Developed with input from a cross-sector of industries, Locate Management’s new online 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.

Who Should Take This Course?

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.

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’s 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

Approximately 120 minutes

Testing conducted during this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course as many times as necessary if the pass mark is not achieved.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing. The certificate is valid for 3 years from the course completion date indicated on the certificate.