New York 811 Excavation Training & Education Program
MANDATORY LAW CHANGE (Senate Bill S.6756 and Assembly Bill 9985)
On November 5, 2018, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed Senate Bill S.6756 and Assembly Bill 9985 into Law with the intent to greatly reduce the number of excavation related accidents thereby providing greater public safety and protection. The amendment to NYS Code Rule 753 will require any municipality or operator that engages in excavation work to require its excavators to complete a training and education program from their local One Call Notification Center. Learn more about the law change here.
Under this newly enacted law, receiving New York 811 Excavator Training & Education Program will constitute compliance with the law. This training will be available at no cost to the excavator or organization. Online training will be available December 1, 2018 at no cost to the participant. This new law went into effect on May 4, 2019.
To request on site training, please contact New York 811 at 631-778-8111Â
or email:Â [email protected]
New York 811 Youth Education Program
Kids love digging, so it’s never too soon to teach them about Calling 811! Educational tools and resources are available for our next generation of diggers to start learning today.
Empowering the Next Generation: New York 811's Mission to Educate Children About Safe Digging
New York 811 is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting underground utility lines and the safety of people who dig near them. New York 811 has developed kid-freindly educational tools and in-school presentations to educate the future of safe digging. Â
The presentations are free for educators (K-12), Boy/Girl Scout troops or 4-H leaders or parents to download and use in teaching children about safe digging. Or get in touch with us to have an official New York 811 Representative give a safe digging presentation to your students.
New York State Continuing Education
Kids love digging, so it’s never too soon to teach them about Calling 811! Educational tools and resources are available for our next generation of diggers to start learning today.
The New York State Education Department Office of Professionals has approved New York 811 Incorporated as an Approved Sponsor to offer continuing education credit/hours to professional Engineers & Landscapers, Architects, Landscape Architects, and Waste Water Treatment Plant Operators who are already licensed or certified in New York State.
These continuing education credit/hours are required to be accumulated by these professionals in order for them to renew their licenses every 3 to 5 years.
| Professional Field | Educational Credits |
|---|---|
| Engineers and Land Surveyors | 3.75 |
| Architects | 3.5 |
| Landscape Architects | 3.5 |
| Waste Water Treatment Plant Operator | 3.25 |
Classes are now available and at no cost to you.
For education information about New York 811, call 631-778-8111.
