Ground Disturbance – Toolbox Talk
Every underground line is a potential danger. This Ground Disturbance Toolbox Talk ensures your team understands the critical steps before any digging, trenching, or excavating work begins. Whether you're driving stakes or using heavy machinery, one missed locate can cause injury, outages, or costly shutdowns.
Built for construction, utilities, landscaping, and oil & gas crews, this talk covers subsurface risk, permit requirements, and legislation-specific planning.
What’s Included:
3-page Toolbox Talk Kit:
1-page Topic Overview – explains the hazards of hitting buried utilities, cave-ins, mis-marked locates, and outlines best practices for safe digging
1-page Supervisor Guide – includes discussion prompts, incident stories, and demo options like site walkdowns or permit reviews
1-page Printable Sign-In Sheet – formatted for COR/SECOR, ISNetworld, Avetta, and internal audit compliance
Why It’s Different:
This isn’t just about “call before you dig.” It’s about:
Crew-wide awareness of permit and locate requirements
Site-specific risk identification
Real discussion on past errors and near misses
Optional visuals like ground disturbance drawings, utility maps, and flagged zones
Supports multiple provinces’ requirements and Level 2 training alignment
This Toolbox Talk builds a shared sense of accountability—before the shovel hits the ground.
Perfect For:
Construction and utility contractors
Excavation, directional drilling, and landscaping crews
Sites requiring COR/SECOR, CSA Z247, or provincial Level 2 compliance
Internal monthly safety meetings or permit-to-dig refreshers
File Type: Digital PDF
Delivery: Instant download after purchase
Format: Print-ready talk with supervisor notes and sign-in tracking
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