EUSR Training Inverness with ACT - Avery Cameron Training
EUSR Training Inverness with ACT - Avery Cameron Training

EUSR Utility Excavations – Category 2: Implement Safe (Digging) Excavating Practices

£250.00

This EUSR Utility Excavations Category 2 Training course covers the minimum training and assessment required to excavate and maintain holes and trenches safely.

The course is suitable for those using hand tools and hand-held power tools during excavation work. It focuses on safe digging practices and the correct methods for working around open excavations.

CITB Levy Payers may be eligible for a grant payment of £140 per person following successful completion of the course.

ACT delivers EUSR Utility Excavations Category 2 Training from our Dingwall training centre and at customer locations across the Highlands, Inverness, Aberdeen, Fort William and throughout Scotland.

This EUSR Utility Excavations Category 2 Training course covers the minimum training and assessment required to excavate and maintain holes and trenches safely.

The course is suitable for those using hand tools and hand-held power tools during excavation work. It focuses on safe digging practices and the correct methods for working around open excavations.

CITB Levy Payers may be eligible for a grant payment of £140 per person following successful completion of the course.

ACT delivers EUSR Utility Excavations Category 2 Training from our Dingwall training centre and at customer locations across the Highlands, Inverness, Aberdeen, Fort William and throughout Scotland.

Course Duration: 1 Day

Maximum Delegates: 8

Delivery Method: Classroom Based Theory and Practical

Approved By: EUSR

Course Content:

The standard has been derived from the following National Occupational Standards:

  • EUSEPUS043 Carry out Excavation Work on Underground Cables in Electricity Power Environment

  • EUSMUNC07 Excavate and Maintain Holes and Trenches for Utility Networks Construction

  • EUSGNC007 Excavate and Maintain Holes and Trenches for Complex Operations in Gas Network Construction

It also incorporates the relevant requirements of HSE guidance documents:

  • HSG47 Avoiding Danger from Underground Services

  • HSG150 Health and Safety in Construction

Achievement of the standard demonstrates effective performance, by being able to demonstrate the following skills and knowledge:

  • Interpret utility drawings and identify symbols and coded information

  • Ensure all necessary location, marking and site safety provisions have been carried out correctly prior to any excavation work commencing

  • Identify the dangers and hazards associated with excavations

  • Select and use safe digging techniques to carry out and maintain excavations


At Avery Cameron Training, we deliver EUSR CAT 2 at our centre in Dingwall, just 15 minutes drive from Inverness or we can deliver this on site in the Highlands & Islands or anywhere across Scotland.