




Prevent costly damage and improve workplace safety with our Identify, Locate and Protect Underground Services course. This nationally recognised training teaches participants how to identify underground utilities, use service location plans, apply safe excavation practices, and protect essential infrastructure while complying with Australian WHS legislation.
Our Identify, Locate and Protect Underground Services course provides participants with the practical knowledge and skills required to safely identify, locate, and protect underground services before excavation or construction work begins. This nationally recognised training is essential for workers involved in civil construction, utilities, landscaping, roadworks, telecommunications, mining, and infrastructure projects.
Accidentally striking underground services such as electricity, gas, water, sewer, fibre optic cables, or telecommunications lines can result in serious injuries, costly repairs, project delays, and environmental damage. This course teaches participants how to interpret utility plans, identify underground hazards, use locating methods, apply safe excavation techniques, and follow Australian Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) legislation and industry best practices.
Participants gain practical experience that helps reduce risks and ensures underground assets are protected throughout construction and excavation activities.
Our Identify, Locate and Protect Underground Services course combines classroom learning with practical exercises to prepare participants for safe excavation and underground service protection.
This course teaches participants how to safely identify, locate, and protect underground utilities before excavation or construction work begins, reducing the risk of damaging essential infrastructure.
The course is suitable for anyone involved in excavation, trenching, civil construction, utilities, landscaping, telecommunications, roadworks, or infrastructure projects.
Yes. Participants complete practical activities involving utility plans, hazard identification, excavation safety, and methods used to protect underground services.
The course is generally completed within half a day or less, depending on the learner’s ability and experience.
Yes. Participants who successfully complete the training and assessment requirements will receive the applicable nationally recognised Statement of Attainment.
Completing the Identify, Locate and Protect Underground Services course provides many benefits, including:
By completing this course, participants will learn how to:
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