{"product_id":"eusr-category-2-safe-excavating-practices-birmingham","title":"EUSR Cat 2 Safe Excavating Practices Course in Birmingham, West Midlands (Classroom)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEUSR Cat 2 Safe Excavating Practices in Birmingham\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis EUSR Category 2 course runs at the PGL Midlands technical centre in Birmingham.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCourse Duration\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery Method\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClassroom theory combined with practical training in a realistic environment. Tutors come from construction, utility and civil engineering backgrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho Should Attend\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOperatives, supervisors and safety professionals who excavate, or oversee excavation of, holes and trenches around buried services.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSafe digging assumes the services have already been found. If you locate them yourself as well, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/eusr-combined-category-1-2-birmingham\"\u003eCombined Cat 1 \u0026amp; 2 course\u003c\/a\u003e at this venue covers both in a single day for less than the two units separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Learn\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to interpret utility drawings and identify symbols and coded information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSafe digging technique using hand tools and hand-held power tools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSite marking and preparation before excavation begins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcavating and maintaining holes and trenches safely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAssessment\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mix of theory and practical assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCertification\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccessful learners receive an EUSR photo ID card detailing the qualification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eStandards\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCategory 2 covers the minimum training and assessment required to safely excavate and maintain holes and trenches using both hand tools and hand-held power tools, and incorporates the relevant requirements of HSE guidance HSG47 and HSG150.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Courses\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompare every \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/eusr-ue-category-2-safe-excavating-practices\"\u003eEUSR Cat 2 course\u003c\/a\u003e, see the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/eusr-category-1-locate-utility-services-birmingham\"\u003eCat 1 locating unit\u003c\/a\u003e at this venue, or browse the wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/eusr-courses\"\u003eEUSR range\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PGL Midlands","offers":[{"title":"2 October 2026","offer_id":58427922186584,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"25 November 2026","offer_id":58427922219352,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/7126\/7672\/files\/PGLMidlands_23f6a3fd-c79f-4857-8ee5-d5e841c4898d.png?v=1788949616","url":"https:\/\/www.envicourse.com\/products\/eusr-category-2-safe-excavating-practices-birmingham","provider":"envicourse.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}