SUE. It explains locate marks and guidelines for marking operator facilities. The course also discusses electromagnetic locating methods, obstacles and tracing problems.
All individuals, including supervisors, ground disturbers, excavators, project managers, locators, and other workers who need a basic understanding of locating and how to mark buried facilities or interpret locate marks.
Course Topics
Objective 1, Subsurface Utility Engineering
- Describe the quality levels
- How the levels pertain to Subsurface Utility
Engineering
Objective 2 , Locating questions and locate marks
- Know the questions to ask
- Identify locate marks
Objective 3 , Field delineation guidelines
- Explain field delineation guidelines for
operator, facilities
Objective 4 , Locating methods
- Summarize various locating methods
Objective 5 , Locating obstacles and tracing problems
- Recognize locating obstacles
- Recognize tracing problems
- Recognize how they can affect the accuracy of
locates
This course takes approximately 50 minutes to complete
A passing grade of 80% or higher required. Up to 3 attempts are provided.
A certificate will be provided upon the successful completion of this course.
