Underground Service Locating

Safe Dig provides accurate and professional underground utility locating services in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Rockhampton and Mackay.

Safe Dig are the experts in underground service locating

When locating underground utility services it is important to avoid damage from excavation or accidental line strike from digging blind. With the use of the latest 2D ground penetrating radar combined with state of the art vac trucks for hire, Safe Dig can assure that underground services are located accurately and safely.

Whether you have a major underground utility locating project in Brisbane or are in need of locating hidden services at your home, Safe Dig has the equipment and expert team to tackle any project, no matter the size. The Safe Dig underground services locating team can help you uncover; core infrastructure including water, gas, telecommunications, sewer or underground power as well as assist in the safe excavation of these utilities.

Safe Dig only uses fully accredited Telstra and Optus certified locators and Before You Dig certified locators for optic fibers in Queensland.

With over 30 years experience in the industry, Safe Dig has created a reputation in the industry for repeated success in cable, service and pipe location, and water leak detection in Mackay, Rockhampton, Brisbane and throughout regional Queensland.

Why use Safe Dig for your underground service locating

Safe Dig is a leading Australian Underground Service Locating company working throughout Brisbane, Mackay, the Gold Coast, Rockhampton and all of Queensland.

With head offices in Brisbane, Mackay, Rockhampton and Yatala, we are fully Telstra, Energex, Ergon Energy, BMA and Thiess certified. We are also one of the few fully accredited Telstra certified locators and Before You Dig certified locators for optic fibres in Queensland.

If a pipe made from PVC or concrete is difficult to locate, we can trace the pipe using a fibreglass tracer rod or a Sonde to carry our locating signal, to confirm the service location, depth and alignment.

With our expertise and the latest technology in 2D ground penetrating radar and backed by 30 years of experience across Queensland, your underground services are guaranteed to be located easily and safely.

Safe Dig meets all requirements, including appropriate insurances for all plant, equipment and services to ensure your peace of mind.

We are well versed with majority of the underground services, so you can be confident you’re getting the right advice before you dig, every time.

For more information or for a FREE quote call us today on 07 3376 0856.

Underground Service Locating FAQs

All of our staff are accredited with the correct training for the work they are doing. All staff hold an RIW (Rail Industry Worker) card and are fully accredited to access the rail-corridor.

Staff are also accredited with training including

  • Safely Access the Rail Corridor (SARC)
  • Confined spaces training
  • Safe operation of a metered standpipe
  • Construction safety induction cards
  • Dial before you dig (DBYD) service locator training
  • Telstra approved locator technicians
  • Necessary tickets to work on NBN jobs.

Service location is the use of electronic detection wands and 2D ground radar to detect underground services and pipes. Services are then marked out with paint so it is clear where to avoid when digging.  Safe Dig’s service is proudly followed up with a complimentary report detailing findings of the job site.

The Safe Dig Underground Service Location experts can help you locate; core infrastructure including water, gas, telecommunications, sewer or underground power to clearing blockages with high pressure water and root cutters

Safe Dig’s Service location experts are fully Telstra, Energex, Ergon Energy, BMA and Thiess certified. We are one of the few fully accredited Telstra certified locators and Dial before you dig certified locators for optic fibres in Queensland.

Our service location team are some of Queensland’s only telstra-accredited locators. We’ve got the capability to locate all underground services and will mark them on-site, as well as providing a full report of our findings on completion. We’re happy to organise Dial Before You Dig (DBYD) maps to make your job easier.

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