EUSR UE Category 2: Safe Excavating Practices

EUSR-Approved Cat 2 Safe Excavating Practices Training

Envico lists EUSR UE Category 2 courses, covering the minimum training and assessment required to excavate and maintain holes and trenches safely using hand tools and hand-held power tools. The course covers interpreting utility drawings and coded information, site marking and preparation, and safe digging technique around buried services. Safe digging assumes the services have already been found, so Category 2 is usually taken alongside Category 1 locating training — many providers run the two as a single combined day. Assessment is theoretical and practical, and successful learners receive an EUSR photo ID card. Content aligns with HSE guidance HSG47 and HSG150. Compare venues, dates and prices from accredited providers across the UK with Envico.