BC Common Ground Alliance invites you to join us for breakfast and share your thoughts with our speakers on our Shared Responsibility in Underground Disturbance Activities. This in-person event that provides comprehensive education on how to work safely around underground infrastructure in BC for municipal workers, contractors,…
BCCGA Ground Disturbance 201 Training – Abbotsford November 13th – Register Now!
This one-day BC specific program is designed for any party that is supervising a ground disturbance, independently performing a ground disturbance, or issuing and receiving ground disturbance permits in British Columbia. The program ensures that Level II® personnel are familiar with, and fully understand, all…
Contractor Breakfast – Kamloops October 10th – REGISTER NOW!
BC Common Ground Alliance invites you t o join us for breakfast and share your thoughts with our speakers on our Shared Responsibility in Underground Disturbance Activities. Generously sponsored by our members We hope you will join us DATE: Thursday, October 10, 2024 TIME: 6:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.…
Excavation Safety Alliance Town Hall – Recording
Can the creation of a Damage Prevention Professional designation/certification program help reduce damages and improve safety? Many professions require certification to be qualified to do the task. Once you are certified you need to meet some ongoing education requirements to stay current. Right now, there…
LAST CHANCE! Bring Your Lunch & Learn on May 23rd at Noon PST
REGISTER NOW! MarineSafe811 – How to be safe Near Underwater Pipelines and Utilities with Ed Landgraf Ed Landgraf is Chairman of the CAMO Pipeline Group and Director of MarineSafe811 and Marine Safety at Texas 811 Ed is the founder of CAMO “Coastal And Marine Operators”…
Canada’s first Registered Utility Locator Technician (RULT) Lunch & Learn – February 22nd – Register Now!
Breaking ground on any new project comes with numerous risks. Every time you dig in the ground, you run the risk of loss of life or damage to property if you hit any of the many buried cables, conduits, gas or oil pipelines and/or other…
BCCGA Lunch and Learn Series
We have posted the presentations, resources and recordings of our Lunch and Learn series to date on our website – check them out if you missed them. Our next session will be on January 24th as part of our Member meeting and will highlight our…
December Lunch and Learn – Register Now for December 13th! Last chance to Register!
A Novel Approach to Damage Prevention Using 3rd Party Fiber Optic Cables Residents of British Columbia grapple with a significant challenge, namely the frequent occurrence of reported damage events to underground utility networks, causing disruptions to vital services for homes, businesses, schools, and emergency services.…
Contractor Breakfast – November 3rd in Abbotsford/Chilliwack – REGISTER NOW!!
The BC Common Ground Alliance (BCCGA) invites you to join us for breakfast to discuss our shared responsibility in damage prevention. Sponsored by our members: TransMountain, FortisBC, ICBA and Enbridge DATE: Friday, November 3, 2023 TIME: 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: Clarion Hotel – 36035 North Parallel Road,…
FREE The Roles and Responsibilities of the BC Hydro Underground Locate Centre (Virtual Lunch’n’Learn) – Register Now!!
BC Hydro has power lines both above ground and underground. It’s vital to position anything you build underground to avoid the safety risk of fault transfer when electricity arcs from a power line/cable into the ground and/or surrounding equipment. Any underground infrastructure proposals within BC…
Dig Safe Course in Burnaby, April 20th
Register here – BC Dig Safe Seminar | Global Training Centre
NEW Open Enrolment 3-day Utility Locator Specialist course and anyone can register!
Open Enrolment: Utility Locator Specialist: Jan 31st – Feb 2nd, 2023 This intermediate course will give participants an in-depth knowledge of underground utility hazards and help them understand the principles and best practices to follow when locating underground utilities. The course is being delivered in…
Free Contractor Education Breakfast – November 18th – Register Now!
Don’t miss your chance to register! FREE Contractor Education Breakfast: Damage Prevention – A Shared Responsibility Anyone planning to dig and disturb ground should know how to dig safely and avoid costly repairs to underground utilities. If you are involved with ground disturbance in any…
FREE Webinar: How to work safely around buried Infrastructure in BC – Damage Prevention is a Shared Responsibility – March 8th – Last Chance to Register!!
