Ground Disturbance II

Our Online Ground Disturbance Course is designed for those individuals who are planning, supervising or otherwise participating in trenching and/or excavating operations. Participants will gain the tools and knowledge to safely complete the work and avoid a potential pipeline hit.

Course Outline

1.Responsibilities

-Owners of Other Types of Buried Facilities

-Responsibilities of Ground Disturbers

-Third Party

2.Undertaking a Ground Disturbance

-Actions

-Notification to the Facility Owner

-Facility Owner Response to Notification

3.Searching for Buried Facilities

-Introduction

-Multiple Pipelines/Facilities

-One-Call Centres

-Provincial One-Call Centre Listing

-Non-Members of One-Call Centres

-Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB)

-Municipal/Rural Utility Owners

-Consult Area Operations Personnel - Company Personnel

-Discussion with Land Owner

-Company Makers

-Visible Indicators

-Saskatchewan 12 Call List

4.Permissions and Approvals

-Introduction

-Crossing Agreements - Written Approval

-Ground Disturbance Permits/Checklists

-Utility Right-of-Ways (URWS)

-Road Allowances

-National Energy Board (NEB)

-Identifying and Marking Buried Facilities

-Markings

-Marking Limits of Job Site

-Facility Markers

-Exposure and Mechanical Excavation

-Supervising the Exposure and Mechanical Excavation

-Mechanical Excavation after Exposure

-Excavation Using Hydrovac or Air Vacuum Equipment

-Backfill Inspections

-Contacting a Buried Facility

-Corporate Policies and Permits

-Corporate Evaluation

-Environmental Awareness

-Vehicles Crossing Pipelines

To successfully complete the course, students have 3 attempts to achieve 80 % or higher on the exam. Upon successful completion of the course exam, a printable certificate is issued. The certificate is valid for a period of three years from the date of issue. Wallet sized certificate included.