811 Call Before You Dig & Underground Damage Prevention

About 1.5 hours
Certificate same day
Valid 2 years

4.8 average across all BuildRight Academy courses (148 ratings)

What you'll learn

The one-call process from ticket to positive response, the APWA color code, white-lining and the tolerance zone, potholing and hand-digging, HDD-specific hazards including cross-bores, and what to do on a gas, electric, or fiber strike. Built to OSHA standards (1926.651(b)) — a certificate of completion, not a state locate certification.

The One-Call System and Your Duty to Locate

Reading the Ground: Color Code, White-Lining, and the Tolerance Zone

Exposing the Line Safely: Potholing and HDD Hazards

When It Goes Wrong: Strikes, Reporting, and Documentation

Who this course is for

Fiber and OSP (outside plant) installation and splicing crews who dig or bore near existing utilitiesHDD (directional boring) operators, locators, and crew leads tracking a bore path undergroundTrenching and telecom construction crews who place one-call tickets and have to protect the locates on site

No prior experience required · any device with internet access · English needed for the EN version

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Course content

5 modules · 17 lessons · lesson 1 free

What Is 811? Scope, Duty to Call, and OSHA 1926.651(b)Free preview

Placing the Call: Lead Times and What Goes on the Ticket

The Ticket Lifecycle: Positive Response and Expiration

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