Join ICBA and BC 1 Call on March 8, 2022 at 10 am PST for a free virtual 1-hour presentation on “Click or Call Before You Dig!!” to discuss working safely around buried utilities in British Columbia. British Columbians are at serious risk when underground…
Counting Down! 2021 CCGA International Damage Prevention Symposium, November 16 – 18, 2021 – Virtual Event
The Canadian Common Ground Alliance is on the final countdown to the 2021 International Damage Prevention Symposium. This event is a signature event for the CCGA attracting over 265+ damage prevention management professionals and decision makers from across Canada including stakeholder groups such as oil…
Last chance to register FREE! How to work safely around buried Infrastructure in BC – Damage Prevention is a Shared Responsibility
Please share with your members… Join BC 1 Call and Canada Energy Regulator for a FREE virtual 1-hour presentation on April 29 at 9:00 AM (PST) on working safely around buried utilities in British Columbia. British Columbians are at serious risk when underground infrastructure such as buried gas lines, pipelines or…
BC Builders Code Online Culture Training for Construction
Are you ready to improve site and company safety, productivity, and reputation? It starts with Culture.Developing new skills takes training, and culture change is no exception. Builders Code courses are fully facilitated group sessions built by industry for industry to help improve company and worksite…
BC Ground Disturbance Level II® – Virtual Instructor-Led Training (vILT) – Next session April 21 & 22
Global Training is offering a virtually delivered program of the current BCCGA 201 Endorsed Ground Disturbance Level II® program. It is broken into two sessions – 8am-12pm(PDT) on day 1 and 8am-12pm(PDT) on day 2. It contains the same learning objectives and content as Global’s…
How to work safely around buried Infrastructure in BC – Damage Prevention is a Shared Responsibility – FREE Virtual Session
Join BC 1 Call and Canada Energy Regulator for a FREE virtual 1-hour presentation on April 29 at 9:00 AM (PST) on working safely around buried utilities in British Columbia. British Columbians are at serious risk when underground infrastructure such as buried gas lines, pipelines or hydro lines are struck or…
Last Chance to Register – FREE Info Session: Introducing BCCGA – Ground Disturbance – 201 Standard And Training Overview
Join ICBA, BCCGA and Global Education on March 30, 2021 at 8 AM for a virtual information session on the new British Columbia – Ground Disturbance 201 Standard. We will provide a general overview of the training available and value proposition tailored to those who work in and around underground infrastructure.…
FREE Info Session: Introducing BCCGA – Ground Disturbance – 201 Standard and Training Overview Session
Join BCCGA and Global Education on March 10, 2021 at 10 AM for a virtual information session on the new British Columbia – Ground Disturbance 201 Standard. We will provide a general overview of the training available and value proposition tailored to those who work in and around underground infrastructure. This…
Online Ground Disturbance 201 for BC now Available
Great news! Global Training Centre and Danatec Educational Services Ltd. joint ONLINE training program has been assessed to Ground Disturbance 201 Standard (BC) and is endorsed by BCCGA. For more information, click here!
Vivax Webinars – Locate Theory & Troubleshooting
Our friends at Vivax will be hosting two webinars in February. These are a shortened version of what Vivax provides live and in-person all across Canada. They focus on how locates work and will help you troubleshoot when run into a tricky locate. They will also give some…
3-Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course – Nov 16-18
BC Ground Disturbance Level II – Nov 12th
1-Day Utility Locate Fundamentals Course – Nov 13th
BC Ground Disturbance Level II – November 12
Utility Locator Specialist Training – September 16
BC Ground Disturbance II ~ September 10th ~ KPU Tech
Successful Contractor Engagement with Partnerships B.C.
Partnerships BC supports the public sector in meeting its infrastructure needs by providing leadership, expertise and consistency in the procurement of complex capital projects by utilizing private sector innovation, services and capital to deliver measurable benefits for taxpayers. Join us for an informative session with…
Radiodetection University *** Free Classes ***
In these challenging business times, Radiodetection University would like to extend a hand by offering a few free on-line classes that are open to all end users of Radiodetection equipment. Please forward this invitation to any customers that might be interested in any of these…
Trenching and Excavation Safety Workshop (Live Online Training)
Offered by ICBA and KPU – BC Housing: 7.5 CPD Points The workshop walks participants through a comprehensive program that included what the WorkSafeBC Regulations & Guidelines state, safe work procedures and what to do if something goes wrong. It covers shoring, benching, sloping and…
Free Webinar: BC Ground Disturbance 101 & 201 Standard: How does it apply to you?
