Description
Overview
In Ground Disturbance Training you and your workers will learn about ground disturbance, what it means and how to identify the hazards. You will learn how to protect yourself, protect the workers around you and, prevent damage to underground structures.
Who Needs Ground Disturbance Training?
Workers who are directly involved in ground disturbance operations
Course Outline
About Ground Disturbance
- Definition
- Code of Practice
- Regulations
Hazards of Ground Disturbance
- Electrical shock
- Explosion
- High-pressure releases (e.g. jetting)
- Spills or releases of chemicals
- Excavation cave-ins and engulfments
- Equipment movement and contact
- Laser exposure from fibre optic/communication cable
- Struck by/struck against heavy equipment. Exposure to falling loads
Buried Facilities
- Definition
- Examples
- Hits/contacts
Safety Procedures and Equipment
- Hazard Assessment/Pre-Job Meeting
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Protective systems
Emergency Response Planning
- Identify potential emergencies
- Alarm and emergency communication
- When to stop activities
- Emergency equipment
- Training
- First aid
- Rescue and evacuation procedures
- Contact information
Safe Ground Disturbance Process
- Pre-job meeting
- Risk assessment
- Information sources to identify buried facilities
- Visual inspection
- Agreements and approvals
- Notifications
- Locate, mark, map
- Exposure and inspection
- Competent person
- Training
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