ISNet RAVS Documents
Ground Disturbance - Ontario
A Ground Disturbance RAVS is the written answer document that satisfies the ground disturbance element of the ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire. This Ontario version is written to the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations, so it answers the questionnaire the way an Ontario hiring client expects. 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
Digging into a buried pipeline or cable can cause an explosion, fire, spill, or electrocution. A hiring client that configures this element wants to see that a contractor locates buried facilities, uses a work permit, protects workers in excavations, and follows backfill procedures.
This document states your company's ground disturbance program in the structure an ISNetworld reviewer expects: the pre-job safety meeting, the work permit, guarding excavations, buried facility approvals, competent workers, locating and marking facilities, worker access, sloping and shoring, spoil piles, and the backfill operation. It is written to Ontario regulations. 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 a ground disturbance 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 ground disturbance program with a pre-job safety meeting
- A safe work permit completed before ground disturbance work
- Locating and marking buried facilities before disturbing the ground
- Marking and guarding an open excavation
- Sloping, shoring, or a protective structure for deep excavations
- A backfill operation with owner notification and inspection
What is inside
The document sections
- The pre-job safety meeting and work permit
- Guarding excavations
- Buried facility approvals and one-call
- Competent workers
- Locating and marking facilities
- Worker access, sloping, and shoring
- Spoil piles and the backfill operation
- Reference standards
Regulatory references this RAVS is written to
- Provincial framework
- Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Provincial regulation
- Ontario Regulation 213 - construction projects
- Regulator
- Ontario Ministry of Labour
Who it is for
Who needs this RAVS
This RAVS is for contractors whose hiring clients require the ground disturbance element in ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks. It applies to excavation, civil, utility, pipeline, and construction companies in Ontario whose workers disturb the ground. If a hiring client's pre-qualification configuration flags ground disturbance, this is the document the reviewer is waiting on.
Practical guidance
How to pass the ground disturbance review the first time
- Locate before you dig. The document states buried facilities are identified and their locations marked before the ground is disturbed, including a request to the provincial one-call system. A reviewer expects that locate.
- Protect deep excavations. The document states a worker does not enter a trench deeper than 1.2 metres unless it is cut back, shored, or protected by a trench box. A reviewer expects that protection.
- Notify before backfilling. The document states the buried facility owner is notified at least 24 hours before backfilling so the owner can inspect. A reviewer expects that notification.
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The same RAVS, written for other provinces
ISNetworld reviewers verify each answer against the legislation of the province the work is in. Pick the version that matches where your crews actually work.
Common questions
Questions about this RAVS
- What does the ISNetworld ground disturbance RAVS include?
- It is a complete, pre-written ground disturbance program written as an ISNetworld RAVS answer. It covers the pre-job safety meeting, the work permit, guarding excavations, buried facility approvals, locating and marking facilities, worker access, sloping and shoring, spoil piles, and the backfill operation.
- Is the document written to Ontario regulations?
- Yes. It is written to the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations, including Ontario Regulation 213 for construction projects, so it answers the questionnaire the way an Ontario hiring client expects.
- Does it cover excavation sloping and shoring?
- Yes. It sets out the depth at which a worker must not enter a trench unless it is cut back, shored, or protected, and the sloping angles for hard and compact, crumbling, and soft or loose soil.
- 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.