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New Mexico Excavation Law Class
New Mexico 811, in partnership with the Public Regulation Commission Pipeline Safety Bureau offers free safety instruction on how to complete safer, more cost-effective projects! Trained instructors will teach you to: understand the state law, safely expose underground facilities, request line locates successfully, and correctly prepare a dig site. This class will also assist facility owners in understanding the legal requirements for line locating and for managing the locate process.
Register for a Class
Classes are free to attend, but RSVP is Required. Please RSVP to pipeline.safety@state.nm.us. Please include Name of attendees, physical mailing address, contact phone number. Classes start at 1:00pm (unless otherwise noted)
If you are attending the course to fill the requirements of a notice of probable violation from the Pipeline Safety Bureau- please include the case number in your email. We recommend anybody involved with the design, planning, or conducting excavation projects is the appropriate audience. It’s good knowledge to have. The training includes a pre and post-test and attendees must score an 80% or better to be considered successful. Certificates will be issued to those scoring 80% or better.
Location of Classes
Classes will be on Zoom until further notice, please contact pipeline.safety@state.nm.us to verify dates, or request a class for your company.
Always Call Before You Dig!
Call 811 or 1-800-321-2537 at least two business days before you dig. It's FAST. It's FREE. It's the LAW!