July 7, 2020 at 9:00 AM This presentation will help explain what ground disturbance all it is about and how it applies to your area of industry. The Ground Disturbance 201 Standard (British Columbia) has been developed by the Alberta Common Ground Alliance (ABCGA) Training…
Vivax Locate Training Webinars
Linestar is offering a series of FREE Locate Training Webinars. These webinars will take the place of their usual in-person seminars that were planned for March and April in different provinces. For more information –> CLICK HERE!
Dig Safe Kamloops & Castlegar – Register Now!
The BC Common Ground Alliance (BCCGA) offers Excavation Safety Compliance Training specially designed for performing ground disturbance near underground infrastructure; this seminar will familiarize participants with National Energy Board, BC Oil & Gas Commission, Technical Safety BC and WorkSafe BC regulations when working near underground…
Ground Disturbance Level II® Training
Independent Contractors and Businesses Association, in partnership with KPU/Global, have scheduled the following Ground Disturbance Level II® courses: Burnaby: March 25 ~ https://icba.simplesignup.ca/5636 Prince George: May 6 ~ https://icba.simplesignup.ca/5641 Fort St John: May 8 ~ https://icba.simplesignup.ca/5673 Victoria: May 28 ~ https://icba.simplesignup.ca/5638 Langley: June 17 ~ https://icba.simplesignup.ca/5643
Utility Risk Management Workshop – March 5, 2020
NASTT BC is pleased to join forces with CATT and UESI to present the Utility Risk Management Workshop. This 1-day seminar will be offered on March 5, 2020 in Richmond, BC. For more information about this workshop please follow this link: https://conta.cc/2TKhXWP . Breakfast and lunch are…
3-Day Utility Locator Specialty Course – February 11th in Surrey
BC Ground Disturbance II Feb 7 – Register Now!
BCCGA Dig Safe Seminars – REGISTER NOW for Vancouver and Abbotsford
February 4th in AbbotsfordFebruary 5th in Vancouver (Italian Cultural Centre) Register here! Agendas are available for Abbotsford / Vancouver.
BCCGA Dig Safe Seminars – new dates and locations added!
February 4th in AbbotsfordFebruary 5th in Vancouver (Italian Cultural Centre)February 25th in SaanichFebruary 26th in NanaimoFebruary 27th in CourtenayMarch 10th in Kamloops Register here! Agendas are available for Abbotsford / Vancouver, Kamloops and the Island.
Ground Disturbance Seminar – December 4, 2019
The BC Common Ground Alliance (BCCGA) offers Excavation Safety Compliance Training specially designed for performing ground disturbance near underground infrastructure; this seminar will familiarize participants with National Energy Board, BC Oil & Gas Commission, Technical Safety BC and WorkSafe BC regulations when working near underground…
BC Ground Disturbance Seminar – Kelowna October 23rd
Join us in a one day session that covers all you need to know about ground disturbance including: regulatory updates, BC One Call requirements, excavation safety, hydrovac and locate demonstration. This seminar qualifies for EOCP CEU’s and BC Housing CPD’s. Wednesday October 23, 2019 ~…
BC Ground Disturbance Level II Now Available
3-Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course
3 Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course May 14th – 16th, 2019
BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course in Surrey at the *NEW* KPU Civic Plaza Campus Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be offering the 3 day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist course at KPU Civic Plaza 13485 Central Avenue, Surrey, B.C. http://www.kpu.ca/civicplaza $550+GST/per Student Course details can be found on the KPU web…
3 Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course March 12th – 14th
BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course in Surrey at the KPU Tech Cloverdale Campus Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be offering the 3 day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist course at KPU Tech 5500 – 180th Street, Surrey, BC. $550+GST/per Student Course details can be found on the KPU web page;…
BC Ground Disturbance Seminars – Vancouver, Surrey, Prince George and Terrace!
