GROUND DISTURBANCE AWARENESS

Some Employees face a significant health risk as a result of occupational exposure to excavation hazards.  Ground Disturbance is defined for the purpose of this course as any activity that results is disturbance of the earth regardless of depth.

Course Content:

• One-call center
• Work standards
• Locate marks
• Locate plans and written approvals
• Exposure of buried facilities
• Contacting a buried facility
• Protecting the worksite
• Overhead power
• Soil classification
• Soil testing
• Soil salvage
• Excavation collapse
• Protective systems
• Water accumulation hazards
• Hazardous atmospheres
• Emergency action plan

Duration – 4 hours
Number of Participants – Maximum 20
Certifying Body – Domcor Health, Safety & Security Inc.
Certificate Expiry – 3 years