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.
What You'll Learn
- 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
About This Course
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.
Continuing Education Credits
This course is eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Program in the following provinces:
- Alberta CEU value: 0.3
Alberta legislation requires that specified water and wastewater facilities have certified operators. Therefore, the Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Program was developed to ensure proper operation and maintenance of water and wastewater facilities. For more information on the Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Program, click here.
Course Requirements
- Estimated Duration
- Approximately 75 minutes in length
- Pass Requirements
- A mark of 80% must be achieved to pass this course. The final exam can be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark.
- Certificate
- 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 CAD
Frequently asked questions about online training
Common questions about enrollment, completion, and certificates.
What are the benefits of online training?
Benefits of online training include:
- Cost effective: no hotels, travel, meals and less time away from the workplace.
- Convenient: courses can be completed wherever you have access to a computer and internet access.
- Self paced: students can pause at any time and continue where they left off.
- Consistent: video/slide format ensures the course is the same every time.
- Easy verification: online access to training and certification records for students and managers.
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