For companies who disturb the ground in any way, our BC Ground Disturbance Seminar is important. We all want to stop hits on underground infrastructure and keep you, the public and the environment safe. Tuesday March 5, 2019 ~ Surrey ~ Agenda and Small Ad Wednesday March 6, 2019 ~…
3 Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course ~ Feb 12th – 14th
BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course in Surrey at the KPU Tech Cloverdale Campus Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be offering the 3 day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist course at KPU Tech 5500 – 180th Street, Surrey, BC. $550+GST/per Student and seat are filling up fast! Course details can be…
3 Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course Jan 15th – 17th
BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course in Surrey at the KPU Tech Cloverdale Campus Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be offering the 3 day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist course at KPU Tech 5500 – 180th Street, Surrey, BC. $550+GST/per Student and seat are filling up fast! Course details can be…
Ground Disturbance Seminars – December in Surrey – REGISTER NOW!
For companies who disturb the ground in any way, our BC Ground Disturbance Seminar is important. We all want to stop hits on underground infrastructure and keep you, the public and the environment safe. Next Workshops (Location & Dates): Tuesday December 4, 2018 ~ Surrey ~ Agenda and Small Ad…
3 Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course NOV 20th – 22nd
BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course in Surrey at the KPU Tech Cloverdale Campus Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be offering the 3 day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist course at KPU Tech 5500 – 180th Street, Surrey, BC. $550+GST/per Student and seat are filling up fast! Course details…
3 Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course Oct 16th – 18th
BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course in Surrey at the KPU Tech Cloverdale Campus Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be offering the 3 day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist course at KPU Tech 5500 – 180th Street, Surrey, BC. $550+GST/per Student and seat are filling up fast! Course details…
3 Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course Sept 11th – 13th
BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course in Surrey at the KPU Tech Cloverdale Campus Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be offering the 3 day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist course at KPU Tech 5500 – 180th Street, Surrey, BC. $550+GST/per Student and seat are filling up fast! Course details…
3 Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course June 19th – 21st
BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course in Surrey at the KPU Tech Cloverdale Campus Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be offering the 3 day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist course at KPU Tech 5500 – 180th Street, Surrey, BC. $550+GST/per Student and seat are filling up fast! Course details…
3 Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course May 15th – 17th – Cloverdale
BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course in Surrey at the KPU Tech Cloverdale Campus Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be offering the 3 day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist course at KPU Tech 5500 – 180th Street, Surrey, BC. $550+GST/per Student and ONLY 3 SEATS LEFT!! Course details can…
Ground Disturbance Seminars – April 17th and 19th – REGISTER NOW!!
For companies who disturb the ground in any way, our BC Ground Disturbance Seminar is important. We all want to stop hits on underground infrastructure and keep you, the public and the environment safe. Next Workshops (Location & Dates): Tuesday April 17, 2018 ~ Vancouver ~ Agenda Vancouver…
3 Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course March 20, 21 & 22
BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course in Surrey at the KPU Tech Cloverdale Campus Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be offering the 3 day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist course at KPU Tech 5500 – 180th Street, Surrey, BC. $550+GST/per Student and seats are filling up fast! Course details…
3 Day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course Feb 27 – Mar 1
BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist Course in Surrey at the KPU Tech Cloverdale Campus Kwantlen Polytechnic University will be offering the 3 day BCCGA Utility Locator Specialist course at KPU Tech 5500 – 180th Street, Surrey, BC. $550+GST/per Student and seats are filling up fast! Now only…
Ground Disturbance Sessions – Saanich & Kamloops – REGISTER NOW!
For companies who disturb the ground in any way, our BC Ground Disturbance Seminar is important. We all want to stop hits on underground infrastructure and keep you, the public and the environment safe. Next Workshops (Location & Dates): Tuesday February 27, 2018 ~ Saanich Fairgrounds –> Agenda…
BC Ground Disturbance Seminars!
For companies who disturb the ground in any way, our BC Ground Disturbance Seminar is important. We all want to stop hits on underground infrastructure and keep you, the public and the environment safe. Next Workshops (Location & Dates): Tuesday November 21, 2017 ~ FortisBC, Surrey…