ISNet RAVS Documents
Ground Disturbance - Saskatchewan RAVS
A Ground Disturbance RAVS is the written answer document that satisfies the ground disturbance element of the ISNetworld RAVS questionnaire. This Saskatchewan version is written to The Saskatchewan Employment Act and The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 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
Disturbing the ground without locating buried facilities first can mean striking a pipeline or a live cable, and the consequence is often fatal. A hiring client that configures this element wants to see a real ground disturbance program before it approves a contractor.
This document states your company's ground disturbance program in the structure an ISNetworld reviewer expects: training, locating buried facilities, hand-digging near utilities, emergency procedures, spoil pile placement, protecting workers entering an excavation, the pre-job safety meeting, the work permit, one-call notification, and backfill. Each point ties back to The Occupational Health and Safety 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 purpose and scope
- Ground Disturbance Level II training for the person supervising the job
- Locating and marking buried pipelines, cables, and conduits before work
- Hand-digging within 600 mm of an existing buried facility
- A pre-job safety meeting, a safe work permit, and one-call notification
- Backfill procedures and notifying the facility owner
What is inside
The document sections
- Purpose, scope, and definitions
- Roles and responsibilities
- Training and Ground Disturbance Level II
- Locating buried facilities and hand-digging
- Emergency procedures and damaged facilities
- Spoil piles and protecting workers in an excavation
- Pre-job safety meeting, work permit, and backfill
- 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 - ground disturbance
- Regulator
- WorkSafe Saskatchewan
Who it is for
Who needs this RAVS
This RAVS is for Saskatchewan contractors whose hiring clients require the ground disturbance element in ISNetworld, Avetta, or ComplyWorks. It applies to oil and gas, pipeline, civil, utility, and construction contractors whose crews excavate, trench, bore, or otherwise 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
- Use the Saskatchewan version. ISNetworld reviewers reject ground disturbance answers written to the wrong jurisdiction. This document is written to the Saskatchewan OHS legislation.
- Confirm Level II training. The document states the person supervising the job has Ground Disturbance Level II training. A hiring client audit will ask to see that training.
- Keep your locates and permits. The document states facilities are located, the one-call system is notified, and a safe work permit is completed before work. A reviewer expects those records.
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Common questions
Questions about this RAVS
- What does the ISNetworld Saskatchewan ground disturbance RAVS include?
- It is a complete, pre-written ground disturbance program written as an ISNetworld RAVS answer. It covers training, locating buried facilities, hand-digging, emergency procedures, the pre-job safety meeting, the work permit, one-call notification, and backfill, 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. ISNetworld reviewers verify provincial answers against provincial legislation.
- How is this different from the excavating and tunneling RAVS?
- Ground Disturbance covers locating buried facilities and the permit and notification process for any ground disturbance. Excavating and Tunneling focuses on the excavation itself - sloping, shoring, and cave-in protection. Many contractors hold both.
- 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.