Excavator Continuing Education and Seminars

• It qualifies as the training portion of your company's safety management program, one of the requirements of becoming Gold Shovel Standard Certified
• It qualifies for Continuing Education Credits (CECs) for some professions.
• It shows a commitment to safety that will prevent injury, property damage, outages, project delays, and higher costs.
• It provides your company and crews training and information on safety and facility damage prevention topics at NO COST!
• It can be used as a marketing tool demonstrating your company stands above the rest when it comes to an exemplary level of safety in the field.

**Set a new standard in safety; MISS DIG 811 Safe Excavation Practices Certification attests to your continued safety training and following Public Act 174, and CGA Best Practices.**

Topics:

• Overview
• Public Act 174
• Positive Response
• Tools & Resources
• Scope of Work and Ticket Ingredients
• Pipeline Safety
• Online Programs - Tools - Resources
• Locator Services
• Sun Prairie, WI

Upper Peninsula and Northern Lower MI SEP Seminars

The schedules for the Live 2020/2021 Safe Excavation Practices Workshops will be released in the near future. Please check back again to sign up.

Southeast MI SEP Seminars

The schedules for the Live 2020/2021 Safe Excavation Practices Workshops will be released in the near future. Please check back again to sign up.

West and Southwest MI SEP Seminars

The schedules for the Live 2020/2021 Safe Excavation Practices Workshops will be released in the near future. Please check back again to sign up.

To register for a workshop, click the gear logo& to login to our Learning Management System.

To get step by step instructions to register in Skillbuilder® please click the gear logo

Webinar SEP Schedule

MISS DIG 811 will offer Webinar Safe Excavation Practices Certifications 3 times per week. The following times will apply:

• Tuesday’s from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM led by Education Specialist Pat Goddard
• Wednesday’s from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM led by Education Specialist Eric Urbain
• Thursday’s from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM led by Education Specialist David Bowen

To get step by step instructions to register in Skillbuilder® please click the gear logo

To register for a workshop, click the gear logo to login to our Learning Management System.

Safe Excavation Practices Online:

Material is consistent with webinar and seminar courses.

This self-paced online course features video content broken down into modules with a quiz after each section. Complete the course in one sitting or several, whatever is convenient for your schedule. A final exam tests your knowledge of the information covered. A passing score of at least 75% is required to become MISS DIG 811 Certified. A certificate is provided to download. The course can be retaken if you do not pass.

To register for a workshop, click the gear logo to login to our Learning Management System:

To get step by step instructions to register in Skillbuilder® please click the gear logo;

The Field Basics course is part of the MISS DIG 811 Certification Program, and also meets the requirements for The Gold Shovel Safety Management System. Over the next 15 to 20 minutes, you will learn the details of Michigan's Public Act 174, what it means for you, and how to make sure you are following the law on every dig.

The field Basics Course will cover: How Public Act 174 affects excavators; and how MISS DIG 811 helps make it easier to comply with the law; soft excavation and hand digging methods and rules for facility owner/operators excavators.

The MISS DIG 811 Field Basics Module:

• 20-minute video with quiz
• Gold Shovel Standard approved
• Informative for field workers and new employee onboarding
• Certificate good for 1 year

To register for the Field Basics Online Course, click the MISS DIG 811 logo to login to our Learning Management System Skillbuilder

To get step by step instructions to register in Skillbuilder® please click the gear logo

MISS DIG 811 Education Specialists are available to meet with you at your office or job site to discuss safety and damage prevention topics of your choosing at no cost to you. Our presentations and toolbox talks can be tailored to your companys interests and needs and can last from 15 to 60 minutes based on your availability.

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Establish a DSA in your area

If you are interested in establishing a DSA meeting in your local area, please feel free to contact the Education Department at education@missdig811.org for suggestions. A member of the Education Team will participate in several of your DSA meetings throughout the year to provide educational information, updates, and helpful material. We will also promote your efforts on our website, through emails and in our newsletters.

