Trace the route of water pipes and locate surface fittings and street furniture

Overview

This Standard is about using techniques to find the location of water pipes, surface fittings and street furniture.  This includes using visual, electronic and measurement techniques and referring to records, marking positions on work sites and reporting deviations to relevant people. Safety and hygiene procedures should be followed at all times.

This Standard is for anyone who traces the routes of water pipes and locates surface fittings and street furniture.

Performance Criteria

You must be able to:

  1. select tracing techniques and equipment that are appropriate to the type of water pipe being traced
  2. confirm the condition of tracing equipment in accordance with organisational requirements
  3. use reliable information to identify the location of cables to prevent safety problems during pipe tracing activities
  4. collate information from records, surface evidence and tracing techniques to form an accurate prediction of the position of water pipes, surface fittings and any street furniture
  5. trace water pipes over the required distance to within specified limits in accordance with organisational requirements
  6. mark positions of water pipes, surface fittings and street furniture on work sites in accordance with organisational requirements
  7. record and report deviations in positions of waters pipes, surface
  8. fittings and street furniture to relevant people in accordance with organisational requirements
  9. follow safe working and hygiene processes in accordance with approved procedures and practices at all times

Knowledge & Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. safety and hygiene specifications and procedures
  2. implications of tracing activities on water quality
  3. tracing equipment used for different techniques and their limitations
  4. how to check and use tracing equipment
  5. the importance of locating cables
  6. how to access current plans and records
  7. how to interpret records, plans and surface evidence of route of mains
  8. procedures to be used when tracing pipes and locating surface fittings and street furniture
  9. procedures for marking the route of mains
  10. specified limits for tracing water pipes
  11. organisational reporting requirements