{"id":45242,"date":"2025-04-17T12:41:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T12:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bissafety.ca\/courses\/rsts-basic-course\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T12:41:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T12:41:36","slug":"rsts-basic-course","status":"publish","type":"courses","link":"https:\/\/bissafety.ca\/fr\/courses\/rsts-basic-course\/","title":{"rendered":"RSTS Basic Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-bar\">    <span style=\"font-size: 18.0px;float: none\">COURSE OVERVIEW<\/span>    <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\">The Roadbuilders Safety Training System (RSTS), conceived by the Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association, is a crucial and extensive initiation to the safe practices within road construction and heavy construction.\u00a0 Authored by health and safety professionals, the RSTS Basic course is a valuable resource for acquainting new employees or as a safety refreshment course for seasoned workers in the road and civil construction sectors. The RSTS Basic Course, structured as 12 consecutive modules, progressively enhances the understanding of critical safety awareness principles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><span>Intended for all professionals involved in road construction or heavy civil construction &#8211; from work crews, traffic control personnel, surveyors, testing staff to heavy equipment operators, the RSTS Basic Course significantly amplifies the learner&#8217;s capabilities in hazard identification, risk management, and incident reduction at the worksite. The course content is immersive and visually enriching with authentic worksite videos, key concepts and terminologies reiterated by text and imagery, interactive graphics, and conclusive tests at the end of each module requiring an 80% pass rate to complete the RSTS Basic Course and receive the certificate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"title-bar\">    <span style=\"font-size: 18.0px;float: none\">COURSE TOPICS<\/span>    <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><b>RSTS Basic \u2013 Intro<\/b><br \/>Welcome to the Roadbuilders Safety Training System (RSTS). In this module, we\u2019ll walk you through how to complete your training and highlight different functions of this learning platform. Course length 5 min<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic &#8211; The Law at Work<\/b><br \/>Worker&#8217;s rights and responsibilities; Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation. Course length 20 min<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic &#8211; General Awareness<\/b><br \/>Importance of planning, conducting hazard assessments and having a work safe mindset. Course length 30 min<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic &#8211; General Worksite Safety<\/b><br \/>Common hazards and risk management on road building and heavy construction work sites. Course Length 30 min<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic \u2013 Fatigue Management<\/b><br \/>Understanding and managing fatigue. Course length 30 min<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic &#8211; Specialized Work<\/b><br \/>Confined Space Entry; Lock out Tag out; Rigging and Hoisting; Working at Heights; Working around Conveyors; Modified Work. Course Length 30 min<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic &#8211; Working with &amp; around Mobile Equipment<\/b><br \/>Safe work practices for operating and working around mobile equipment. Course length 30 min<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic &#8211; Traffic Accommodation<\/b><br \/>Understanding work zones, traffic control equipment and the role of traffic control personnel. Course length 25 min<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic \u2013 Working Safely Around Traffic<\/b><br \/>Identify hazards and manage risks when working next to traffic; safe set up and take down of a work zone. Course length 45 min<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic &#8211; Utilities<\/b><br \/>Working safely around overhead power lines and underground utilities; identifying locates. Course length 30 min<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic &#8211; Excavation and Shoring<\/b><br \/>Safe work procedures for ground disturbance. Course length 30 min<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic \u2013 Silica &amp; Dust Exposure Prevention<\/b><br \/>Hazards of exposure to silica and respirable dust and prevention controls including the proper use of a respirator. Course length 40 minutes<\/p>\n<p><b>RSTS Basic\u2013 WHMIS<\/b><br \/>Using WHMIS to work safely with hazardous products on the work site. Course length 30 min.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"title-bar\">    <span style=\"font-size: 18.0px;float: none\">ONLINE COURSE DURATION<\/span>    <\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\">Estimated 360 minutes<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"title-bar\">    <span style=\"font-size: 18.0px;float: none\">PASS MARK<\/span>    <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\">Achievement threshold of 80%<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"title-bar\">    <span style=\"font-size: 18.0px;float: none\">CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION<\/span>    <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\">Certificate will be issued upon completion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14.0px\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"title-bar\">    <span style=\"font-size: 18.0px;float: none\">COURSE PREVIEW<\/span>    <\/div><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spanning 12 comprehensive modules, the RSTS Basic Course provides a solid grounding in the spheres of road construction and heavy construction, emphasizing vital safety awareness protocols integral to all professionals in these sectors. 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