DSA meeting updates:

To access remotely, call 248-724-5800 ID (827817)

Visual aids may be viewed during the meeting with JOIN.ME at https://www.join.me/damageprevention

Tri-County

Meeting Location

Due to COVID-19 conditions DSA’s will be by Webinar until restrictions are lifted

Call in number: (248) 724-5800 code: 175258#

Meeting Times- Quarterly

9:00AM to 10:30AM

2021:

Tuesday, February 16th
Tuesday, May 18th
Tuesday, August 17th
Tuesday, November 16th

Meeting Times- Quarterly

9:00AM to 10:30AM

For email updates including meeting reminders sign up at:

• Tri-County

Contacts

Dave Bowen MISS DIG 811
dbowen@missdig811.webex.com (248) 370-6440

Meeting Minutes

• Tri-County DPA Minutes 8-17-17
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 9-21-17
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 10-19-17
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 11-16-17
• Tri-County DPA Sign-In 12-21-17
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 12-21-17
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 2-15-18
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 4-19-18
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 5-17-18
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 6-21-18
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 7-19-18
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 8-16-18
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 9-20-18
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 10-18-18
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 11-15-18
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 12-20-18
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 1-17-19
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 2-21-19
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 4-18-19
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 5-16-19
• Tri-County DPA Minutes 6-20-19

Southwestern Michigan

Meeting Location

Due to COVID-19 conditions DSA’s will be by Webinar until restrictions are lifted

Call in number: 248-724-5800 code: 703799

Meeting Times

Meeting Times: 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (unless otherwise stated)

2021:

Thursday, January 14th
Thursday, April 15th

For email updates including meeting reminders sign up at:

• SouthWest

Contact

Eric Urbain Miss Dig 811
eurbain@missdig811.webex.com 248-370-6422

Meeting Minutes

• SW MI 8-31-17
• SW MI 11-1-17
• SW MI 2-7-18
• SW MI 11-7-18
• SW MI 1-9-19
• SW MI 5-1-19

Western Michigan

Meeting Location

Due to COVID-19 conditions DSA’s will be by Webinar until restrictions are lifted

Call in number: 248-724-5800 code: 703799#

Meeting Times

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM (unless otherwise stated)

2021:

Thursday, January 21st
Thursday, April 22nd

For email updates including meeting reminders sign up at:

• Western

Contact

Eric Urbain Miss Dig 811
eurbain@missdig811.webex.com (248-370-6422)

Meeting Minutes

• West MI
• West MI 11-1-17
• West MI 2-7-18
• West MI 5-2-18
• West MI 8-1-18
• West MI 11-7-18
• West MI 2-13-19
• West MI 5-1-19

Northern Lower Michigan

Meeting Location

Due to COVID-19 conditions DSA’s will be by Webinar until restrictions are lifted

Call in number: 906-553-0020 code: 385018#

Once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted DSA’s will be held at:

Cherryland Electric Cooperative

5930 US Hwy 31 Grawn, MI 49637

Meeting Times

10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (unless otherwise stated)

2020:

Wednesday, November 4th (2:00 PM – 3:30 PM)

2021:

Tuesday, February 2nd
Tuesday, May 4th
Tuesday, August 3rd
Tuesday, November 5th

For email updates including meeting reminders sign up at:

• Northern Lower MI

Contact

Pat Goddard MISS DIG 811
pgoddard@missdig811.webex.com 906-553-0033

Meeting Minutes

• Northern MI DPA Meeting Minutes 11-9-17
• Northern MI DPA Meeting Minutes 2-5-18
• Northern Lower MI DPA Meeting Minutes 11-7-18
• Northern Lower MI DPA Meeting Minutes 2-6-19
• Northern Lower MI DPA Meeting Minutes 5-15-19
• Northern Lower MI DPA Meeting Minutes 11-13-19

Upper Peninsula

Meeting Location

Due to COVID-19 conditions DSA’s will be by Webinar until restrictions are lifted

Call in number: 906-553-0020 code: 385018#

Once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted DSA’s will be held at:

Marquette Municipal Center

1100 Wright Street  Marquette, MI 49855

Meeting Times

10:00 AM to 11:30 AM (unless otherwise stated)

2020:

Thursday, November 5th

2021:

Thursday, February 4th
Thursday, May 6th
Thursday, August 5th
Thursday, November 4th

For email updates including meeting reminders sign up at:

• Upper Peninsula

Contact

Pat Goddard MISS DIG 811
pgoddard@missdig811.webex.com 906-553-0033

If you would like to volunteer to lead the Upper Peninsula DPA please contact Pat Goddard.

Meeting Minutes

• Northern MI DPA Meeting Minutes 11-9-17
• Northern MI DPA Meeting Minutes 2-5-18
• Upper Peninsula DPA Meeting Minutes 11-8-18
• Upper Peninsula DPA Meeting Minutes 2-21-19
• Upper Peninsula DPA Meeting Minutes 5-16-19
• Upper Peninsula DSA Meeting Minutes 11-14-19