{"id":33969,"date":"2025-03-26T05:29:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T05:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bissafety.ca\/courses\/digging-awareness-us\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T09:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:47:09","slug":"digging-awareness-us","status":"publish","type":"courses","link":"https:\/\/bissafety.ca\/fr\/courses\/digging-awareness-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Digging Awareness (US)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"title-bar\" style=\"font-size: 18.0px\"> <b><b><b>COURSE OVERVIEW<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<p><span>Influenced by a wide spectrum of industries, the Digging Awareness (US) online course, which lasts for 2 hours, is designed to instruct individuals on the dangers and safety procedures related to ground disruption or excavation operations. This e-learning platform introduces learners to the PROPPER Phases of Safe Digging, alongside crucial legislation and steps required for a safe ground disruption (excavation).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><b><b><br \/><\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><b><b>Who Should Take This Course?<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Digging Awareness (US) online course is beneficial for all individuals, such as supervisors, ground disruptors, excavators, project managers, and workers, who are involved in the ground disruption (excavation) industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"title-bar\" style=\"font-size: 18.0px\"> <b><b><b>COURSE TOPICS<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0px;float: none\">The Digging Awareness (US) online course encompasses the following subjects:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Module 1 \u2013 Introduction to Digging Awareness<\/li>\n<li>Module 2 \u2013 Damage Prevention, why is it important<\/li>\n<li>Module 3 \u2013 Ground Disruption &amp; Excavation<\/li>\n<li>Module 4 \u2013 Facilities, Damage and Stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>Module 5 \u2013 Requirements Prior to Ground Disruption<\/li>\n<li>Module 6 \u2013 The Notification Process<\/li>\n<li>Module 7 \u2013 Locating and Identifying Buried Facilities<\/li>\n<li>Module 8 \u2013 Hand Exposure and Hand Expose Zones<\/li>\n<li>Module 9 \u2013Ground Disruption Safety Procedures<\/li>\n<li>Module 10 \u2013 Plan, Review and Organize<\/li>\n<li>Module 11 \u2013 Perform Locates and Pre-Excavate<\/li>\n<li>Module 12 \u2013 Excavate and Restore<\/li>\n<li>Module 13 \u2013 Incidents and Damage Prevention Procedures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"title-bar\" style=\"font-size: 18.0px\"> <b><b><b>ONLINE COURSE DURATION<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<p>Estimate of 2 hours<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"title-bar\" style=\"font-size: 18.0px\"> <b><b><b>PASS MARK<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\">Testing conducted during this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course as many times as necessary if the pass mark is not achieved.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"title-bar\" style=\"font-size: 18.0px\"> <b><b><b>CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"title-bar\" style=\"font-size: 18.0px\"> <b><b><b>COURSE PREVIEW<\/b><\/b><\/b><\/div>\n<p>EndFragment<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Digging Awareness online course, which spans 2 hours, has been designed with contributions from a variety of sectors. 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