This training is FREE and always will be available at no charge to you.

Provided by North Carolina 811 and our PIPES Plus partners, equips you with essential information to safeguard yourself, your workforce, and underground utilities during excavation. It’s part of a national initiative promoting safe digging practices, damage prevention, and emergency responses.

This video-based training covers:
1. What could happen if you don’t contact 811.
2. When should you contact 811?
3. Industry Terms and Definitions.
4. White lining your project area.
5. NC811 and the five steps to safe digging.
6. Remote Ticket Entry and Single Address Ticket.
7. The Different Types of Locate Tickets.
8. The locating process and the color codes.
9. Private Lines.
11. Easements and right of ways.
12. Positive Response.
13. The Tolerance Zone.
14. Update Lite and Revise.
15. Excavation Best Practices.
16. Electric lines.
17. Telecommunication lines.
18. Water & sewer lines.
19. Gas: Distribution and Transmission lines.

Continuing education for Pipes Plus supported by

Also supported by:

NC Landscape Contractors Licensing Board
NC Water Treatment Facility Operators Certification Board
Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Board

North Carolina Irrigation Contractors’ Licensing Board 

Note: This program currently does not have Continuing Education Credits available.
Our new updated training is currently being reviewed.