Online Training
Ground Disturbance 101
This online Utility Safety Partners (USP), formerly the Alberta Common Ground Alliance (ABCGA), endorsed course is designed for operators, labourers, and employees who are required to have knowledge of ground disturbance best practices and who will not be responsible for planning or supervising ground disturbance projects. Virtual proctoring is available on purchase.
Course Overview
This course is endorsed by Utility Safety Partners (USP), formerly the Alberta Common Ground Alliance (ABCGA). Click here to view the August 5, 2022 endorsement certificate.
This online Utility Safety Partners (USP) endorsed course is designed for operators, labourers, and employees who are required to have knowledge of ground disturbance best practices and who will not be responsible for planning or supervising ground disturbance projects. For supervisory level training, please search for "Ground Disturbance 201" in the field above.
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Explain the importance of damage prevention
- Identify key ground disturbance stakeholders
- Define ground disturbance
- Identify potential ground disturbance hazards and their controls
- Explain the importance of emergency response plans
- Outline the processes for notification, locating, and marking buried facilities
- Outline techniques and hazards of hand exposure
- Explain procedures for backfilling
- Explain what to do if damage occurs
This Ground Disturbance 101 course contains the same course content and examination criteria as a classroom delivered course that has been endorsed to the Utility Safety Partners (USP) Ground Disturbance 101 Standard. Virtual proctoring is available on purchase.
Course Topics
Chapter 1: Damage Prevention
- The importance of damage prevention
- Buried facility damage and its consequences
- Ground disturbance stakeholders
- Worker training and competency
- The definition of ground disturbance
- Codes of practice
- Ground disturbance hazards and hazard assessments
- Emergency response plans
- The requirements for conducting a search
- The notification process
- Locating buried facilities
- Marking buried facilities
- Ground disturbance permits
- Pre-job meetings and tailgate meetings
- Hand exposure of buried facilities
- Backfill requirements
- Damage reporting
Online Course Duration
Approximately 75 minutes
Universally Compatible
This course was created using standards that will allow playback on most internet capable devices with standard web browsing capabilities including Apple’s iTouch, iPad, and iPhone, as well as most other smartphones and tablets including those with Android and Windows operating systems.
Pass mark
To pass this course, you must achieve a mark of 80%. The final exam can be taken three times in an effort to achieve the pass mark.
Certification of Completion
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing. The certificate is valid for 3 years from the course completion date indicated on the certificate.
Registration Fee: $49.99
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