ISNet RAVS Documents
Excavating and Tunneling - Saskatchewan RAVS
An Excavating and Tunneling RAVS is the written answer document that satisfies the excavation element of the ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire. This Saskatchewan version is written to The Saskatchewan Employment Act and The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020, so an ISNetworld reviewer can verify it against the legislation your crews work under. You add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload it to your ISNetworld account.
- Pre-written answer aligned with Canadian regulatory references
- Upload to ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks
- Word format — add your company name and customise in minutes
- Written by Canadian safety professionals
- Instant download after purchase
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Overview
What this RAVS document does
An unprotected trench can collapse without warning, and contact with a buried utility can be fatal. A hiring client that configures this element wants to see a real excavation program before it approves a contractor to dig.
This document states your company's excavating and tunneling program in the structure an ISNetworld reviewer expects: locating buried facilities, hand-digging near existing utilities, structure stability, spoil pile placement, protecting workers by sloping and shoring, and safe entry and exit. Each point ties back to The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020. The file arrives in editable Word format - add your company name, confirm the company-specific details, and upload.
What the reviewer verifies
What ISNetworld checks
ISNetworld does not just check that an excavation answer exists. A reviewer verifies the document addresses each requirement the hiring client has configured. For this element, that typically means confirming the document covers:
- A written excavating and tunneling program with purpose and scope
- Locating and marking underground pipelines, cables, and conduits before work
- Hand-digging within 600 mm of an existing pipeline, cable, or conduit
- Sloping or shoring excavation and trench walls by soil type
- Keeping spoil piles and equipment back from the edge
- A safe means of entry and exit for workers in a trench
What is inside
The document sections
- Purpose, scope, and definitions
- Roles and responsibilities
- Locating buried facilities and hand-digging
- Structure stability and overhead power lines
- Sloping, shoring, and protection against cave-ins
- Spoil pile placement
- Safe entry and exit for trench workers
- Saskatchewan OHS legislation references
Regulatory references this RAVS is written to
- Governing legislation
- The Saskatchewan Employment Act, Part III - Occupational Health and Safety
- Saskatchewan regulation
- The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 - excavations and trenches
- Regulator
- WorkSafe Saskatchewan
Who it is for
Who needs this RAVS
This RAVS is for Saskatchewan contractors whose hiring clients require the excavation element in ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks. It applies to civil, utility, pipeline, foundation, and environmental contractors whose crews dig trenches, excavations, or tunnels. If a hiring client's pre-qualification configuration flags excavating and tunneling, this is the document the reviewer is waiting on.
Practical guidance
How to pass the excavation review the first time
- Use the Saskatchewan version. ISNetworld reviewers reject excavation answers written to the wrong jurisdiction. This document is written to the Saskatchewan OHS legislation.
- Locate utilities first. The document states underground pipelines, cables, and conduits are located and marked before powered excavation begins. A reviewer expects that step.
- Match the wall protection to the soil type. The document sets sloping angles by soil type. Confirm your crews slope or shore accordingly before you upload.
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Common questions
Questions about this RAVS
- What does the ISNetworld Saskatchewan excavating and tunneling RAVS include?
- It is a complete, pre-written excavating and tunneling program written as an ISNetworld RAVS answer. It covers locating buried facilities, hand-digging near utilities, structure stability, sloping and shoring, spoil pile placement, and safe entry and exit, referenced to the Saskatchewan OHS legislation.
- Is this written to Saskatchewan legislation?
- Yes. The document is tied to The Saskatchewan Employment Act and The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020. ISNetworld reviewers verify provincial answers against provincial legislation.
- Does this cover ground disturbance?
- Excavating and Tunneling addresses excavations, trenches, and tunnels. Ground disturbance is a related element with its own RAVS, which many Saskatchewan contractors also hold.
- How long does it take to complete and upload?
- Most companies finish in 15 to 30 minutes. You add your company name, confirm a few company-specific details, then copy the content into your ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire.