📚 Guide by Safety Mom · Allstar Enviro Safety — The Ground Disturbance Supervisor Traiing Combo is an online workplace safety course delivered by Safety Mom · Allstar Enviro Safety, Calgary’s Energy Safety Canada Authorized Training Provider. Self-paced, mobile-friendly, same-day certificate upon exam completion. Available across Canada.
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Ground Disturbance Supervisor Training Combo
Global Training Centre and Danatec Educational Services Ltd. joint online training program is now fully endorsed to the ABCGA Ground Disturbance Standard 201. This course includes the 2016 updates to the Standard 201.New this year we have the EAPUOC eManual app, also included in the course.
This online program was built on the success and content of the current Global Training Centre Ground Disturbance Level II® standardized program. In our opinion, this online program provides all the content of the Ground Disturbance Level II® plus the benefit of some additional information. We are confident that upon assessment by your company this online program would be deemed equivalent in content.
It is designed for any party that is supervising a ground disturbance, independently performing a ground disturbance or issuing and receiving ground disturbance permits. The program ensures that personnel are familiar with, and fully understand, all the regulations and variances involved when a ground disturbance takes place.
This course is presented in a logical sequence – from the pre-planning stage to the close out, all with a focus on damage prevention. Participants learn how to clarify sources when searching for underground facilities, provide notification to the facility owner and receive owner notification. Participants gain an understanding of the necessary approvals/crossing agreements and regulations necessary before creating a ground disturbance. They gain an understanding of line locating, including the use of electro-magnetic equipment, and learn about types of exposure. Participants will also learn how to do a back-fill inspection, as well as how to use permits and conduct pre-job meetings.
Emergency response plans and what to do in case an underground facility is contacted are also covered. The practical exercise in the final module takes the participant through the process of building a ground disturbance checklist, using their knowledge gained within the course.
Course content includes animated scenarios, expert character guideposts, interactive learning exercises, competency quiz questions, a full glossary and toolbox of regulations, codes, guides, downloadable sample documents and also a defensible final exam. Upon successful completion students will be issued a training certificate valid for three (3) years.
This online Ground Disturbance Supervisor Training course covers the following topics:
- Introduction
- Damage Prevention
- Stakeholders
- Ground Disturbance Management
- Search
- Notification
- Locates
- Execution
- Close Out
- Practical Exercise
Approximately 4.5 – 5 hours
A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark.
Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
Universally CompatibleAdditional Safety Knowledge
Alberta Construction Safety Framework
Alberta construction is governed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, OHS Regulation, and OHS Code. Prime contractors on construction sites of 20+ workers must have a written health and safety program including hazard assessments, safe work practices, training records, incident investigation procedures, and joint health and safety committee (JHSC) provisions. The prime contractor coordinates safety across all sub-trades.
The Four Leading Causes of Construction Fatalities
- Falls from height: 33–39% of construction fatalities. Prevention: fall protection systems, guardrails, safe access.
- Struck-by objects: 10–12% of fatalities. Prevention: exclusion zones, tool tethering, hard hats, load path awareness.
- Electrocutions: 8–10% of fatalities. Prevention: lockout-tagout, overhead line clearance (7 metres minimum in Alberta for lines up to 750V), GFCIs.
- Caught-in/between: 5–8% of fatalities. Prevention: trench shoring, machine guarding, energy control procedures.
These are known as OSHA’s “Focus Four” and are the target of workplace safety programs across Canada and the US.
Pre-Work Hazard Assessment
Every task must begin with a documented hazard assessment. Workers identify hazards, evaluate risk (probability × severity), and implement controls following the hierarchy: elimination, substitution, engineering controls, administrative controls, PPE. Alberta OHS requires a formal hazard assessment for all work, and a Job Safety Analysis (JSA) or Field Level Hazard Assessment (FLHA) for non-routine tasks. Workers have the legal right to refuse unsafe work under Section 31 of the OHS Act.
Ground Disturbance Supervisor Traiing Combo — Personal Protective Equipment
Construction PPE minimum standards in Alberta: CSA Grade 1 hard hat, CSA Grade 1 safety footwear (green triangle), CSA-approved safety eyewear, and high-visibility apparel meeting CSA Z96 Class 2 or 3 for roadside work. Additional task-specific PPE (respirators, hearing protection, cut-resistant gloves, fall arrest harnesses) is required based on hazard assessment. PPE is the last line of defence, not the first control.
Content reviewed by Arliss Levine, CRSP, CHSC — lead safety instructor at Safety Mom · Allstar Enviro Safety Calgary, an Energy Safety Canada Authorized Training Provider.
