1. TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING WORKSHOP
UNDERGROUND UTILIT Y MAPPING
PART 1
PRESENTER
RAMLI MOHAMED
ORGANISED BY;
MALAYSIA SOCIET Y OF TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY

2. Workshop Agenda Introduction
--------------------------- The Importance of Information
--------------------------- from Underground
----------- Safe Digging & Best Practices
Technologies, Methodology &
Application
- ElectromagneticLocators
- Ground Penetrating
Radar
Questions & Answers

3. Introduction Background & Experience
--------------------------- - 20 years working in utility
--------------------------- locating industry
----------- - 12 years in APAC., 6
years in Malaysia
- Worked for leading
manufacturers of EM/GPR
- Approved CPUL Trainer
- MALA Geoscience :
Regional Manager, APAC
- Application & Training
Concultant

4. The Important of Information
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 Why is information about the underground important ?
- Safety!
- What Lies beneath the surfacde cannot be seen
- Dangers exist with certain utilities, i.e Gas/Power
- Existing maps/drawings may be inaccurate, out- dated,
or non-existing
 Obtaining this information can be challenging
 Modern utility locating technologies offer a pratical solution

5. The Important of Utility Locating : Why ?
Information
--------------------------------- Safety, Safety, Safety !
--------------------------------- - Safety for anyone
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excavating in the vicinity of
buried utilities
- Safety for the utility
network
- Safety forn the general
public
- Safety for the environment

6. The Important of
Information Utility damage causes :
------------------------------------- - Dsiruption of service
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------- - Affects quality of life
- Financial loss
- Injuries / Fatalities
Locating helps obtain
important information
from underground and
aids in utility damage
prevention.

7. Utility Damage Prevention :
Helping the underground industry works safely, to
protect buried facilities from damage and ensure
public safety.
Safe Digging & Best Practices

8. Before You Dig
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 Obtain site drawings and maps
 Use a Locator – EM / GPR
 Mark the utilities
 Dig carefully and safely
 Update records
 Procedure :
- Call before you dig
- Allow time for marking
- Respect all markings
Dig with C.A.R.E - Excavate carefully

9. One-Call System Centre Free service usually
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------------------------------- funded by utility
------------------- companies
- Process locate requests
- Notify utility owners of
planned excavation

10. One-Call System Process
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6. DPS includes ticket in
daily routine
7. DPS locate facilities,
1. Contact Centre documents work and
2. Information logged, ticket completes ticket
assigned 8. Completed ticket
3. Ticket sent to utility processed, including
companies/contract locator billing
4. Utility/Contract Locator enter 9. One-Call System Centre
ticket into database notified of completed
5. Ticket routed to Damage ticket. “positive
Prevention Specialist (DPS) response” issued
10. Ticket filed for future reference